SUNDAY JUNE 1, 2014 – NORDEA MASTERS
• His sixth European Tour International Schedule victory in his 274th European Tour event.
• Moves to €708,634 in The Race to Dubai.
• Could move to inside the top 40 of the Official World Golf Ranking, from 54th.
• His first European Tour victory since the 2012 ISPS Handa Wales Open. A gap of one year and 363 days.
• In that time has played in 43 European Tour events between victories.
• This victory beats his previous 2014 European Tour best performance of tied sixth in the WGC – Cadillac Championship.
• His second of his six European Tour title in Europe, following the 2012 ISPS Handa Wales Open.
• At aged 44 years and 205 days is oldest winner of the Nordea Masters, beating the previous record of Ricardo Gonzalez, who was 39 years and 275 days in 2009.
• His second European Tour victory since turning 40.
• Victory comes in his fourth appearance in the Nordea Masters.
• Victory beats his previous best performance in the Nordea Masters of tied 52nd in 2012.
• Becomes the first Thai to win the Nordea Masters.
• Thailand becomes the tenth different country to win the Nordea Masters.
• Becomes the 18th different player to win the Nordea Masters.
OTHER FACTS
• The ninth Thai victory in European Tour history.
• The first Thai victory of the 2014 European Tour season.
• The first Thai victory on The European Tour since Kiradech Aphibarnrat (2013 Maybank Malaysian Open).
• Began the final day four shots behind. This equals the biggest final day winning comeback in the history of the Nordea Masters. Colin Montgomerie came from four back in 1991 to win in the first Nordea Masters.
• Becomes the 15th different player to win this season after making up a final round deficit.
• Gains a place in the 2014 WGC – Bridgestone Invitational and 2015 Volvo Golf Champions.
• Extends his European Tour exemption until the end of the 2016 season.
• Gains his 17th win as a professional.
