With this win Padraig Harrington secured his ninth European Tour International Schedule victory in his 209th European Tour event
Second European Tour International Schedule victory in 2004, following the Omega Hong Kong Open
His 12th win as a professional
Third win in total in 2004, following the Omega Hong Kong Open and the Irish PGA Championship
Fifth player to record multiple victories on the 2004 European Tour, following Miguel Angel Jiménez (the Johnnie Walker Classic, Algarve Open de Portugal Caixa Geral de Depositos, BMW Asian Open and BMW International Open), Trevor Immelman (South African Airways Open and Deutsche Bank – SAP Open TPC of Europe), Retief Goosen (The US Open Championship and Smurfit European Open) and Luke Donald (Scandinavian Masters by Carlsberg and Omega European Masters)
Extends his European Tour exemption until the end of 2009
Gains a place in the 2005 World Golf Championships – NEC Invitational
The 37th win by an Irish player on The European Tour
His fifth top ten finish of 2004 and his 69th career European Tour top ten finish
Moves to €1,488,804 on the 2004 Volvo Order of Merit
Second Irishman to win the Linde German Masters, following Darren Clarke in 1996
Third time in his European Tour career that has won two official titles in the same year, following 2000 and 2003
Fifth consecutive season has gone over €1million in official earnings in a single season
