McDOWELL, TSENG AND LANGER US PLAYERS OF YEAR

Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell, Yani Tseng of Taiwan and Germany's Bernhard Langer have been named "Players of the Year" by the Golf Writers Association of America.
McDowell, the first European to win the US Open in 40 years with his victory at Pebble Beach, won four times in 2010 and captured the decisive point for Europe in their Ryder Cup triumph over the United States.
He prevailed in a close race, receivig 43 per cent of the votes for male player of the year against 32 per cent for American Jim Furyk and 25 per cent for the US PGA champion, Martin Kaymer.
Tseng, who claimed the Kraft Nabisco and women's Open Majors, received 69 per cent of the vote for female player of the year. Next best was the American Cristie Kerr, named on 16 per cent of the ballots.
Langer, who won five times on the US Champions (Seniors) Tour, including back-to-back Majors in the Senior Open and US Senior Open, was a runaway choice for Champions Tour player of the year, with 94 per cent of the vote to six per cent for Fred Couples.