SUNDAY AUGUST 26, 2018 - D+D REAL CZECH MASTERS
ANDREA PAVAN
•His first European Tour victory in his 112th appearance
•Moves to 729,611 points on the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex, up to 39th from 53rd
•The biggest European Tour prizefund of his career (€166,660, beating the €118,750 he won at the Trophée Hassan II for finishing in a share of third)
•Moves into the top 150 of the Official World Golf Ranking, as high as 138th from 253rd
•The first Italian win at the D+D Real Czech Masters and the fifth different nationality to win the event following Jamie Donaldson (Wales), Thomas Pieters (Belgium), Paul Peterson (USA) and Haydn Porteous (South Africa)
•The third Italian victory in the 2018 Race to Dubai following Francesco Molinari’s wins at the BMW PGA Championship and the Open Championship
•Becomes the fourth consecutive first-time winner in regular European Tour events (discounting the Open, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and the US PGA Championship) following Richard McEvoy (Porsche European Open), Gaganjeet Bhullar (Fiji International presented by Fiji Airways) and Paul Waring (Nordea Masters)
• The 26th European Tour win for a player from Italy, making Pavan the 11th Italian winner in European Tour history
•The 446th victory from a former Challenge Tour player on the European Tour
