SUNDAY MAY 13, 2018 - ROCCO FORTE SICILIAN OPEN
JOAKIM LAGERGREN
•His first European Tour win in his 131st appearance.
•His best previous finish this season was tied third at the Trophée Hassan II.
•Moves to 28th in the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex, up from 58th.
•The second win for a player from Sweden this season following Alexander Björk (Volvo China Open) and the 109th overall.
•He lost out to Jeunghun Wang in a play-off for the 2017 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in his previous career-best finish.
•Finished a career-best 45th in the 2016 Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex last season.
•The seventh first-time winner of the 2018 European Tour season.
•The 434th win by a Challenge Tour graduate on the European Tour.
•He tasted victory on the Challenge Tour in 2014, winning the Northern Ireland Open Challenge in association with Maui Jim Sunglasses.
