With this win David Lynn secured his first European Tour International Schedule victory in his 168th European Tour event and his second win as a professional, following the 1997 Team Erhverv Danish Open on the European Challenge Tour.
His win beats his best previous European Tour performances of second in the 1996 Hohe Brücke Open and 2001 Moroccan Open
Gains his largest European Tour prize of €200,000 (£132,343)
Gains a Tour exemption until the end of 2006
The 205th English win on The European Tour
The 68th different Englishman to win on The European Tour
The 299th different player in total to win on The European Tour International Schedule
The 11th first-time winner on The 2004 European Tour
The third first-time winner in the last four weeks, following Todd Hamilton (The 133rd Open Golf Championship) and Luke Donald (Scandinavian Masters by Carlsberg)
The third English first-time winner in 2004, following Simon Khan (The Celtic Manor Wales Open) and Luke Donald (Scandinavian Masters by Carlsberg)
The sixth English victory on the 2004 European Tour International Schedule, following Brain Davis (ANZ Championship), Barry Lane (The Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters), Simon Khan (The Celtic Manor Wales Open), Miles Tunnicliff (The Diageo Championship at Gleneagles) and Luke Donald (Scandinavian Masters by Carlsberg)
The 123rd European Tour victory by a former European Challenge Tour player
The 65th former European Challenge Tour player to win on The European Tour
The 15th European Tour victory in 2004 by a former European Challenge Tour player
Fifth top ten finish of the 2004 European Tour season and 21st of his European Tour career
The fourth Englishman since 1972 to win The KLM Open, following Doug McClelland (1973), Paul Way (1982) and Lee Westwood (1999)
Becomes the tenth player to make The KLM Open their debut European Tour win following, Jack Newton (1972), Doug McClelland (1973), Seve Ballesteros (1976), Bob Byman (1977), Harold Henning (1981), Paul Way (1982), Payne Stewart (1991), Scott Hoch (1995) and Maarten Lafeber (2003)
**The lowest 72 hole total is 263 by Tobias Dier in 2002