Ryo Hisatsune Voted European Tour's Top Rookie
The 21-year-old Japanese golfer becomes the first from his country to win the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award.
- Ryo Hisatsune, a 21-year-old Japanese golfer, has been voted the European tour's top rookie.
- Hisatsune is the first Japanese golfer to receive the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award.
- He won the French Open and earned dual membership with the PGA Tour during his rookie season.
- Hisatsune was outside the world's top 200 at the start of the 2023 season, but finished among the top 10 players in the European tour's season-ending Race to Dubai rankings.
- He is now ranked No. 81 in the world and is preparing to play against the best in the world on the PGA Tour.