Byeong-Hun (Ben) An, the 2009 U.S. Amateur champion, won the European Tour's 2015 Rookie of the Year award on Thursday.
The South Korean becomes the first Asian winner of the award and it wasn't the only accolade he garnered, as he also captured Challenge Tour Graduate of the Year honors for 2015.
An, 24, won his first European Tour title with a mesmerizing six-shot triumph at the flagship BMW PGA Championship in May. He had seven top-10s in total for the 2015 season and finished off his campaign with three top-fours in his four starts in the Race to Dubai's Final Series.