Green named Champions Tour's Comeback Player

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Green's best finish on the Champions Tour was a T26 at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf.

The Comeback Player of the Year recipient is Ken Green, who made an inspirational return to competition after losing his lower-right leg in an accident.

Green had his 2009 season tragically cut short when he had his lower-right leg amputated in June following a fatal RV accident in Mississippi that killed his girlfriend, his brother and his dog while returning from the Triton Financial Classic in Austin, Texas. He went through extensive rehabilitation and was fitted for a prosthetic limb before making his return, 10 months after the accident, at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, partnering with Mike Reid to finish tied for 26th.

Green also finished tied for 73rd at the Regions Charity Classic but was forced to withdraw from the Dick's Sporting Goods Open after two rounds with excruciating leg pain. Prior to the accident, he had registered his best Champions Tour performance, a solo seventh at the 2009 AT&T Champions Classic.