Interesting Information
First time held in 1993 integrated into The European Tour
International Schedule
Most wins:
Mats Lanner, 1994, 98
Consecutive wins:
None
Youngest winner:
Niclas Fasth, 27 and 324 days, 2000
Oldest winner:
Des Smyth, 48 and 34 days, 2001
Lowest 18 hole score:
60 (-12), Bradley Dredge, 2003
Lowest first 18 hole score:
62 (-10), Brad Kennedy, 2004
Lowest first 36 hole score:
132 (-12), Niclas Fasth, 2001
Lowest first 54 hole score:
201 (-15), Massimo Florioli, 2001; Bradley Dredge, 2003
Lowest 72 hole score:
270 (-18), Des Smyth, 2001
Lowest under par winning score:
270 (-18), Des Smyth, 2001
Lowest final round by a winner:
66 (-6), Des Smyth, 2001
Wire-to-wire-winners:
Santiago Luna, 1995, Niclas Fasth, 2000
Largest 18 hole lead:
4 shots Brad Kennedy, 2004
Largest 36 hole lead:
4 shots Peter Mitchell, 1997, Pedro Linhart, 1999
Largest 54 hole lead:
8 shots Bradley Dredge, 2003
Largest winning margin:
8 shots Bradley Dredge, 2003
Biggest final round comeback by a winner:
5 shots Jarmo Sandelin, 1996
Play-offs:
None
Holes-in-one:
Paul Lawrie, 8th hole, round 2, 1994
Rolf Muntz, 8th hole, round 3, 1995
Per Haugsrud, 13th hole, round 1, 1996
Klas Eriksson, 13th hole, round 1, 1996
David Williams, 8th hole, round 1, 1996
Katsuyoshi Tomori, 4th hole, round 1, 1998
Rudi Sailer, 15th hole, round 1, 1998
Kevin Carissimi, 8th hole, round 4, 1999
Mark Sanders, 4th hole, round 4, 2003
Jamie Elson, 15th hole, round 1, 2004
Massimo Florioli, 8th hole, round 1, 2004
Steven Jeppesen, 8th hole, round 3, 2004
Markus Brier, 4th hole, round 1, 2005
Julien Clement, hole 8, round 4, 2005
Tom Whitehouse, hole 15, round 4, 2005
Albatrosses:
Andrew Coltart, hole 11, round 1, 2005
Low cut:
144 (Level), 2001, 2005, 2006
High cut:
152 (+8), 2003
INTERESTING FACTS
When Des Smyth won the 2001 Madeira Island Open he created
European Tour history by becoming the oldest winner of a European
Tour event, aged 48 and 34 days, beating the record of Neil Coles,
who was 48 and 14 days , in winning the 1982 Sanyo Open.
Defending champion, Jean Van de Velde claimed his second
European Tour International Schedule victory, 12 years and 342
days after his first at the 1993 Roma Masters. His gap between
victories is the third largest in European Tour history. Ironically,
the player who holds the record, David Frost is competing under a
sponsors invitation. His time span was 14 years and 95 days,
between winning the 1984 Cannes Open and 1999 South African Open.
Madeira has been a happy hunting ground for Swedish
golfers, having recorded five victories in the event. They are:
Mars Lanner (1994, 98), Jarmo Sandelin (1996), Niclas Fasth (2000)
and Christopher Hanell (2004). Along with the Open de Espaρa, the
Madeira Island Open BPI has been the most successful European Tour
event for Sweden with five wins.
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