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With This Win....Ross Fisher - The KLM Open
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With This Win....Ross Fisher - The KLM Open

With this win Ross Fisher secured his first European Tour International Schedule victory in his 62nd European Tour event. This victory beats his previous best performance of tied third at the 2006 OSIM Singapore Masters.

  • The 16th first-time winner of the 2007 European Tour International Schedule and first since Andres Romero at The Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship. The 16  are:  Y E Yang (HSBC Champions),  José Manuel Lara (UBS Hong Kong Open),  Nathan Green (Blue Chip New Zealand Open), Alvaro Quiros (Alfred Dunhill Championship), Ariel Cante (Joburg Open),  Mikko Ilonen (Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesian Open), Anton Haig (Johnnie Walker Classic),  Liang Wen-chong (Clariden Leu Singapore Masters), Chapchai Nirat (TCL Classic),  Daniel Vancsik (Madeira Islands Open BPI),  Pablo Martin (AM) (Estoril Open de Portugal),  Zach Johnson (Masters Tournament), Cal Suneson (Open de Saint Omer presented by NEUFLIZE OBC), Graeme  Storm (Open de France ALSTOM), Andres Romero (The Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship of Europe) and Fisher (The KLM Open).

    *Gains a place in the 2008 HSBC Champions.
  • Gains a European Tour exemption until the end of 2009.

*Gains his largest European Tour prize of €266,660 (£181,449).

*Moves to €567,447 in The European Tour Order of Merit to 39th  from 72nd.

*The 230th English victory in European Tour history.

*The 75th different English winner on The European Tour.

*The 344th different player to win in European Tour history.

  • Second English player on The European Tour in 2007 to record their maiden victory, following Graeme Storm at the Open de France ALSTOM.

*Follows Justin Rose (MasterCard Masters), Paul Casey (Abu Dhabi Golf Championship), Lee Westwood (Valle Romano Open de Andalucia) and Graeme Storm (Open de France ALSTOM) as English winners on The 2007 European Tour.

*Follows Jack Newton (1972), Doug McClelland (1973), Seve Ballesteros (1976), Harold Henning (1981), Paul Way (1982), Scott Hoch (1995), Maarten Lafeber (2003), David Lynn (2004) and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño (2005) as players to make The KLM Open their first European Tour victory.

*Follows Doug McClelland (1973), Paul Way (1982), Lee Westwood (1999), David Lynn (2004) and Simon Dyson (2006) as English winners of The KLM Open since 1972.

  • His third top ten finish of the 2007 season and eighth of his European Tour career.

*The 181st  European Tour win by a former European Challenge Tour player.

*The 88th different former Challenge Tour player to win on The European Tour.

*His first victory as a professional, since turning professional in 2005.

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