McIlroy surprise winner of PGA award ahead of Koepka

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida - Rory McIlroy is the PGA Tour player of the year, and even he was a little surprised.

In a vote of the players, who presumably gave as much weight to the whole season as the four biggest weeks, McIlroy won the Jack Nicklaus Award over Brooks Koepka. It was the third time McIlroy won the award, and the first time without having won a major.

"I'm at a loss for words," McIlroy said on Wednesday.