He becomes the third European to win the award after England 's Luke Donald ( 2011 ) and Ireland 's Padraig Harrington ( 2008 ) . Rory McIlroy named 2012 PGA Tour Player of 2012 . The 23-year-old is youngest to win award since McIlroy in the Year . Becomes third Northern Irishman to win title after Luke Donald and Padraig Harrington . Padraig Harrington won four times on PGA Tour in 2012 .
Rory McIlroy named 2012 PGA Tour Player of 2012 . The 23-year-old is youngest to win award since McIlroy in the Year . Becomes third Northern Irishman to win title after Luke Donald and Padraig Harrington . Padraig Harrington won four times on PGA Tour in 2012 .