With this win Martin Kaymersecured his first European Tour International Schedule victory in his 33rd European Tour event. This victory beats his previous best European Tour performance of tied second in the 2007 Scandinavian Masters.
*Gains his first European Tour victory in his first appearance of the 2008 season. (This is his first tournament since the 2007 Volvo Masters)
*Gains a European Tour exemption until the end of 2010
*Gains a place in the 2008 World Golf Championships – Bridgestone Invitational
*Gains a place in the 2009 HSBC Champions
*Moves to €225,421 (£170,135) in The European Tour Order of Merit
*Moves to 534876.03 in The European Ryder Cup Points Table
*Gains his largest European Tour prize of €225,421 (£170,123)
*Set record for the largest 36 and 54 hole leads in the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship (six) and winning margin (four)
*Set record for the largest 36 and 54 hole leads on the 2008 European Tour season (six) and winning margin (four)
*His 72 hole total in relation to par 273 (-15) equals the lowest on the 2008 European Tour season, set by Miguel Angel Jiménez (UBS Hong Kong Open)
*Moves to 34th in the Official World Golf Ranking – the second highest position ever by a German, after Bernhard Langer. As a result of his movement is the youngest player in the current top 50
*The first German to win on The European Tour since Marcel Siem at the 2004 dunhill championship
- Like Siem came through the EPD Tour and the European Challenge Tour and win on The European Tour in the space of three seasons
*Becomes the 53rd German victory in European Tour history
*Becomes the sixth different German to win on The European Tour, following Alex Cejka, Tobias Dier, Bernhard Langer, Marcel Siem and Sven Strüver
*Becomes the 349th different player to win in European Tour history since 1972
*The third first-time winner of the 2008 season, following Richard Finch (Michael Hill New Zealand Open) and James Kingston (South African Airways Open)
*The first wire-to-wire winner of the 2008 European Tour season and first on The European Tour since Raphaël Jacquelin at the 2007 BMW Asian Open
- First wire-to-wire winner in the history of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
*Joins Chris DiMarco (2006) as players making the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship their first European Tour victory
*Aged 23 and 24 days is the youngest winner on The 2008 European Tour International Schedule
*Aged 23 and 24 days becomes the youngest winner of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, beating Paul Casey who was 29 and 184 days in 2007
Aged 23 and 24 days becomes the youngest German winner in European Tour history, beating the record of Bernhard Langer, who was 23 and 38 days when he won the 1980 Dunlop Masters
The 190th European Tour win by a former European Challenge Tour player
*The 92nd different former Challenge Tour player to win on The European Tour
*The fourth win of the 2008 season by a former Challenge Tour player, following Richard Finch (Michael Hill New Zealand Open), John Bickerton (Alfred Dunhill Championship) and Richard Sterne (Joburg Open)
*His sixth European Tour top ten finish of his European Tour career and third successive tournament where he has finished in the top ten, following the 2007 Portugal Masters and 2007 Volvo Masters
*His eighth victory as a professional.
