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

DateName
2025Ryan Barnes
2024Nate Purches
2023Cortez Schenck
2022Santtu Tahvanainen
2021Matt Russo
2019Mykel Holliman
2018Kamron Doyle
2017Matt Sanders
2016François Lavoie
2015Jesper Svensson
2014Marshall Kent
2013EJ Tackett
2012Josh Blanchard
2011Scott Norton
2010Anthony LaCaze
2009Jason Belmonte
2008Rhino Page
2007Billy Oatman
2006Bill O'Neill
2005Not awarded
2004Chris Johnson
2003Brad Angelo
2002* Tommy Jones
2000Joe Ciccone
1999Paul Fleming
1998Chris Barnes
1997Anthony Lombardo
1996C.K. Moore
1995Billy Myers Jr.
1994Tony Ament Jr.
1993Mark Scroggins
1992Jason Couch
1991Ricky Ward
1990Brad Kiszewski
1989Steve Hoskins
1988Rick Steelsmith
1987Ryan Shafer
1986Marc McDowell
1985Tom Crites
1984John Gant
1983Toby Contreras
1982Mike Steinbach
1981Mark Fahy
1980Pete Weber
1979Mike Aulby
1978Joseph Groskind
1977Steve Martin
1976Mike Berlin
1975Guy Rowbury
1974Cliff McNealy
1973Steve Neff
1972Tommy Hudson
1971Tye Critchlow
1970Denny Krick
1969Larry Lichstein
1968Bob McGregor
1967Mike Durbin
1966Bobby Cooper
1965Jim Godman
1964Jerry McCoy