With this win Jose Maria Olazábal secured his 23rd European Tour International Schedule victory in his 325th European Tour event as a professional. It is also his first European Tour victory since the 2002 Omega Hong Kong Open – three years and 325 days ago and in that time he has played 63 European Tour events
The 63 European Tour events played is his longest streak without a victory in his European Tour career
His 30th victory as a professional
The 134th Spanish victory on The European Tour
The fifth Spanish victory on the 2005 European Tour International Schedule, following Miguel Angel Jiménez (Omega Hong Kong Open and The Celtic Manor Wales Open), Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (The KLM Open) and Sergio Garcia (Omega Hong Kong Open)
First time a player has designed a course and won on, it on The European Tour
His five shot winning margin is the largest in the history of the Mallorca Classic
Becomes the tenth player to move over €10 million in European Tour Official Career Earnings
Moves to €1,282,349 in The European Tour Order of Merit – his largest single season’’s earnings, beating the €1,174,564 he amassed in 2000
The third consecutive Spanish winner of the Mallorca Classic, following Miguel Angel Jiménez (2003) and Sergio Garcia (2004)
Third consecutive top ten finish in the Mallorca Classic, was second in 2003 and tenth in 2004
Eight of his 23 European Tour International Schedule victories have been on Spanish soil
Seventh top ten finish on The European Tour in 2005, and 135th of his career
His seven top ten finishes is the most he has achieved in a single season since 2000
*the 2002 Omega Hong Kong Open was played in December 2001 but formed part of the 2002 European Tour International Schedule
