In 2010 South African Louis Oosthuizen claimed his maiden European Tour title with a record low 72 hole score of 263, having finished runner-up in the previous tournament at the Trophée Hassan II. He was the first player to finish second and win the next tournament since Peter Hedblom, who tied second in the 2009 KLM Open and won the very next week at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.
First played
1992
Years played
1992-95, 99, 2007 onwards
Past winners
1992: Vijay Singh
1993: Andrew Oldcorn
1994: Carl Mason
1995: Alex Cejka
1999: Miguel Angel Jiménez
2007: Lee Westwood
2008: Thomas Levet
2009: Soren Kjeldsen
2010: Louis Oosthuizen
Youngest winner
Akex Cejka, 24 and 93 days, 1995
Oldest winner
Carl Mason, 40 and 247 days, 1994
Lowest 18 hole score
62 (-10), Miguel Angel Jiménez, 1999, Soren Kjeldsen, 2009,
62 (-8), Paul Waring, 2010
Lowest first 18 hole score
65 (-7), Paolo Quirici, 1999, Matthew Zions, 2007, Lee Westwood, 2008;
65 (-5), Soren Kjeldsen, Paul Lawrie, 2010
Lowest first 36 hole score
130 (-10), Sam Hutsby, Louis Oosthuizen, 2010
Lowest first 54 hole score
196 (-14), Louis Oosthuizen, 2010
Lowest 72 hole score
263 (-17), Louis Oosthuizen, 2010
Lowest under par winning score
264 (-24), Miguel Angel Jiménez 1999
Lowest final round by a winner
66 (-6), Vijay Singh, 1992
Wire-to-wire-winners
None
Largest 18 hole lead
2 shots, Mike McLean, 1992, Paolo Quirici, 1999
Largest 36 hole lead
3 shots, Costantino Rocca, 1995
Largest 54 hole lead
5 shots, Miguel Angel Jiménez, 1999
Largest winning margin
4 shots, Miguel Angel Jiménez, 1999
Biggest final round comeback by a winner
4 shots, Vijay Singh, 1992
Play-offs
Thomas Levet beat Oliver Fisher, 2008
Holes-in-one
Mike McLean, hole 11, round 1, 1992 (Paradores Club de Campo de Malaga)
Paul Mayo, hole 11, round 1, 1995 (Islantilla GC)
Derrick Cooper, hole 6, round 1, 1999 (Parador Malaga de Golf)
Garry Houston, hole 13, round 2, 2007 (Aloha GC)
Scott Drummond, hole 6, round 2, 2010 (Parador Malaga de Golf)
David Horsey, hole 6, round 2, 2010, (Parador Malaga de Golf)
Thomas Aiken, hole 4, round 4, 2010 (Parador Malaga de Golf)
Albatrosses:
Gabriel Canizares, hole 12, round 2, 2010 (Parador Malaga de Golf)
Low cut
141 (-3), 1999
High cut
151 (+7), 1992
