*His second European Tour International Schedule victory in his 199th European Tour event
*Moves to €522,280 in The Race To Dubai and inside the the top 50 from 116th
*This victory beats his previous best 2009 European Tour best performance of tied ninth in the BMW International Open
*Second consecutive European Tour season with a victory, following the 2008 South African Open Championship
*Aged 43 and 287 days is the oldest winner on the 2009 European Tour International so far
*He is just the second player aged 40 and over to win this season, following Thomas Levet (Open de España), who was 40 and 240 days
*The 89th South African victory in European Tour history
*The third South African victory of the 2009 season. They are: Richard Sterne (Alfred Dunhill Championship and South African Open Championship) and James Kingston (Mercedes-Benz Championship)
*Follows Retief Goosen (2005) as South Africans to win the Mercedes-Benz Championship
*Moves to just outside the top 70 of the Official World Golf Ranking from 141st
*Extends his European Tour exemption until the end of 2011
*Moves over €3 million in European Tour Official Career Earnings
