Fredrik Jacobson has been named Asprey Golfer of the Month for November for which he earns a £1,000 charity donation to The Golf Foundation.
Jacobson won the Asprey Golfer of the Month Award for his outstanding victory in the Omega Hong Kong Open at the Hong Kong Golf Club with a 16 under par total of 260. The 28 year old Swede secured his maiden title after finishing second on six previous occasions, most recently in July when he was edged out in a play-off by Eduardo Romero in The Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.
Jacobson said: “I am honoured to be voted Asprey Golfer of the Month ahead of so many deserving candidates. I’’m obviously delighted I finally won my first tournament after coming second so many times and am happy for all the people who have supported me through the years. It was particularly tough finishing second in Scotland because I was leading all the way and felt I had a good chance to win but it was not to be. It was nice to win before the year was over.”
The Asprey Panel discussed a distinguished list of contenders which included Bernhard Langer (tied for Volvo Masters Andalucia), Colin Montgomerie (tied for Volvo Masters Andalucia and winner of the TCL Classic), Padraig Harrington (BMW Asian Open) and Ernie Els (Nedbank Golf Challenge).
The Asprey Golfer of the Month Award is presented to a European Tour Member each month from January to November for his performance on The European Tour International Schedule and in world wide competition.
Other winners of the Asprey Golfer of the Month Awards this year have been Justin Rose (January and May), José Maria Olazábal (February), Ernie Els (March and July), Retief Goosen (April), Miles Tunnicliff (June), Graeme McDowell (August), Sam Torrance (September) and Padraig Harrington (October).
