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With This Win... Mikael Lundberg - Inteco Russian Open Championship
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With This Win... Mikael Lundberg - Inteco Russian Open Championship

With this win Mikael Lundberg secured his second European Tour International Schedule victory in his 146th European Tour event and beats his previous best performance in 2008 of tied 13th in the Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open.

*First European Tour victory since The Russian Open Golf Championship in 2005

*Joins Iain Pyman (1999 and 2002) as the only multiple winners of the Inteco Russian Open Golf Championship

*Becomes the first player since Anders Hansen (2002 and 2007 BMW PGA Championship) to win the same event for the first two European Tour victories

*Becomes the tenth player in European Tour history to win the same event for their first two European Tour victories

*Becomes the second 2007 European Challenge Tour graduate to win on The 2008 European Tour International Schedule, following Felipe Aguilar at the Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open

*Becomes the 13th Challenge Tour graduate to win on The European Tour, the year after graduation

*The second consecutive Swedish victory in the Championship, following Per-Ulrik Johansson in 2007 and third in the history of the event

*The 75th Swedish victory in European Tour history

*First Swedish victory on The 2008 European Tour

*First Swedish victory on The European Tour since Per-Ulrik Johansson at the 2007 Russian Open Golf Championship

*Extends the number of consecutive winning years on The European for Sweden to 20, dating back to 1989

*The 17th Swedish player to record multiple victories on The European Tour

*Gains a place in the 2009 HSBC Champions

Moves from 146th in The European Tour Order of Merit into the top 70 with €310,866

Gains his largest European Tour prize of €210,237 (£166,790)

*Gains a two year European Tour exemption until the end of 2010

*First European Tour top ten finish of the season and eighth of his European Tour career

*The 2004th European Tour victory by former Challenge Tour Member

*Sixth win of his professional career

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