With this win Angel Cabrera secured his third European Tour International Schedule victory in his 183rd European Tour event and his first European Tour victory since the 2002 Benson and Hedges International Open – a gap of 50 events. It was also Cabrera’’s tenth victory as a professional.
The 21st Argentine win on The European Tour
The first Argentine win of The 2005 European Tour International Schedule and first since Ricardo Gonzalez at the 2004 Open de Sevilla
The second Argentine to win the Championship, following Vicente Fernandez in 1979
Gains his biggest European Tour prize of €666,660 (£458,652)
Gains a five year Tour exemption until the end of 2010
Moves over €7 million in Official European Tour Career Earnings – the 17th player to achieve the feat
Gains a place in the 2005 World Golf Championships – NEC Invitational
Gains a three year exemption into The Open Championship
Second top ten finish of the 2005 season and 46th of his European Tour career
Moves to €882,744 in The European Tour Order of Merit
His fourth top six finish in the Championship since 1997
In his 30 rounds over the West Course he has broken or matched par 22 times and is 46 under par.
The 21st different winner on The 2005 European Tour International Schedule
The 13th player to win on The 2005 European Tour after leading or sharing the lead after 54 holes
At aged 35 becomes the 19th player in their 30s to win the Championship since 1972
Second of his three European Tour International Schedule victories he has won after leading going into the final round, following the 2001 Open de Argentina
