Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award

The European Tour's Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award is named after the English three-time Open Champion Sir Henry Cotton. The winner is now selected by a panel comprising the PGA European Tour, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St.Andrews and the Association of Golf Writers. It is usually given to the rookie who places highest on the Order of Merit, but this is not always the case. The award predates the founding of the formal tour in 1972. There have been five years when no award was made.

By the way, The PGA European Tour is an organisation which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. The European Tour is the primary golf tour in Europe and is second to the United States-based PGA Tour in worldwide prestige.

The following players have done a better job of winning the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award:

Colin Montgomerie from Scotland has won 4; 

Ernie Els from South Africa, Nick Faldo from England and Seve Ballesteros from Spain have won 3 respectively.

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