His first European Tour International Schedule victory in his 182nd European Tour event as a professional
Beats his previous best European Tour performances of second at the 2000 Peugeot Open de España and 2004 BMW Russian Open
First Austrian to win on The European Tour International Schedule
Austria becomes the 33rd different nation to win a tournament on The European Tour
First player to win a European Tour on a course where a player is attached to – Fontana Golf Club
The tenth first-time winner on the 2006 European Tour International Schedule, following, Chris DiMarco (Abu Dhabi Golf Championship), Kevin Stadler (Johnnie Walker Classic), Charlie Wi (Maybank Malaysian Open), Geoff Ogilvy (WGC – Accenture Match Play), Simon Dyson (Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open), Mardan Mamat (OSIM Singapore Masters) and Johan Edfors (TCL Classic), Jeev Milkha Singh (Volvo China Open) and Francesco Molinari (Telecom Italia Open)
The 326th different winner in European Tour history
Third time he has won the Austrian Open (2002 and 2004). Both years the event was part of the European Challenge Tour
Becomes the first player to win the same event when it was part of the Challenge Tour then a full event on The European Tour
The third player on the 2006 European Tour International Schedule to win their National Open, following, Retief Goosen (South African Airways Open) and Francesco Molinari (Telecom Italia Open)
Gains a two year European Tour exemption until the end of 2008
Gains his largest European Tour prize of €216,660 (£148,669). The €216,660 is almost double his previous best on The European Tour, which was €111,100 at the 2000 Peugeot Open de España
Gains a place in the 2007 HSBC Champions tournament
Moves into the top 40 from 143rd in The European Tour Order of Merit with €287,942. Prior to this week has amassed only €71,282. The winning cheque of 216,660 is more than three times what he had earned in his previous 13 events in the 2006 season
Second top ten finish in 2006 and 12th of his European Tour career
The 15th player to win after leading going into the final round on The 2006 European Tour International Schedule
His fourth victory as a professional – all of them have come in Austria
The first three time winner of the Austrian Open
The 149th European Tour victory by a former Challenge Tour player
The 76th different former Challenge Tour player to win on The European Tour
His last 16 rounds over the Fontana Golf Club, he is a total of 58 under par, with 13 of his 16 in the 60s
The third wire-to-wire winner of the 2006 season, following Henrik Stenson (The Commericalbank Qatar Masters) and Mardan Mamat (OSIM Singapore Masters)
