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PGA European - Lyoness Open Preview
From The Sports Network
| DATES: Wednesday, July 25th through Saturday, July 28th |
| SITE: Diamond Country Club, Atzenbrugg, Austria |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: Jeremy Pern (2000) |
| Hole-By-Hole: | 1 - Par 4 504 Yds | 10 - Par 5 506 Yd | |
| 2 - Par 4 437 Yds | 11 - Par 3 202 Yd | |
| 3 - Par 4 474 Yds | 12 - Par 4 376 Yd | |
| 4 - Par 4 370 Yds | 13 - Par 5 545 Yd | |
| 5 - Par 3 225 Yds | 14 - Par 4 405 Yd | |
| 6 - Par 5 582 Yds | 15 - Par 3 159 Yd | |
| 7 - Par 5 591 Yds | 16 - Par 4 411 Yd | |
| 8 - Par 4 490 Yds | 17 - Par 4 468 Yd | |
| 9 - Par 3 184 Yds | 18 - Par 4 457 Yd | |
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| 36 3,857 Yds | 36 3,529 Yd | |
| Annual: | 22nd (7th on European Tour) |
| Television: | Golf Channel - Wednesday -- 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (et), |
| | - Thursday/Friday -- 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (et), |
| | - Saturday -- 7-11 a.m. (et) |
| Defending Champion: | Kenneth Ferrie |
| Runner-Up: | Simon Wakefield |
| Tournament Record: | 261 (Markus Brier, 2004) |
| 54-Hole Record: | 194 (Markus Brier, 2004) |
| 36-Hole Record: | 127 (Jeev Milkha Singh, 2008) |
| 18-Hole Record: | 60 (Rafael Cabrera-Bello, 2009) |
| Total Purse: | $1,205,323 (1,000,000 euros) |
| Shares: | 1st Place - $205,413; 2nd Place - $136,946; 3rd Place - $77,156 |
| 2011 Finish |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Kenneth Ferrie * | 276 | Victor Dubuisson | 280 |
| Simon Wakefield | 276 | Bernd Wiesberger | 280 |
| Joost Luiten | 277 | Christian Nilsson | 281 |
| Thomas Norret | 279 | Magnus A. Carlsson | 281 |
| Cesar Monasterio | 280 | Four players at | 282 |
| Past Lyoness Open Winners |
| Year | Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2011 | *Kenneth Ferrie (276) -- Simon Wakefield |
| 2010 | *Jose Manuel Lara (271) -- David Lynn |
| 2009 | Rafael Cabrera-Bello (264) -- Benn Barham |
| 2008 | #Jeev Milkha Singh (198) -- Simon Wakefield |
| 2007 | *Richard Green (268) -- Jean-Francois Remesy |
| 2006 | Markus Brier (266) -- Soren Hansen |
| 2005 | Michael Hoey (265) -- Steven Jeppesen |
| 2004 | Markus Brier (261) -- Roope Kakko, Lee Slattery |
| 2003 | *Robert Coles (275) -- Steven Bowditch |
| 2002 | Markus Brier (267) -- Gary Birch, Jr. |
| 2001 | Chris Gane (270) -- Andrew Marshall |
| 2000 | Not Held |
| 1999 | *Juan Ciola (263) -- Elliot Boult |
| 1998 | Kevin Carissimi (269) -- Markus Brier, Per Jacobson, David R. Jones |
| 1997 | Erol Simsek (266) -- Kevin Carissimi, David Lynn, Steen Tinning |
| 1996 | Paul McGinley (269) -- David Lynn, Juan Carlos Pinero |
| 1995 | Alex Cejka (267) -- Ignacio Garrido, Rolf Muntz, Ronan Rafferty |
| 1994 | Mark Davis (270) -- Philip Walton |
| 1993 | *Ronan Rafferty (274) -- Anders Sorensen |
| 1992 | Peter Mitchell (271) -- Peter Fowler, David Russell, Jamie Spence |
| 1991 | Mark Davis (269) -- Michael McLean |
| 1990 | *Bernhard Langer (271) -- Lanny Wadkins |
| Note:Formerly called Austrian Open (1990, 2001), Mitsubishi Austrian Open |
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(1991-92), Hohe Brucke Austrian Open (1993), Hohe Brucke Open (1994-96),
Matchmaker Austrian Open (1997), Diners Club Austrian Open (1998-99),
BA-CA Golf Open (2003-07), Bank Austria GolfOpen (2008),
Austrian GolfOpen (2009-11).
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| Top Contenders in the Field |
| Player | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | | | | | | | |
| Kenneth Ferrie | --- | mc | Won | | | | | | | |
| Thomas Norret | --- | --- | 4th | | | | | | | |
| Bernd Wiesberger | mc | --- | T-5 | | | | | | | |
| Gary Boyd | --- | --- | T-45 | | | | | | | |
| Jose Manuel Lara | --- | Won | mc | | | | | | | |
| Markus Brier | T-17 | T-45 | mc | | | | | | | |
| Pablo Larrazabal | mc | T-32 | --- | | | | | | | |
| David Horsey | T-10 | --- | --- | | | | | | | |
| Thomas Levet | T-39 | --- | --- | | | | | | | |
| Thorbjorn Olesen | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | |
| Sports Network Selections |
| Pick to Win - Thorbjorn Olesen |
| Darkhorse - Thomas Levet |
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| Last Week's Pick to Win (T.Woods, H.Mahan, J.Rose) - T-3, T-19, MC |
| Last Week's Darkhorse (N.Watney, F.Molinari, P.Harrington) - T-23, T-39, T-39 |
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| NOTES: |
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The European Tour travels to Austria this week for the 22nd Lyoness Open.
Only two of the top-100 players in the world are in the field - Pablo
Larrazabal (90) and Thorbjorn Olesen (99). Larrazabal has made 15 straight
cuts on the European Tour, with his best finish being a tie for second at the
Open de Espana in May. Olesen finished tied for ninth last week at the British
Open. He won his first European Tour title in April at the Sicilian Open.
Diamond Country Club is hosting for the third straight year. Fontana Golf Club
staged this tournament the previous seven seasons. Diamond Country Club was
designed by English architect Jeremy Pern, the former Vice President of the
British Institute of Golf Course Architects.
Last year, Englishman Kenneth Ferrie birdied the first playoff hole to defeat
Simon Wakefield and win. The victory was his third on the European Tour. Both
players finished at 12-under-par 276.
In 2010, Jose Manuel Lara 2-putted for par on the first playoff hole to defeat
David Lynn. Lara rallied with an 8-under 64 in the final round to get in first
at 17-under-par 271. Lynn, who shared the lead entering the round, closed with
a 4-under 68 to force the extra session. Lara's 64 was the low round of the
final day.
Matthias Schwab, a 15-year-old amateur from Austria, tied for 32nd in 2010 at
minus-5. It was the best ever finish by a 15-year-old on the European Tour,
as he bettered the finishes that Sergio Garcia and Jason Hak had at that age.
Schwab finished tied for 45th in 2011 and will compete in the tournament again
this year.
In 2009, Spain's Rafael Cabrera-Bello fired an 11-under 60 in the final round
to come from behind and win. Cabrera-Bello completed his first European Tour
victory at 20-under-par 264 for a 1-shot win over Benn Barham. He became only
the 13th player on the circuit to shoot a 60. With his closing 60, he erased
an 8-stroke deficit entering the final round. He had a chance at being the
first European Tour player to ever shoot 59, but, needing an eagle at the
18th, he 2-putted for birdie from over 50 feet to finish at 20-under.
Cabrera-Bello became just the third player in European Tour history to fire a
60 and win the tournament, joining Ian Woosnam (1990 Monte Carlo Open) and
Jamie Spence (1992 European Masters).
In 2008, Jeev Milkha Singh parred all 18 holes in the final round en route to
the win. Singh posted an even-par 71 to complete the rain-shortened event at
15-under-par 198. Singh joined Nick Faldo (1987 British Open) as the only
players to win a European Tour event after recording 18 pars in the final
round. The event was shortened after heavy rain completely washed out
Thursday's play. Singh established a new 36-hole record of 127.
Austrian Markus Brier posted a 3-under 68 in the final round in 2006 to win
by three strokes over Soren Hansen. Brier completed his first European Tour
win at 18-under-par 266. Brier's victory in his home country marked the first
time that a golfer from Austria had won on the European Tour. It also marked
just the second time in European Tour history that a golfer was attached to
the course where he won. Graeme McDowell won the 2002 Scandinavian
Masters, where he was attached to Kungsangen Golf Club.
In 2006, German Max Kramer became the first amateur in European Tour history
to record an albatross. He double-eagled the ninth hole in the first round
with a 6-iron from 180 yards. Kramer, however, still missed the cut by six
strokes. Chris Morton is the only other player to record an albatross in event
history, registering his in 1992 during the first round. There have been four
holes-in-one, the last coming in 2006 when Brier aced the 11th hole during the
opening round.
This event was played on the European Challenge Tour from 1997-2005. Brier is
the only multiple winner, having won in 2002 and 2004 on the Challenge Tour
and in 2006 as part of the European Tour.
The European Tour heads to the United States next week for the WGC-Bridgestone
Invitational in Akron, Ohio, where British Open runner-up Adam Scott will
defend his title at Firestone Country Club.
07/24 15:10:50 ET
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As of July 24, 2012, at 03:11 PM ET
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