Rory McIlroy named 2012 PGA Tour Player of the Year . The year - old is youngest to win title since Tiger Woods in 2005 . Becomes third European to win title after Luke Donald and Padraig Harrington . Huh , who was born in New York but currently lives in Dallas , is the first player of Korean descent to win the award . He won three times on PGA Tour in 2012 .
Rory McIlroy named 2012 PGA Tour Player of the Year . The year - old is youngest to win title since Tiger Woods in 2005 . Becomes third European to win title after Luke Donald and Padraig Harrington . He won three times on PGA Tour in 2012 .