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PGA European - Czech Open 2010 Preview
From The Sports Network
| DATES: Thursday, August 19th through Sunday, August 22nd |
| SITE: Prosper Golf Resort (Old Course), Celadna, Czech Republic |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: Miguel Angel Jimenez (2001) |
| Hole-By-Hole: | 1 - Par 5 544 Yds | 10 - Par 5 575 Yds | |
| 2 - Par 4 432 Yds | 11 - Par 4 428 Yds | |
| 3 - Par 3 213 Yds | 12 - Par 4 457 Yds | |
| 4 - Par 4 360 Yds | 13 - Par 4 335 Yds | |
| 5 - Par 4 411 Yds | 14 - Par 4 428 Yds | |
| 6 - Par 3 187 Yds | 15 - Par 3 168 Yds | |
| 7 - Par 5 611 Yds | 16 - Par 5 553 Yds | |
| 8 - Par 4 421 Yds | 17 - Par 3 216 Yds | |
| 9 - Par 4 363 Yds | 18 - Par 4 453 Yds | |
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| 36 3,542 Yds | 36 3,613 Yds | |
| Annual: | 6th |
| Television: | Golf Channel - Thursday/Friday -- 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (et) |
| | - Saturday/Sunday -- 8:30-11:30 a.m. (et) |
| Defending Champion: | Oskar Henningsson |
| Runner-Up: | Steve Webster, Sam Little |
| Tournament Record: | 264 (Bernhard Langer, 1997) |
| 54-Hole Record: | 197 (Ignacio Garrido, 1997) |
| 36-Hole Record: | 131 (Patrik Sjoland, Ignacio Garrido, Miguel A. Jimenez, 1997) |
| 18-Hole Record: | 61 (Patrik Sjoland, 1997 - Prague Karlstein Golf Club) |
| Total Purse: | $2,575,659 (2,000,000 euros) |
| Shares: | 1st Place - $429,272; 2nd Place - $286,181; 3rd Place - $161,236 |
| 2009 Finish |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Oskar Henningsson | 275 | Marc Cayeux | 278 |
| Steve Webster | 277 | Jose Manuel Lara | 279 |
| Sam Little | 277 | Gareth Maybin | 279 |
| Ignacio Garrido | 278 | Tano Goya | 280 |
| Graeme Storm | 278 | Robert-Jan Derksen | 280 |
| Past Czech Open 2010 Winners |
| Year | Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2009 | - Oskar Henningsson (275) -- Steve Webster, Sam Little |
| 2008 | - Not Held |
| 2007 | - Not Held |
| 2006 | - Not Held |
| 2005 | - Not Held |
| 2004 | - Not Held |
| 2003 | - Not Held |
| 2002 | - Not Held |
| 2001 | - Not Held |
| 2000 | - Not Held |
| 1999 | - Not Held |
| 1998 | - Not Held |
| 1997 | - Bernhard Langer (264) -- Niclas Fasth, Ignacio Garrido |
| 1996 | - Jonathan Lomas (272) -- Daniel Chopra |
| 1995 | - Peter Teravainen (268) -- Howard Clark |
| 1994 | - Per-Ulrik Johansson (237) -- Klas Eriksson |
| Note:Formerly called Chemapol Trophy Czech Open (1994-97), Moravia Silesia |
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Open (2009).
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| Top Contenders in the Field |
| Player | 2009 | | | | | | | | | |
| Oskar Henningsson | Won | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Webster | T-2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Little | T-2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ignacio Garrido | T-4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Storm | T-4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jose Manuel Lara | T-7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Patrik Sjoland | T-11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Simon Dyson | T-17 | | | | | | | | | |
| Miguel A. Jimenez | T-17 | | | | | | | | | |
| Danny Willett | T-22 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wood | T-22 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Donaldson | T-39 | | | | | | | | | |
| Thomas Levet | T-39 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jonathan Lomas | T-65 | | | | | | | | | |
| Shane Lowry | mc | | | | | | | | | |
| Ross McGowan | mc | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhys Davies | --- | | | | | | | | | |
| Ross Fisher | --- | | | | | | | | | |
| Soren Hansen | --- | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Hanson | --- | | | | | | | | | |
| Sports Network Selections |
| Pick to Win - Miguel Angel Jimenez |
| Darkhorse - Richie Ramsay |
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| Last Week's Pick to Win (L.Oosthuizen, M.Kuchar, R.Karlsson) - MC, T-10, T-16 |
| Last Week's Darkhorse (J.Overton, B.Molder, J.Walker) - 71st, T-12, MC |
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| NOTES:The European Tour travels to the Czech Republic this week for the Czech |
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Open 2010 at the Old Course at Prosper Golf Resort. Miguel Angel Jimenez will
have local knowledge of the course this week, as he was the architect. He will
try to join fellow Spaniard Jose Maria Olazabal as the only golfers to win a
European Tour event on a course they designed. Olazabal won the 2005 Mallorca
Classic at Pula Golf Club.
Last year, Sweden's Oskar Henningsson fired his second straight five-under 67
in the final round to claim his first European Tour win at this event.
Henningsson completed his first victory at 13-under-par 275. Steve Webster led
entering the final round, but closed with an even-par 72 to share second place
at minus-11 with Sam Little. Henningsson was one of two 2008 Qualifying School
graduates to win on the 2009 European Tour International Schedule; Michael
Hoey (Estoril Open de Portugal), being the other.
Henningsson two-putted for birdie on the first in the final round as his eagle
putt hung on the lip. He birdied the fourth for the second straight day to
move within two at 10-under. The Swede tapped in a three-foot birdie effort on
eight and made it two in a row as he birdied the ninth at Prosper Golf Resort
to grab a share of the lead. Henningsson parred the first three holes around
the turn, then took the lead for good with an 18-foot birdie putt on the 13th.
As his closest competitors fell backwards, Henningsson stretched his lead to
three strokes with a seven-foot birdie putt on the 16th. After a par on 17,
Henningsson failed to get up and down for par at the last, but that just cut
his winning margin from three to two.
The 2009 tournament was the first European Tour event in the Czech Republic
since 1997. The 12-year gap between tournaments is the longest between events
for a country staging a European Tour event. The Chemapol Tropy Czech Open was
staged from 1994 to 1997. Winners of the Chemapol Trophy Czech Open are Per-
Ulrik Johansson (1994), Peter Teravainen (1995), Jonathan Lomas (1996) and
World Golf Hall of Famer Bernhard Langer (1997).
Only three players in the field have won on a European event staged event on
Czech soil. They are: Jonathan Lomas (1996 Czech Open), Henningsson (2009
Czech Open), on The European Tour and Stephen Gallacher (1998 KB Golf
Challenge), on the European Challenge Tour.
The European Tour heads to Scotland next week for the Johnnie Walker
Championship at Gleneagles, where Peter Hedblom is the defending champion.
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As of August 17, 2010, at 02:08 PM ET
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