Facts and Figures
First played: 1993
Most wins: 2, Mats Lanner, 1994 & 1998
Youngest winner: Niclas Fasth, 27, 2000
Oldest winner: Des Smyth, 48, 2001
Lowest 18 hole score: 61 (-11), Stephen Scahill, 1998
Lowest first 18 hole score: 65 (-7), Jeff Hall, 1993
Lowest 36 hole score: 132 (-12), Niclas Fasth, 2001
Lowest 54 hole total: 201 (-15), Massimo Florioli, 2001
Lowest 72 hole score: 270 (-18), Des Smyth, 2001
Wire-to-wire-winners: Santiago Luna, 1995, Niclas Fasth, 2000
Biggest final round
comeback by a winner: 5, Jarmo Sandelin, 1996
Play-offs: None
Holes-in-one: Paul Lawrie, 1994, Rnd 2, hole 8, Rolf Muntz, 1995, Rnd 3, hole 8, Per Haugsrud, 1996, Rnd 1, hole 13, Klas Eriksson, 1996, Rnd 1, hole 13, David Williams, 1996, Rnd 1, hole 8, Katsuyoshi Tomori, 1998, Rnd 1, hole 4, Rudi Sailer, 1998, Rnd 1 hole 15, Kevin Carissimi, 1999, Rnd 4, hole 8
Low Cut: 144 (level), 2001 High Cut: 149 (+5), 1993
INTERESTING FACTS Des Smyth created European Tour history in last year's Madeira Island Open, when he became the oldest winner, aged 48 and 34 days, thus beating the record previously held by Neil Coles since 1982 when winning the Sanyo Open, aged 48 and 14 days. The oldest six winners are as follows: Smyth, Coles, Christy O'Connor, 47 and 187 days (1972 Carrolls International), Mark McNulty, 47 and 95 days (2001 Mercedes-Benz South African Open), Harold Henning, 46 and 295 days (1981 Dutch Open) and Vicente Fernandez, 46 and 119 days (1992 Murphy's English Open). Smyth created another piece of history last year by becoming the only player to win a regular European Tour event in four decades. Over the last nine years of the event, scoring has often proved difficult. To highlight that, the average cut score for the tournament is 146 (+2).
