1st Place - $437,469; 2nd Place - $291,642; 3rd Place - $164,310
2011 Finish
Player
Score
Player
Score
Thomas Bjorn
264
Fredrik Andersson Hed
270
Martin Kaymer
268
David Lynn
270
Jamie Donaldson
269
Lee Westwood
270
Jaco Van Zyl
269
Three players at
271
Rory McIlroy
269
Past Omega European Masters Winners
Year
Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
2011
Thomas Bjorn (264) -- Martin Kaymer
2010
Miguel Angel Jimenez (263) -- Edoardo Molinari
2009
Alexander Noren (264) -- Bradley Dredge
2008
*Jean-Francois Lucquin (271) -- Rory McIlroy
2007
*Brett Rumford (268) -- Phillip Archer
2006
Bradley Dredge (267) -- Francesco Molinari, Marcel Siem
2005
Sergio Garcia (270) -- Peter Gustafsson
2004
Luke Donald (265) -- Miguel Angel Jimenez
2003
Ernie Els (267) -- Michael Campbell
2002
Robert Karlsson (270) -- Trevor Immelman, Paul Lawrie
2001
Ricardo Gonzalez (268) -- Soren Hansen
2000
Eduardo Romero (261) -- Thomas Bjorn
1999
Lee Westwood (270) -- Thomas Bjorn
1998
*Sven Struver (263) -- Patrik Sjoland
1997
Costantino Rocca (266) -- Robert Karlsson, Scott Henderson
1996
Colin Montgomerie (260) -- Sam Torrance
1995
Mathias Gronberg (270) -- Costantino Rocca, Barry Lane
1994
Eduardo Romero (266) -- Pierre Fulke
1993
Barry Lane (270) -- Seve Ballesteros, Miguel Angel Jimenez
1992
*Jamie Spence (271) -- Anders Forsbrand
1991
Jeff Hawkes (268) -- Seve Ballesteros
1990
Ronan Rafferty (267) -- John Bland
1989
Seve Ballesteros (266) -- Craig Parry
1988
Chris Moody (268) -- Seve Ballesteros, Anders Forsbrand, Ian Woosnam
1987
Anders Forsbrand (263) -- Mark Mouland
1986
Jose Maria Olazabal (262) -- Anders Forsbrand
1985
Craig Stadler (267)
1984
Jerry Anderson (261) -- Howard Clark
1983
*Nick Faldo (268) -- Sandy Lyle
1982
*Ian Woosnam (272) -- Bill Longmuir
1981
*Manuel Pinero (277) -- Antonio Garrido, Tony Johnstone
1980
Nick Price (267) -- Manuel Calero
1979
Hugh Baiocchi (275) -- Antonio Garrido, Dale Hayes, Delio Lovato
1978
Seve Ballesteros (272) -- Manuel Pinero
1977
Seve Ballesteros (273) -- John Schroeder
1976
Manuel Pinero (274) -- Dave Hill
1975
Dale Hayes (273) -- Tienie Britz, Bernard Gallacher, Gary Player
1974
Bob Charles (275) -- Tony Jacklin
1973
Hugh Baiocchi (278) -- Eddie Polland, Jack Newton
1972
Graham Marsh (270) -- Tony Jacklin
1971
Peter Townsend (270) -- Manuel Ballesteros
1970
Graham Marsh (274)
1969
Roberto Bernardini (277)
1968
Roberto Bernardini (272)
1967
Randall Vines (272)
1966
Alfonso Angelini (271)
1965
#Harold Henning (208)
1964
Harold Henning (276)
1963
*Dai Rees (278)
1962
*Bob Charles (272)
1961
Kel Nagle (268)
1960
Harold Henning (270)
1959
Dai Rees (274)
1958
Ken Bousfield (272)
1957
Alfonso Angelini (270)
1956
Dai Rees (278)
1955
Flory van Donck (277)
1954
Bobby Locke (276)
1953
Flory van Donck (267)
1952
Ugo Grappasonni (267)
1951
Eric Brown (267)
1950
Aldo Casera (276)
1949
Marcel Dallemagne (270)
1948
Ugo Grappasonni (285)
1947
Not Held
1946
Not Held
1945
Not Held
1944
Not Held
1943
Not Held
1942
Not Held
1941
Not Held
1940
Not Held
1939
Fifi Cavalo (273)
1938
J. Saubaber (139)
1937
M. Dallemagne (138)
1936
@F. Francis (134)
1935
Auguste Boyer (137)
1934
Auguste Boyer (133)
1933
Not Held
1932
Not Held
1931
M. Dallemagne (145)
1930
Auguste Boyer (150)
1929
A. Wilson (142)
1928
Not Held
1927
Not Held
1926
Alex Ross (145)
1925
Alex Ross (148)
1924
P. Boomer (150)
1923
Alex Ross (149)
* - Won in Playoff
# - 54 Holes
@ - Amateur
Note:Formerly called Swiss Open (1971-81), Ebel Swiss Masters (1982),
Ebel European Masters Swiss Open (1983-1990), Canon European
Masters Swiss Open (1991), Canon European Masters (1992-2000).
Top Contenders in the Field
Player
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Thomas Bjorn
T-23
---
T-26
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---
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mc
T-15
Won
David Lynn
---
T-8
---
mc
65th
---
---
T-32
T-51
T-6
Miguel A. Jimenez
63rd
T-8
2nd
T-13
T-37
mc
T-3
4th
Won
T-9
Alexander Noren
---
---
---
---
---
T-66
mc
Won
mc
T-9
Simon Dyson
T-4
T-39
T-16
T-69
T-12
---
T-32
T-7
T-60
T-16
Matteo Manassero
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
T-23
3rd
T-18
G. Fdez-Castano
---
---
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mc
T-59
T-6
T-21
---
wd
T-18
Felipe Aguilar
---
T-39
---
---
mc
---
T-47
T-14
T-44
T-25
Peter Hanson
T-65
---
---
T-40
mc
---
---
T-46
---
T-25
Darren Clarke
---
---
---
---
---
mc
---
T-60
T-15
T-35
Paul Lawrie
T-2
T-62
T-46
mc
---
---
---
---
mc
T-35
Ricardo Gonzalez
mc
T-54
T-37
T-23
T-26
T-56
T-19
T-56
mc
T-48
Brett Rumford
T-36
mc
T-56
T-69
T-44
Won
T-23
T-32
T-13
T-65
Bradley Dredge
T-4
---
T-20
T-15
Won
3rd
T-55
2nd
mc
mc
Greg Norman
---
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---
---
---
---
---
---
mc
---
Branden Grace
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
mc
---
---
Paul Casey
T-10
T-8
---
3rd
---
T-37
---
---
---
---
John Daly
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
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Sports Network Selections
Pick to Win - Peter Hanson
Darkhorse - Romain Wattel
Last Week's Pick to Win (David Lynn) - Finished tied for 26th
Last Week's Darkhorse (Shaun Micheel) - Missed the cut
NOTES:
The European Tour travels to Switzerland this week for the Omega European
Masters. With the best players on the European Tour competing in the United
States at the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedExCup, there are no players ranked
in the top-25 of the world in the field. However, six of the top-50 are
competing this week - Paul Lawrie (30), Peter Hanson (34), David Lynn (39),
defending champion Thomas Bjorn (41), Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (43) and Simon
Dyson (46).
Lawrie is coming off his second win of the year last week at the Johnnie
Walker Championship at Gleneagles. He also won the Commercialbank Qatar
Masters in February and will be playing in the Ryder Cup in September for the
European squad for the first time since 1999. Bjorn will try to become the
first back-to-back winner of this event since Seve Ballesteros captured two
straight in 1977-78.
Crans-sur-Sierre has hosted this event since 1939 with this edition being the
66th held at this site. The course is the most used venue for a regular
European Tour event.
Last year, Bjorn carded an impressive 9-under 62 in the final round at
Crans-sur-Sierre to overtake several of the world's top players and win for
the second straight week. Bjorn's 10-foot eagle putt on the par-5 15th was the
final straw that propelled the Dane to a 20-under 264 finish, marking the
first time he's won three times in a single year. It was his 13th win overall
on the European Tour, only the 27th player in tour history to do so. His win
was all the more impressive when considering that three of the world's top six
players finished in the top-6 of the leaderboard - Martin Kaymer, Rory McIlroy
and Lee Westwood. Bjorn became the oldest player in European Tour history to
win back-to-back events at 40 years and 198 days old.
In 2010, Miguel Angel Jimenez birdied the 17th hole in the final round to
fend off Edoardo Molinari and win by three strokes. Jimenez fired rounds of
67-61-68-67 to post his third win of the season at 21-under-par 263. It was
his 18th European Tour victory. Jimenez has won 11 of his 18 titles since
turning 40. The 46-year-old Jimenez became the oldest player in European Tour
history to win three times in one season. He won the tournament in his 22nd
appearance, a European Tour record for most appearances in the same event
before winning it.
In 2009, Alexander Noren carded weekend rounds of 63-66 to collect his first
European Tour title. Noren completed the event at 20-under-par 264 for a
2-stroke victory over 2006 champion Bradley Dredge.
Five players have won three times; Alex Ross, Auguste Boyer, Dai Rees,
Harold Henning and Ballesteros. There have been four wire-to-wire winners
since 1980, most recently in 2002 when Robert Karlsson won the title.
This tournament has witnessed a number of scoring records in its distinguished
history. In 1978, Spain's Jose Maria Canizares became the first player to
shoot 27 for nine holes. On his way to victory in 1996, Colin Montgomerie
produced the lowest 36 holes in tour history, shooting 124 (-18) in rounds
three and four to beat Sam Torrance by four shots. Anders Forsbrand's scoring
in 1987 was even more remarkable when the Swede covered the last 54 holes in
192 (-24) - breaking tour records for the lowest final 54 holes and the lowest
final 54 in relation to par.
Canadian Jerry Anderson etched his name into the record books with his wire-
to-wire win in 1984. His 72-hole score of 27-under still stands as the lowest
total to par and gave him his maiden victory. Montgomerie owns the record for
the lowest total score of 260 shot in 1996. One of the most spectacular
finishes ever seen on the European Tour took place in 1992 when Jamie Spence
started the final round 10 behind. Courtesy of his last-day 60, it enabled him
to defeat Forsbrand in a playoff to equal the biggest final-round comeback by
a winner, first set by Neil Coles at the 1977 Tournament Players'
Championship. Paul Lawrie also came from 10 back on the final day when he won
the British Open Championship in 1999.
The European Tour heads to the Netherlands next week for the KLM Open, where
Dyson captured the title last year.
08/28 14:42:42 ET
