The twenty five year old said, 'Obviously the main reason I won the award was for winning the Open de France Alstom and I’ll never forget that victory.
'To win such a big tournament the way i did with guys like Lee Westwood and colin Mongomerie chasing me on the last day, was just amazing.'
Larrazabal is now the fourth Spaniard to receive the award. Past winners were Jose Maria Olazabal in 1986, Sergio Garcia in 1999 and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano in2005.
He added, 'It’s an amazing honour to be named the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year, because there are so many great young players on Tour today.'
Larrazabal had to fight off some tough contenders for the award. Some of the other contenders were Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy and the English duo of Robert Dinwiddie and Ross McGowan. The tournament has a lot of history behind it when it was inaugurated in 1960.
The selection panel for the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award is comprised of the European Tour, The Royal and Ancient and the Association of Golf Writers.