Second European Tour International Schedule victory in his 46th European Tour event
Won his first title, the 2002 Volvo Scandinavian Masters in only his fourth event and had to wait a further 42 events for his second
Second win as a professional
The 28th Northern Irish win on The European Tour
Third top ten finish of 2004 and fifth of his European Tour career
Gains a two year Tour exemption until the end of 2006
Becomes the third player from Northern Ireland to win the Telecom Italian Open, following David Feherty (1986) and Ronan Rafferty (1989)
The 16th different player to win on the 2004 European Tour International Schedule from the first 17 events
Aged 24, becomes the fourth player in their 20s to win on the 2004 European Tour, following Trevor Immelman (24), Marcel Siem (23) and Brian Davis (29)