With this win Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano secured his first European Tour International Schedule victory in his 16th European Tour event as a professional, beating his previous best European Tour performance of tied seventh at the 2004 Mallorca Classic and his first victory as a professional.
Gains his largest European Tour prize of €250,000 (£168,704)
A two year Tour exemption until the end of 2007
The 131st Spanish victory on The European Tour
The 22nd different Spanish player to win on The European Tour
The 311th different player to win a European Tour event
The third Spanish victory of The 2005 European Tour International Schedule, following Miguel Angel Jiménez (Omega Hong Kong Open, The Celtic Manor Wales Open)
The first graduate from the 2004 European Tour Qualifying School to win on The 2005 European Tour International Schedule
The first Qualifying School graduate to win a European Tour event since Christopher Hanell at the 2004 Madeira Island Open (Hanell gained a European Tour Card at the 2003 European Tour Qualifying School)
First rookie to win on The European Tour since Scott Drummond at the 2004 PGA Championship
The seventh first-time winner on The 2005 European International Schedule, following Stephen Dodd (Volvo China Open), Charl Schwartzel (dunhill championship), Nick Dougherty (Caltex Masters, presented by Carlsberg, Singapore 2005), Thaworn Wiratchant (Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open), Peter Hanson (Jazztel Open de España) and Steve Webster (Telecom Italia Open)
Second top ten of the season and third of his European Tour career
Moves to €331,363 in The European Tour Order of Merit
The sixth Spanish win in The KLM Open, following Seve Ballesteros (1976, 80, 86), José Maria Olazábal (1989) and Miguel Angel Jiménez (1994)
The tenth player to win their first European Tour International Schedule victory at The KLM Open, following Jack Newton (1972), Doug McClelland (1973), Seve Ballesteros (1976), Bob Byman (1977), Paul Way (1982), Payne Stewart (1991), Scott Hoch (1995), Maarten Lafeber (2003) and David Lynn (2004)
Only the third rookie to win The KLM Open, following Bob Byman (1977) and Paul Way (1982)
The first Spanish rookie to win on The European Tour since Sergio Garcia at the 1999 Murphy’’s Irish Open
Only the third Spanish rookie to win on The European Tour, following José Maria Olazábal (1986) and Sergio Garcia (1999)
Fernandez-Castano is playing in his 16th event as a professional, Garcia was playing in his fourth as a professional. Seve Ballesteros won for the first time in his 27th event, José Maria Olazábal won in his 15th event as a professional
