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Schmid Named Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
December 10, 2021 | Men's Golf
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Former University of Louisville All-American Matthias Schmid has become the second German to be crowned Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year, after Martin Kaymer in 2007, following a breakthrough season and secured his status for the DP World Tour in 2022 just three months after turning professional.
The award caps a year in which Schmid earned the Silver Medal as the leading amateur at the Open Championship in July, turning professional directly after his performance at Royal St George's and instantly going on to prove his worth in the paid ranks.
Schmid, who also claimed a top 15 finish as an amateur at the BMW International Open in June, made the cut in his first two professional appearances on the European Tour. He really made his mark with a runner up finish at September's Dutch Open, finishing three strokes back from winner Kristoffer Broberg.
That went a long way in securing his status for the 2022 season, before a top ten finish at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and a tied eleventh place finish at the Mallorca Golf Open rubber-stamped his membership, finishing 114th in the final Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex.
Schmid becomes just the second German to be crowned Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year after being selected by the Tour's Tournament Committee. In 2007, Kaymer claimed the prestigious award before going on to become a World Number One golfer, two-time Major Champion and Ryder Cup legend.
A two-time All-American at UofL, Schmid finished as the school's all-time stroke average leader at 71.14.
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
The award caps a year in which Schmid earned the Silver Medal as the leading amateur at the Open Championship in July, turning professional directly after his performance at Royal St George's and instantly going on to prove his worth in the paid ranks.
Schmid, who also claimed a top 15 finish as an amateur at the BMW International Open in June, made the cut in his first two professional appearances on the European Tour. He really made his mark with a runner up finish at September's Dutch Open, finishing three strokes back from winner Kristoffer Broberg.
That went a long way in securing his status for the 2022 season, before a top ten finish at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and a tied eleventh place finish at the Mallorca Golf Open rubber-stamped his membership, finishing 114th in the final Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex.
Schmid becomes just the second German to be crowned Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year after being selected by the Tour's Tournament Committee. In 2007, Kaymer claimed the prestigious award before going on to become a World Number One golfer, two-time Major Champion and Ryder Cup legend.
A two-time All-American at UofL, Schmid finished as the school's all-time stroke average leader at 71.14.
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
- 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 Bjørn (DEN))
- 1997 Scott Henderson (SCO)
- 1998 Olivier Edmond (FRA)
- 1999Sergio 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)
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