The fact that Rory McIlroy didn't win the Rookie of the Year award in 2010 is still one of golf's great mysteries.
The honor that year went to Rickie Fowler, who had a nice year but didn't win and was not a factor in any of the major championships. He didn't qualify for the Masters or U.S. Open, tied for 14th in the British Open and tied for 58th in the PGA Championship.
McIlroy, on the other hand, won the Quail Hollow Championship going very low, 62, against a very good field in Charlotte. And there were his two ties for third in the British Open and PGA Championship.
