SUNDAY OCTOBER 26, 2014 – ISPS HANDA PERTH INTERNATIONAL
- His second European Tour International Schedule victory in his 106th European Tour event.
- Moves to €613,150 in The Race to Dubai.
- His first European Tour victory since the 2012 Sicilian Open.
- Is two years and 208 days between European Tour victories.
- In that time played 63 European Tour events between victories.
- His best finish from those 63 events was second in the 2012 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and tied second in the 2013 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.
- This victory beats his previous best 2014 European Tour finish of tied third in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. (Has made the cut in 17 of his 18 European Tour stroke play events during the 2014 season).
- At aged 24 years and 309 days becomes the youngest Dane to win their first two European Tour victories. This beats the record of Thomas Bjørn, who was 26 years and 348 days, when he won his second title at the 1997 Heineken Classic
- The first European to win the ISPS HANDA Perth International.
- The second Dane to win a European Tour event in Australia, following Thomas Bjørn at the 1997 Heineken Classic.
- Led by three shots going into the final round. Maintains his 100% record of winning when leading going into the final round. (Led by three strokes going into the final day of the 2012 Sicilian Open).
- The 19th winner this season to win after leading going into the final round.
- Victory comes on his debut in the ISPS HANDA Perth International.
- Victory comes on his first official European Tour event in Australia. (Did play for Denmark in the 2013 World Cup at Royal Melbourne).
OTHER FACTS
- Becomes the 30th Danish win in European Tour history.
- Becomes the third Danish victory of the 2014 season. They are: Morten Ørum Madsen (South African Open Championship hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni), Thomas Bjørn (Nedbank Golf Challenge) and Thorbjørn Olesen (ISPS HANDA Perth International).
- Becomes the sixth different Dane to record multiple European Tour victories.
- Gains a European Tour exemption until the end of the 2015 season.
- Becomes the 22nd 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 Bjørn (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), Alexander Levy (Volvo China Open and Portugal Masters), Felipe Aguilar (The Championship at Laguna National), Daniel Brooks (Madeira Islands Open – Portugal – BPI), Mikael Lundberg (Lyoness Open powered by Greenfinity), Martin Kaymer (US Open Championship), Fabrizio Zanotti (BMW International Open), Justin Rose (Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open), David Horsey (M2M Russian Open), Marc Warren (Made in Denmark), Jamie Donaldson (D+D Real Czech Masters), Hennie Otto (71° OPEN D’ITALIA Presented by DAMIANI), Joost Luiten (ISPS Handa Wales Open), Oliver Wilson (Alfred Dunhill Links Championship) and Thorbjørn Olesen (ISPS HANDA Perth International).
- Becomes the 351st European Tour victory by a former Challenge Tour player.
- His fourth victory as a professional.
