
2025 PBA Rookie of the Year: Ryan Barnes
Ryan Barnes of Denton, Texas was voted the 2025 Harry Golden PBA Rookie of the Year award winner.
Barnes set the rookie earnings record with $113,502 en route to leading all first-year PBA Tour players in points (12,188), top-five finishes (three), top-10 finishes (four), top-25 finishes (nine) and cashes (12).
The 23-year-old averaged 220.12 across 292 games and ranked 11th overall in points to become the first rookie of the modern era to qualify for the PBA Playoffs.
Previous Winners
Date | Name |
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2025 | Ryan Barnes |
2024 | Nate Purches |
2023 | Cortez Schenck |
2022 | Santtu Tahvanainen |
2021 | Matt Russo |
2019 | Mykel Holliman |
2018 | Kamron Doyle |
2017 | Matt Sanders |
2016 | François Lavoie |
2015 | Jesper Svensson |
2014 | Marshall Kent |
2013 | EJ Tackett |
2012 | Josh Blanchard |
2011 | Scott Norton |
2010 | Anthony LaCaze |
2009 | Jason Belmonte |
2008 | Rhino Page |
2007 | Billy Oatman |
2006 | Bill O'Neill |
2005 | Not awarded |
2004 | Chris Johnson |
2003 | Brad Angelo |
2002 | * Tommy Jones |
2000 | Joe Ciccone |
1999 | Paul Fleming |
1998 | Chris Barnes |
1997 | Anthony Lombardo |
1996 | C.K. Moore |
1995 | Billy Myers Jr. |
1994 | Tony Ament Jr. |
1993 | Mark Scroggins |
1992 | Jason Couch |
1991 | Ricky Ward |
1990 | Brad Kiszewski |
1989 | Steve Hoskins |
1988 | Rick Steelsmith |
1987 | Ryan Shafer |
1986 | Marc McDowell |
1985 | Tom Crites |
1984 | John Gant |
1983 | Toby Contreras |
1982 | Mike Steinbach |
1981 | Mark Fahy |
1980 | Pete Weber |
1979 | Mike Aulby |
1978 | Joseph Groskind |
1977 | Steve Martin |
1976 | Mike Berlin |
1975 | Guy Rowbury |
1974 | Cliff McNealy |
1973 | Steve Neff |
1972 | Tommy Hudson |
1971 | Tye Critchlow |
1970 | Denny Krick |
1969 | Larry Lichstein |
1968 | Bob McGregor |
1967 | Mike Durbin |
1966 | Bobby Cooper |
1965 | Jim Godman |
1964 | Jerry McCoy |