Preview - Omega European Masters 2006

 Dates: September 7th -September 10th
 Site: Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland
 Course Architect: Fremantle and GedgeM Nicholson
                   Seve Ballesteros 
 Par: 71
 Yardage: 6,857
 Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 5 543 Yds
               2 - Par 4 440 Yds
               3 - Par 3 192 Yds
               4 - Par 4 506 Yds
               5 - Par 4 341 Yds
               6 - Par 4 326 Yds
               7 - Par 4 330 Yds
               8 - Par 3 176 Yds
               9 - Par 5 632 Yds
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                    36 3,486 Yds
 
              10 - Par 4 407 Yds
              11 - Par 3 206 Yds
              12 - Par 4 412 Yds
              13 - Par 3 200 Yds
              14 - Par 5 598 Yds
              15 - Par 5 519 Yds
              16 - Par 3 236 Yds
              17 - Par 4 388 Yds
              18 - Par 4 405 Yds
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                    35 3,371 Yds
 
 Annual: 72nd
 Defending Champion: Sergio Garcia
 Runner-Up: Peter Gustafsson
 Tournament Record: 260 (Colin Montgomerie)
 54-Hole Record: 193 (Patrick Sjoland, 1998)
 36-Hole Record: 127 (Sandy Lyle, 1983)
 Course Record: 60 (Baldovino Bassu; Jamie Spence)
 9-Hole Record: 27 (Jose Maria Canizares, 1978)
 Total Purse: $2,573,470
 Shares: 1st $428,924; 2nd $285,949; 3rd $161,087
 
 2005 Finish
 -----------
 
 Player                Score  
 ------                -----  
 Sergio Garcia          270 
 Peter Gustafsson       271
 Paul Casey             272 
 Luke Donald            273 
 Garry Houston          273
 
 Past Omega European Masters Winners
  -----------------------------------
 
 Year  Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
 ----  ----------------------------
 2005  Sergio Garcia (270) -- Peter Gustafsson
 2004  Luke Donald (265) -- Miguel Angel Jimenez
 2003  Ernie Els (267) -- Michael Campbell
 2002  Robert Karlsson (270) -- Trevor Immelman, Paul Lawrie
 2001  Ricardo Gonzalez (268) -- Soren Hansen
 2000  Eduardo Romero (261) -- Thomas Bjorn
 1999  Lee Westwood (270) -- Thomas Bjorn
 1998  *Sven Struver (263) -- Patrik Sjoland
 1997  Costantino Rocca (266) -- Robert Karlsson, Scott Henderson
 1996  Colin Montgomerie (260) -- Sam Torrance
 1995  Mathias Gronberg (270) -- Costantino Rocca, Barry Lane
 1994  Eduardo Romero (266) -- Pierre Fulke
 1993  Barry Lane (270) -- Seve Ballesteros, Miguel Angel Jimenez
 1992  *Jamie Spence (271) -- Anders Forsbrand
 1991  Jeff Hawkes (268) -- Seve Ballesteros
 1990  Ronan Rafferty (267) -- John Bland
 1989  Seve Ballesteros (266) -- Craig Parry
 1988  Chris Moody (268) -- Seve Ballesteros, Anders Forsbrand, Ian Woosnam
 1987  Anders Forsbrand (263) -- Mark Mouland
 1986  Jose Maria Olazabal (262) -- Anders Forsbrand
 1985  Craig Stadler (267)
 1984  Jerry Anderson (261) -- Howard Clark
 1983  *Nick Faldo (268) -- Sandy Lyle
 1982  *Ian Woosnam (272) -- Bill Longmuir
 1981  *Manuel Pinero (277) -- Antonio Garrido, Tony Johnstone
 1980  Nick Price (267) -- Manuel Calero
 1979  Hugh Baiocchi (275) -- Antonio Garrido, Dale Hayes, Delio Lovato
 1978  Seve Ballesteros (272) -- Manuel Pinero
 1977  Seve Ballesteros (273) -- John Schroeder
 1976  Manuel Pinero (274) -- Dave Hill
 1975  Dale Hayes (273) -- Tienie Britz, Bernard Gallacher, Gary Player
 1974  Bob Charles (275) -- Tony Jacklin
 1973  Hugh Baiocchi (278) -- Eddie Polland, Jack Newton
 1972  Graham Marsh (270)
 1971  Peter Townsend (270) -- Manuel Ballesteros
 1970  Graham Marsh (274)
 1969  Roberto Bernardini (277)
 1968  Roberto Bernardini (272)
 1967  Randall Vines (272)
 1966  Alfonso Angelini (271)
 1965  #Harold Henning (208)
 1964  Harold Henning (276)
 1963  *Dai Rees (278)
 1962  *Bob Charles (272)
 1961  Kel Nagle (268)
 1960  Harold Henning (270)
 1959  Dai Rees (274)
 1958  Ken Bousfield (272)
 1957  Alfonso Angelini (270)
 1956  Dai Rees (278)
 1955  Flory van Donck (277)
 1954  Bobby Locke (276)
 1953  Flory van Donck (267)
 1952  Ugo Grappasonni (267)
 1951  Eric Brown (267)
 1950  Aldo Casera (276)
 1949  Marcel Dallemagne (270)
 1948  Ugo Grappasonni (285)
 1947  Not Held
 1946  Not Held
 1945  Not Held
 1944  Not Held
 1943  Not Held
 1942  Not Held
 1941  Not Held
 1940  Not Held
 1939  Fifi Cavalo (273)
 1938  J. Saubaber (139)
 1937  M. Dallemagne (138)
 1936  @F. Francis (134)
 1935  Auguste Boyer (137)
 1934  Auguste Boyer (133)
 1933  Not Held
 1932  Not Held
 1931  M. Dallemagne (145)
 1930  Auguste Boyer (150)
 1929  A. Wilson (142)
 1928  Not Held
 1927  Not Held
 1926  Alex Ross (145)
 1925  Alex Ross (148)
 1924  P. Boomer (150)
 1923  Alex Ross (149)
 
 * - Won in playoff.
 # - 54 Holes.
 @ - Amateur.
 
 Note: Formerly called Swiss Open (1971-81), Ebel Swiss Masters (1982),
       Ebel European Masters Swiss Open (1983-1990), Canon European
       Masters Swiss Open (1991), Canon European Masters (1992-2000).