Rookie award for Spaniard

Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano has been named Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year after a season which saw him win the KLM Open in Holland.

The 25-year-old from Madrid, who turned professional in September last year, became the third Spaniard behind Jose Maria Olazabal (1986) and Sergio Garcia (1999) to receive the accolade since its inception in 1960.