SUNDAY APRIL 27, 2014 – VOLVO CHINA OPEN
• His first European Tour International Schedule victory in his 37th European Tour event.
• Moves to €438,561 in The Race to Dubai.
• Would move into the top 140 of the Official World Golf Ranking from 282nd.
• His victory beats his previous best European Tour performance of third in the 2013 BMW International Open.
• Becomes the sixth first-time winner of the 2014 season. They are: Morten Ørum Madsen (South African Open Championship hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni), George Coetzee (Joburg Open), Jason Day (WGC – Accenture Match Play Championship), Patrick Reed (WGC – Cadillac Championship), Marco Crespi (NH Collection Open) and Alexander Levy (Volvo China Open).
• His victory comes in his first appearance in the Volvo China Open.
• Becomes the first Frenchman to win the Volvo China Open.
• Becomes the 20th different winner of the Volvo China Open in the 20 years the event has been played.
• France becomes the 14th different country to win the Volvo China Open.
• Becomes the ninth player this season to win after leading after 54 holes.
• Led going into the final round of a European Tour event first for the first time.
• Becomes the first French winner on the 2014 European Tour season.
• First French winner on The European Tour since Victor Dubuisson at the 2013 Turkish Airlines Open presented by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
• Becomes the 19th different winner from the 19 different events played this season.
• The second 23 year old to win this season, aged 23 years and 270 days. (Patrick Reed was 23 years and 216 days when he won the WGC – Cadillac Championship).
OTHER FACTS
• Aged 23 years and 270 days becomes the youngest winner of the Volvo China Open since the event became part of The European Tour in the 2005 season.
• The 31st French victory in European Tour history.
• The 13th different French player to win in European Tour history.
• Aged 23 years and 270 days is the second youngest French player to win in European Tour history. José-Filipe Lima was 22 when he won the 2004 Aa St Omer Open. (Lima was playing for France when he won).
• Gains a European Tour exemption until the end of 2016.
• Gains his largest European Tour prize of €389,150.
• His first win as a professional.
• Gains a place in the 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship, 2014 WGC – Bridgestone Invitational and 2015 Volvo Golf Champions.
• Becomes the eighth European Tour win of the 2014 season by a former Challenge Tour player. They are: Morten Ørum Madsen (South African Open Championship hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni), Thomas Björn (Nedbank Golf Challenge), Louis Oosthuizen (Volvo Golf Champions), Pablo Larrazábal (Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship), Stephen Gallacher (Omega Dubai Desert Classic), Ross Fisher (Tshwane Open), Marco Crespi (NH Collection Open) and Alexander Levy (Volvo China Open).
• Becomes the 337th European Tour victory by a former Challenge Tour player.
• Becomes the 134th former Challenge Tour player to win on The European Tour.
