Garcia voted tops in golf writers’ poll

Masters champion Sergio Garcia has added the Golf Writers Trophy to last week’s European Tour Golfer of the Year award.

It’s the second time the Spaniard has picked up the prize awarded by the Association of Golf Writers after first landing it at the age of 19 in 1999, when he finished runner-up to Tiger Woods in the US PGA Championship at Medinah.

“It is a tremendous honour to be recognised as the AGW Golfer of the Year,” said Garcia, who beat Justin Rose in a play-off to land his first major at Augusta in April.

“To be voted the award for a second time, it is extremely exciting and hopefully I will be able to win it again. We know that both the golfers and media go hand-inhand in this business, and we always appreciate when they recognise you for something as big as this.”

Iain Carter, the AGW chairman, said: “It is only right that our membership have chosen to bestow Sergio with our prestigious award.”