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First played

2001

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Past winners

2001, Vijay Singh, 2002, Arjun Atwal

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Youngest winner

Arjun Atwal, 28 and 342 days in 2002

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Oldest winner

Vijay Singh, 38 and 3 days in 2001

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Lowest 18 hole score

61 (-10), Frankie Minoza, 2001

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Lowest first 18 hole score

63 (-8), Warren Bennett, Padraig Harrington, 2001

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Lowest first 36 hole score

125 (-17), Franki Minoza, 2001

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Lowest first 54 hole score

195 (-18), Vijay Singh, 2001

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Lowest 72 hole score

263 (-21), Vijay Singh, 2001

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Lowest under par winning score

263 (-21), Vijay Singh, 2001

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Lowest final round by a winner

68 (-4), Arjun Atwal, 2002, 68 (-3), Vijay Singh, 2001

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Largest 18 hole lead

1 shot, Warren Bennett, Padriag Harrington, Nick O'Hern, 2002

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Largest 36 hole lead

2 shots, Frankie Minoza, 2001

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Largest 54 hole lead

1 shot, Vijay Singh, 2001, Arjun Atwal, 2002

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Largest winning margin

5 shots, Arjun Atwal, 2002

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Holes-in-one

Richard S Johnson, 2002, Rnd 3 Hole 17 (Laguna National G&CC)

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Low cut

139 (-3), 2001

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High cut

143 (-1), 2002

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INTERESTING FACTS

History was made on The European Tour International Schedule in the 2002 event when Arjun Atwal became the first Indian golfer to win a Tour event. The three-time winner on the Asian PGA Tour, led by a single stroke after round three before running out a comfortable winner by five from Australian Richard Green to become the fourth of 14 first-time winners in 2002. Vijay Singh was the first winner of the tournament in 2001 and the former Masters and US PGA Champion, who had won the Carlsberg Malaysian Open the previous week, marks the last time a player has won back-to-back events on The European Tour. Frankie Minoza entered the record books in the 2001 edition by equalling the lowest first 36 holes (125) and the lowest first 36 holes in relation to par (-17) in European Tour history.

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