The Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award is presented annually to the most promising newcomer to the DP World Tour.
Inaugurated in 1960 and named after the three-time Open Champion, the prestigious award predates the formation of the DP World Tour in 1972.
This year, the 62nd occassion in which an award winner has been determined, Martin Couvra became the second Frenchman to claim the honour after Olivier Edmond in 1998.
In recent years, Jon Rahm and Robert MacIntyre - both future Ryder Cup players - have won the award, which goes to the highest-ranked player deemed eligible on the Race to Dubai.
Among other stars of European golf over recent decades to have won the distinction are Tony Jacklin, Sir Nick Faldo, José María Olazábal, Colin Montgomerie, Thomas Björn and Ian Poulter.
Here’s a list of the players to have won the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award since 1960:
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Winners
1960 Tommy Goodwin (ENG)
1961 Alex Caygill (ENG)
1963 Tony Jacklin (ENG)
1966 Robin Liddle (SCO)
1968 Bernard Gallacher (SCO)
1969 Peter Oosterhuis (ENG)
1970 Stuart Brown (ENG)
1971 David Llewellyn (WAL)
1972 Sam Torrance (SCO)
1973 Philip Elson (ENG)
1974 Carl Mason (ENG)
1976 Mark James (ENG)
1977 Sir Nick Faldo (ENG)
1978 Sandy Lyle (SCO)
1979 Mike Miller (SCO)
1980 Paul Hoad (ENG)
1981 Jeremy Bennett (ENG)
1982 Gordon Brand Jnr. (SCO)
1983 Grant Turner (ENG)
1984 Philip Parkin (WAL)
1985 Paul Thomas (WAL)
1986 José María Olazábal (ESP)
1987 Peter Baker (ENG)
1988 Colin Montgomerie (SCO)
1989 Paul Broadhurst (ENG)
1990 Russell Claydon (ENG)
1991 Per-Ulrik Johansson (SWE)
1992 Jim Payne (ENG)
1993 Gary Orr (SCO)
1994 Jonathan Lomas (ENG)
1995 Jarmo Sandelin (SWE)
1996 Thomas Björn (DEN)
1997 Scott Henderson (SCO)
1998 Olivier Edmond (FRA)
1999 Sergio Garcia (ESP)
2000 Ian Poulter (ENG)
2001 Paul Casey (ENG)
2002 Nick Dougherty (ENG)
2003 Peter Lawrie (IRL)
2004 Scott Drummond (SCO)
2005 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño (ESP)
2006 Marc Warren (SCO)
2007 Martin Kaymer (GER)
2008 Pablo Larrazábal (ESP)
2009 Chris Wood (ENG)
2010 Matteo Manassero (ITA)
2011 Tom Lewis (ENG)
2012 Ricardo Santos (POR)
2013 Peter Uihlein (USA)
2014 Brooks Koepka (USA)
2015 Byeong Hun An (KOR)
2016 Jeunghun Wang (KOR)
2017 Jon Rahm (ESP)
2018 Shubhankar Sharma (IND)
2019 Robert MacIntyre (SCO)
2020 Sami Välimäki (FIN)
2021 Matti Schmid (GER)
2022 Thriston Lawrence (RSA)
2023 Ryo Hisatsune (JPN)
2024 Jesper Svensson (SWE)
2025 Martin Couvra (FRA)
