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Winner’s Briefing Notes Omega European

Sebastian Soderberg

- Would be his first European Tour win in his 50th appearance and his first appearance at this event

- Would be his best result on the 2019 Race to since his fifth place finish at the Scandinavian Invitation

- Could move inside the top 50 and as high as 44th in the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex with 870.9 points, up from 120th

- Could move as high as 105th in the Official World Ranking, up from 287th

- Would be the 112th victory on the European Tour by a player from and the second in the 2019 Race to Dubai following at the Betfred

- Has won twice on the European – the 2018 presented by Cashback World and 2016 Barclays

Kalle Samooja

- Would be his first European Tour win in his 30th appearance and his first appearance at this event

- Would be his best result on the 2019 Race to Dubai since his T6 finish at the Magical Kenya Open presented by Absa

- Could move inside the top 50 and as high as 41st in the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex with 907.4 points, up from 113th

- Could move as high as 103rd in the Official World Golf Ranking, up from 307th

- Would be the 9th victory on the European Tour by a player from and the second in the 2019 Race to Dubai following Mikki Korhonen at the Volvo Open

- Has one Tour victory – the 2018

Rory McIlroy

- Would be his 14th European Tour win in his 200th appearance

- Would be his best result on the 2019 Race to Dubai since his second place finish at the WGC- Mexico Championship, which is amongst five top ten finishes from eight appearances

- Has never finished outside of the top ten in this event in three previous appearances, with his best finish second place in 2008

- Could move as high as 15th on the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex with 1417.6 points, up from 46th

- Would remain in second place in the Official World Golf Ranking

- Would be the 59th victory on the European Tour by a Northern Irishman, and the first since his own victory at the 2016 Dubai Duty Free

- Would tie as the most prolific Northern Irish winner on the European Tour with 14 wins each

- His European Tour wins include four Major Championships (2011 U.S. Open, 2012 and 2014 US PGA Championship and 2014 Open Championship) and two (2014 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and 2015 WGC-Cadillac Matchplay)

- Has topped the Race to Dubai Rankings three times (2012, 2014 and 2015)

- Won the FedEx Cup in the United States last week for the second time last week

Lucas Herbert

- Would be his first European Tour victory in his 42nd appearance and his first appearance at this event - Would be his best result on the 2019 Race to Dubai since his T7 finish at the Omega Dubai Desert - Could move as high as 45h in the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex on 869.2 points, up from 122nd - Could move inside the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking and as high as 82nd up from 164th - This would be the 133rd European Tour win for a player from Australia - This would be the third win from an Australian on the 2019 Race to Dubai after (Australian PGA Championship) and ()

Adri Arnaus

- Would be his first European Tour victory in his 134th appearance - Would be his best result on the 2019 Race to Dubai since his second place finish at the D+D Real Czech Masters. Was also T2 at the Estrella Damm N.A. Valderrama Masters and the Magical Kenya Open presented by Absa, amongst six top 20 finishes in his debut European Tour season - Could move as high as 13h in the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex on 1598.1 points, up from 31st - Could move as high as 61st in the Official World Golf Ranking, up from 104th - Would be the 187th European Tour win for a player from and Arnaus becomes the 32nd Spanish player to win on the tour - Would be the third win from a Spaniard on the 2019 Race to Dubai, after (Trophée Hassan II) and (Dubai Duty Free Irish Open) - Would become the second 2018 Challenge Tour Graduate to win in the 2019 Race to Dubai, after David Law (ISPS Handa Vic Open)

Andres Romero

- Would be his third European Tour victory in his 103rd appearance - Would be his first victory since the 2017 BMW International Open. That win came ten years after his maiden European Tour title at the 2007 Deutsche Bank Players' Championship of - Would be his best result this season following his 23rd place finish at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in July - His best result in five previous appearances at this event was T9 in 2017. That was also his last top ten on the European Tour. - Could move inside the top 50 in the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex on 731.9 points, up from 186th - Could move as high as 151st in the Official World Golf Ranking, up from 735th - Would be the 32nd European Tour win for a player from Argentina - Would be the first win from an Argentinian on the 2019 Race to Dubai, and the first since his own victory in in 2017 - Won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in 2008 on the way to being named the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. Also has one European Challenge Tour victory at the 2005 Morson International Pro-AM Challenge

Wade Ormsby

- Would be his second European Tour victory in his 308th appearance - Would be his first victory since the 2018 UBS Open - Would be his best result this season following a tied second finish at the ISPS Handa Vic Open, one of three top fives and six top 20s - His best result in nine previous appearances in this event was 23rd the first time he played in 2004 - Could move as high as 26th in the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex on 1100 points, up from 77th - Could move as high as 104th in the Official World Golf Ranking, up from 264th - This would be the 133rd European Tour win for a player from Australia - This would be the third win from an Australian on the 2019 Race to Dubai after Cameron Smith (Australian PGA Championship) and Scott Hend (Maybank Championship)

Tommy Fleetwood

- Would be his fifth European Tour victory in his 214th appearance - Would be his first victory since the 2018 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA - Would be his best European Tour result this season following his second place finish at The Open, which is one of three top tens and six top 20s - His best result in six previous appearances in this event is fifth in 2014 - Could move up one place in the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex to third on 2699.5 points - Could move as high as 11th in the Official World Golf Ranking, up from 13th - This would be the 335th European Tour win for a player from - Would be the second victory by an Englishman on the 2019 Race to Dubai, following at the Honma presented by Amundi - Topped the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex in 2017 in a season that included two victories at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Champions and Open de - Claimed his European Tour card after topping the European Challenge Tour Rankings in 2011

Gavin Green

- Would be his first European Tour victory in his 63rd appearance - Would be his best European Tour result this season following his fifth place finish at the Belgian Knockout, which is one of three top tens and seven top 20s - Finished T12 in his only previous appearance in this event in 2018 - Could move as high as 20th in the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex on 1229.1 points, up from 58th - Could move inside the top 100th in the Official World Golf Ranking and as high as 93rd, up from 209th - This would be the first European Tour win for a player from Malaysia - Became the first Malaysian to top the Order of Merit in 2017