September 3, 2018 Top Ten in the 2018 Race to Dubai Matt Fitzpatrick 1 Francesco MOLINARI (ITA) Pts 4,635,909 2 Patrick REED (USA) 3,057,948 3 Tommy FLEETWOOD (ENG) 2,805,043 4 Rory MCILROY (NIR) 2,760,667 5 Alex NOREN (SWE) 2,729,725 6 Thorbjørn OLESEN (DEN) 2,459,412 7 Jon RAHM (ESP) 2,161,574 8 Russell KNOX (SCO) 2,054,929 9 Tyrrell HATTON (ENG) 1,892,819 10 Rafa CABRERA BELLO (ESP) 1,775,523 This Week on the European Tour Sept 6 - 9, 2018 Omega European Masters Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans Montana, Switzerland 2017 CHAMPION: Matt Fitzpatrick (ENG) PRIZE FUND: €2,500,000 DID YOU KNOW? OMEGA EUROPEAN MASTERS • If Matthew Fitzpatrick were to successfully defend his Omega • Crans-sur-Sierre will be staging the tournament for the 72nd European Masters title this week, he would be the first person to do so successive time. Only Augusta National (82 times for the Masters since Seve Ballesteros (1977-78) Tournament), has held the same event more times than the Swiss venue • With his victory last year, Fitzpatrick became the youngest player to reach four European Tour victories, aged 23 years and nine days, since • In 2010, Miguel Angel Jiménez won his first Omega European Masters Matteo Mannassero won the 2014 BMW PGA Championship aged 20 title at the 22nd attempt. At the time, it was a European Tour record for years and 37 days a player competing in the same event the most number of times before winning it for the first time. He then broke his own record, winning the • Fitzpatrick was the eighth English winner of the Omega European Open de España at the 27th time of asking in 2014 Masters since it became a European Tour event in 1972, after Danny Willett (2015), Luke Donald (2004), Lee Westwood (1999), Barry Lane • England’s Jamie Spence shot 60 on his way to winning the 1992 (1993), Jamie Spence (1992), Chris Moody (1988) and Nick Faldo (1983) European Masters. Beginning the final round ten shots behind the third-round leader, Colin Montgomerie, Spence compiled a 12 under • Alex Noren’s victory in 2017 was the second of four European Tour par score of 60, to tie Anders Forsbrand after 72 holes, before winning titles that year, having won the Aberdeen Standard Investments at the second extra play-off hole. This represents the largest final round Scottish Open prior to taking the Omega European Masters title, then winning comeback in European Tour history – it was equalled by Paul going on to win the British Masters supported by Sky Sports and the Lawrie at The 1999 Open Championship Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player • Spence in 1992 is one of only three players to win a European Tour • The Omega European Masters, staged at Crans-sur-Sierre, has the event while shooting 60 in the final 18 holes. The other two were Ian distinction of being the only venue to hold a European Tour event in Woosnam (1990 Torras Monte Carlo Open) and Rafa Cabrera Bello (2009 every season since 1972. The 2018 edition will be the 47th. The venue Austrian Golf Open) has hosted the tournament every year it has been played since 1939 This Week on the European Challenge Tour This Week on the Staysure Tour Sept 6 - 9, 2018 Bridgestone Challenge Sept 7 - 9, 2018 European Tour Properties Senior Classic Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa Lighthouse Golf & Spa Resort Luton, England Balchik, Bulgaria 2017 CHAMPION: Oscar Lengden (SWE) 2017 CHAMPION: Santiago Luna (ESP) PRIZE FUND: €180,000 PRIZE FUND: €250,000 2018 Road to Ras Al Khaimah Rankings 2018 Staysure Tour Order of Merit 1 Joachim B. HANSEN (DEN) Pts 170,706 1 Paul BROADHURST (ENG) € 534,978 2 Kim KOIVU (FIN) 121,261 3 Stuart MANLEY (WAL) 111,582 2 Miguel Ángel JIMÉNEZ (ESP) 371,198 4 Lorenzo GAGLI (ITA) 110,483 3 Phillip PRICE (WAL) 206,735 5 Sebastian SODERBERG (SWE) 105,480 6 Jack SINGH BRAR (ENG) 100,673 4 Stephen DODD (WAL) 201,978 7 Kalle SAMOOJA (FIN) 87,838 5 Clark DENNIS (USA) 186,882 8 Adri ARNAUS (ESP) 81,927 6 Chris WILLIAMS (RSA) 184,879 9 David LAW (SCO) 80,617 10 Grant FORREST (SCO) 77,391 7 Bernhard LANGER (GER) 179,241 11 Pedro FIGUEIREDO (POR) 74,994 8 Peter FOWLER (AUS) 178,796 12 Marcel SCHNEIDER (GER) 64,701 13 Jens FAHRBRING (SWE) 62,340 9 Colin MONTGOMERIE (SCO) 167,233 14 Oscar LENGDEN (SWE) 60,392 10 Jean-François REMESY (FRA) 131,790 15 Anton KARLSSON (SWE) 58,861 OMEGA EUROPEAN MASTERS FACTS AND FIGURES Card of the Course First played: 1923 (Became part of The European Tour International Schedule in 1972) HOLE YDS MTRES PAR Most wins: 3, Alex Ross, 1923, 25 and 26; Auguste Boyer, 1930, 34 and 35; Dai Rees, 1956, 59 and 63; Harold Henning, 1960, 64 and 65; 1 540 494 4 Seve Ballesteros, 1977, 78 and 89 Consecutive wins: Alex Ross, 1925-26; Auguste Boyer, 1934-35; Harold Henning, 1964-65; 2 446 408 4 Roberto Bernardini, 1968-69; Seve Ballesteros, 1977-78 3 191 175 3 (Stats are from 1972 onwards) Youngest winner: Seve Ballesteros, 20 years and 99 days, 1977 4 503 460 4 Oldest winner: Miguel Angel Jiménez, 46 years and 243 days, 2010 Lowest 18 hole score: 60 (-12), Jamie Spence, 1992 5 364 333 4 Lowest first 18 hole score: 61 (-11), Roger Chapman, 1985; 61 (-10), Gary Orr, 1997 6 324 296 4 Lowest first 36 hole score: 127 (-17), Sandy Lyle, 1983, 127 (-13), Danny Willett, 2015, 127 (-13), Scott Hend, 2017 7 331 303 4 Lowest first 54 hole score: 193 (-20), Patrik Sjöland, 1998 Lowest 72 hole score: 260 (-24), Colin Montgomerie, 1996 8 175 160 3 Lowest under par winning score: 261 (-27), Jerry Anderson, 1984 9 633 579 5 Lowest final round by a winner: 60 (-12), Jamie Spence, 1992 Wire-to-wire-winners: Jerry Anderson 1984; Eduardo Romero 2000; Ricardo Gonzalez 2001; OUT 3507 3208 35 Robert Karlsson, 2002 Largest 18 hole lead: 5 shots, Roger Chapman, 1985 10 406 371 4 Largest 36 hole lead: 7 shots, Sandy Lyle, 1983 11 200 183 3 Largest 54 hole lead: 8 shots, Eduardo Romero, 2000 Largest winning margin: 10 shots, Eduardo Romero, 2000 12 417 381 4 Biggest final round comeback by a winner: 10 shots, Jamie Spence, 1992 13 195 178 3 Play-offs: Manuel Piñero beat Antonio Garrido and Tony Johnstone, 1981 Ian Woosnam beat Bill Longmuir, 1982 14 559 511 5 Raphaël Jacquelin Sir Nick Faldo beat Sandy Lyle,ThomasThomas 1983 Bjørn Bjørn 15 516 472 5 Jamie Spence beat Anders Forsbrand, 1992 Sven Strüver beat Patrik Sjöland, 1998 16 235 215 3 Brett Rumford beat Phillip Archer, 2007 Jean-François Lucquin beat Rory McIlroy, 2008 17 394 360 4 Thomas Bjørn beat Craig Lee, 2013 18 402 368 4 David Lipsky beat Graeme Storm, 2014 Alex Noren beat Scott Hend, 2016 IN 3324 3039 35 Matt Fitzpatrick beat Scott Hend, 2017 Holes-in-one: John Bland, 8th hole, round 4, 1983 TOTAL 6831 6247 70 Andrew Oldcorn, 8th hole, round 3, 1985 Armando Saavedra, 8th hole, round 1, 1990 Manuel Piñero, 3rd hole, round 3, 1992 Wayne Riley, 13th hole, round 2, 1995 Wayne Riley, 3rd hole, round 3, 1999 John Mellor, 11th hole, round 4, 2000 Patrik Sjöland, 8th hole, round 1, 2003 Alexandre Chopard, 16th hole, round 4, 2003 Stephen Scahill, 8th hole, round 4, 2004 Mikael Lundberg, 3rd hole, round 1, 2010 Mathias Grönberg, 3rd hole, round 4, 2012 Richard Finch, 13th hole, round 3, 2013 Søren Hansen, 3rd hole, round 4, 2013 Graeme Storm, 11th hole, round 3, 2014 Course Record: Romain Wattel, 11th hole, round 4, 2014 61 (-10), Miguel Angel Jiménez, Grégory Havret, 13th hole, round 1, 2015 2010; Craig Lee, 2013 Michael Hoey, 8th hole, round 1, 2015 Daniel Im, 8th hole, round 1, 2017 Architect: Albatrosses: Colin Montgomerie, 1st hole, round 2, 1989 Fremantle and Gedge, 1906 (front Mark Davis, 14th hole, round 2, 1991 nine), 1908 (back nine), redesigned Matthew Cort, 1st hole, round 2, 2004 by M Nicholson, 1929 and Seve Tadd Fujikawa, 9th hole, round 2, 2007 Ballesteros, 1999 Jeunghun Wang Mads Vibe-Hastrup, 1st hole, round 3, 2008 Low cut: 137 (-5), 1997 High cut: 154 (+10), 1974 and 1976 Prize Fund: €2,500,000 Matt Wallace Miguel Ángel Jiménez PRIZE FUND/RACE TO DUBAI POINTS Euro R2D Points 1 416,660.00 487,500.00 2 277,770.00 325,000.00 3 156,500.00 183,105.00 4 125,000.00 146,250.00 5 106,000.00 124,020.00 6 87,500.00 102,375.00 7 75,000.00 87,750.00 8 62,500.00 73,125.00 9 56,000.00 65,520.00 10 50,000.00 58,500.00 11 46,000.00 53,820.00 12 43,000.00 50,310.00 13 40,250.00 47,092.50 14 38,250.00 44,752.50 15 36,750.00 42,997.50 16 35,250.00 41,242.50 17 33,750.00 39,487.50 18 32,250.00 37,732.50 19 31,000.00 36,270.00 20 30,000.00 35,100.00 OMEGA EUROPEAN MASTERS - ENTRIES Entries in Category 0a The leading available player not otherwise exempt from within the Benjamin HEBERT Golf de Moliets FRA top 110 of the 2018 Race to Dubai Rankings as of the conclusion of Made in Denmark Jorge CAMPILLO Norba Club de Golf ESP Yusaku MIYAZATO JPN Grégory BOURDY Golf Bordelais FRA Nachouyu ELVIRA ESP Entries in Category 1 Winners of the Race To Dubai Rankings and 4 Major Robert ROCK Robert Rock Golf Academy ENG Championships Stephen GALLACHER Kingsfield Golf Centre SCO Robert KARLSSON SWE Lee SLATTERY Formby Hall ENG Martin KAYMER GER Austin CONNELLY Hackberry Creek CAN Danny WILLETT ENG Nino BERTASIO Garda Golf CC ITA Charl SCHWARTZEL RSA Oliver FISHER Centurion Club ENG Thomas DETRY Royal GC of Belgium BEL Entries in Category 2 Winners of Rolex Series tournaments and WGC’s Maximilian KIEFFER GER Matthew FITZPATRICK Hallamshire GC ENG Daniel IM Hacienda CC USA Thongchai JAIDEE Black Mountain GC THA Chris HANSON Woodsome Hall GC ENG Chris WOOD Long Ashton GC ENG Jaco VAN ZYL Heritage Golf Resort Mauritius RSA Matteo MANASSERO Gardagolf CC ITA Grégory HAVRET Golf du Médoc Hotel & Spa FRA Richard BLAND Stoneham GC ENG Entries in Category 3 Winners of: - 2016/2017 R2D tournaments with a prize fund of 1.5m Thomas AIKEN Abaco Club RSA Euro or above; 2018 R2D tournaments with 1.75m or more R2D Points; 2016 men's Olympic Daniel BROOKS Mill Hill GC ENG Golf tournament.