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First played

1959

Most wins

4 - Hsieh Yung-yo (1963, 64, 75, 77)

Consecutive wins

Hsieh Yung-yo (1963, 64)

(Stats since the event became part of The European Tour International Schedule in the 2002 season)

Past winners

2002 José Maria Olazábal

2003 Fredrik Jacobson

2004 Padraig Harrington

2005 Miguel Angel Jiménez,

2006 Colin Montgomerie

2007 José Manuel Lara,

2008 Miguel Angel Jiménez

2009 (Nov 08) Lin Weng-tang

Lowest 18 hole score

61 (-10), Henrik Bjornstad, 2002

61 (-9), Simon Yates, 2006

Lowest first 18 hole score

62 (-8), Richard McEvoy, 2004

62 (-8), K J Choi, 2008

Lowest first 36 hole score

128 (-12), Robert Karlsson, 2008

Lowest first 54 hole score

194 (-16), Robert Karlsson, 2008

Lowest 72 hole score

260 (-16), Fredrik Jacobson, 2003

Lowest under par winning score

262 (-22), José Maria Olazábal, 2002

Lowest final round by a winner

64 (-7), José Maria Olazábal, 2002

64 (-5), Fredrik Jacobson, 2003

Wire-to-wire winners

None

Largest 18 hole lead

4 shots, Richard McEvoy, 2004

Largest 36 hole lead

4 shots, Robert Karlsson, 2008

Largest 54 hole lead

4 shots, Robert Karlsson, 2008

Largest winning margin

2 shots, Fredrik Jacobson, 2003

Biggest final round comeback by a winner

4 shots, Miguel Angel Jiménez, 2008

Play-offs

Lin Wen-tang beat Rory McIlroy and Francesco Molinari, 2009 (Nov 08)

Holes-in-one

Peter Lawrie, Round 2, Hole 8, 2003

Tyrol Auret, Round 1, Hole 2, 2004

Ted Oh, Round 3, Hole 5, 2006

Robert-Jan Derksen, Round 3, Hole 12, 2006

Liang Wen-chong, Round 4, Hole 12, 2007

Simon Griffiths, Round 1, Hole 12, 2009 (Nov 08)

High cut

139 (-3), 2002

Low cut

139 (-1), 2008

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