With this win Stephen Dodd secured his third European Tour International Schedule victory in his 204th European Tour event as a professional and his second consecutive season with a victory on The European Tour International Schedule, following the 2005 Volvo China Open and Nissan Irish Open.
• Second European Tour International Schedule victory in Ireland
• The first Welsh victory on The 2006 European Tour International Schedule and first official Welsh European Tour triumph since Dodd won the Nissan Irish Open
• The third Welsh victory in the Smurfit Kappa European Open, following Ian Woosnam in 1988 and Phillip Price in 2003
• Extends his European Tour exemption until the end of 2011
• Gains a place in the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational
• Gains a place in the 2007 HSBC Champions tournament
• Gains his largest European Tour prize of €578,792 (£400,000)
• The 42nd Welsh victory on The European Tour
• Moves to €738,604 on The European Tour Order of Merit
• Moves to 911412 in The European Ryder Cup Points Table
• His first top ten finish on the 2006 European Tour International Schedule and 19th of his European Tour career
• The 152nd European Tour win by a former European Challenge Tour player
• The 15th time a player has made a final round deficit to win on the 2006 European Tour
