A player of the year has been named on the Champions Tour every year since 1990. The winner is named based on balloting by Champions Tour players. The Champions Tour Player of the Year receives the Jack Nicklaus Trophy.
2007 - Jay Haas
2006 - Jay Haas
2005 - Dana Quigley
2004 - Craig Stadler
2003 - Tom Watson
2002 - Hale Irwin
2001 - Allen Doyle
2000 - Larry Nelson
1999 - Bruce Fleisher
1998 - Hale Irwin
1997 - Hale Irwin
1996 - Jim Colbert
1995 - Jim Colbert
1994 - Lee Trevino
1993 - Dave Stockton
1992 - Lee Trevino
1991 - (tie) Mike Hill and George Archer
1990 - Lee Trevino