Donald wins Player of Year; Bradley named top Rookie Luke Donald won two TOUR events en route to winning PGA TOUR Player of the Year honors in 2011. Dec. 13, 2011 PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Luke Donald was named the PGA TOUR Player of the Year and Keegan Bradley took PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year honors for the 2011 season, the TOUR BRADLEY'S VIEWPOINT: Keegan Bradley set the goal to win Rookie of the Year; now he wants more. Click COLUMN: So what if Luke Donald does not fit the Superman mold. He showed that little guys can still have a super season. Click INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Our ShotLink expert analyzes the statistics to explain why Luke Donald had such a tremendous season. Click TRANSCRIPT: Here's what Luke Donald and Keegan Bradley said about winning their season-ending awards. Click PLAYERS OF YEAR: A list of every winner since 1990. Click ROOKIES OF YEAR: A list of every winner since 1990. Click Both awards are voted on by the TOUR's membership. "On behalf of the PGA TOUR, my congratulations to Luke and Keegan for their award-winning accomplishments in 2011," PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem said. "Both players had significant and impressive performances throughout the course of the year, and the member vote reflects the respect their peers have for them." LUKE DONALD - PGA TOUR Player of the Year Donald Donald, who turned 34 on Dec. 7, is the first player from England to be voted Player of the Year since the award's inception in 1990. Donald won the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship and the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic in 2011. He never trailed in any of his six matches at the Accenture Match Play Championship, including a 3&2 finals victory over Martin Kaymer. "That's a great honor to cap off what has obviously been an amazing year for me," Donald said after the announcement was made. Finchem said Donald was "clearly the best player this year." Donald's win in his final start of the year at the Children's Miracle Network Classic clinched the money title with $6,683,214, earning him the Arnold Palmer Award. He also wrapped up the Byron Nelson Trophy and Vardon Award for lowest adjusted scoring average (68.86). Currently No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking, Donald led the PGA TOUR with 14 top-10 finishes in 19 starts with runner-up finishes the RBC Heritage (playoff) and the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational (T2). For the second consecutive year, Donald finished third in the season-long FedExCup competition, posting top-five finishes in three of the four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events. Donald, who will receive the Jack Nicklaus Trophy as Player of the Year, was selected over Keegan Bradley, Bill Haas, Webb Simpson and Nick Watney. Donald wins Player of Year; Bradley named top Rookie