Preview - Telecom Italia Open 2006

 Dates: May 4th through May 7th
 Site: Castello di Tolcinasco Golf Club, Milan, Italy
 Course Architect: Arnold Palmer (1993)
 Par: 72
 Yardage: 7,225
 Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 5 526 Yds   10 - Par 4 342 Yds
               2 - Par 4 462 Yds   11 - Par 4 411 Yds
               3 - Par 4 444 Yds   12 - Par 5 566 Yds
               4 - Par 4 425 Yds   13 - Par 4 433 Yds
               5 - Par 3 210 Yds   14 - Par 3 167 Yds
               6 - Par 4 459 Yds   15 - Par 5 554 Yds
               7 - Par 4 473 Yds   16 - Par 3 206 Yds
               8 - Par 3 224 Yds   17 - Par 4 387 Yds
               9 - Par 5 513 Yds   18 - Par 4 423 Yds
                   -------------        -------------
                    36 3,736 Yds         36 3,489 Yds
 
 Annual: 63rd
 Defending Champion: Steve Webster
 Runner-Up: Anders Hansen, Bradley Dredge, Richard Finch
 Tournament Record: 262 (Peter Alliss, 1935)
 54-Hole Record: 195 (Patrik Sjoland, 1998)
 36-Hole Record: 128 (Ian Poulter, 2002)
 18-Hole Record: 61 (Ian Poulter, 2002)
 Course Record: 63 (Richard Finch, 2005)
 Total Purse: $1,766,680
 Share: 1st $294,562; 2nd $196,370; 3rd $110,639
 
 2005 Finish
 -----------
 
 Player                Score   
 ------                -----  
 Steve Webster          270  
 Anders Hansen          273 
 Bradley Dredge         273  
 Richard Finch          273  
 Emanuele Canonica      274  
 
 Past Telecom Italia Open Winners
 --------------------------------
 
 Year  Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
 ----  ----------------------------
 2005  Steve Webster (270) -- Anders Hansen, Bradley Dredge, Richard Finch
 2004  *#Graeme McDowell (197) -- Thomas Levet
 2003  Mathias Gronberg (271) -- Jose Manuel Lara, Colin Montgomerie,
                                 Ricardo Gonzalez
 2002  #Ian Poulter (197) -- Paul Lawrie
 2001  Gregory Havret (268) -- Bradley Dredge
 2000  Ian Poulter (267) -- Gordon Brand Jr
 1999  Dean Robertson (271) -- Padraig Harrington
 1998  #Patrik Sjoland (195) -- Jose Maria Olazabal, Joakim Haeggman
 1997  Bernhard Langer (273) -- Jose Maria Olazabal
 1996  Jim Payne (275) -- Patrik Sjoland
 1995  Sam Torrance (269) -- Jose Rivero
 1994  Eduardo Romero (272) -- Greg Turner
 1993  Greg Turner (267) -- Jose Coceres
 1992  Sandy Lyle (270) -- Colin Montgomerie
 1991  Craig Parry (279) -- Ian Woosnam
 1990  Richard Boxall (267) -- Jose Maria Olazabal
 1989  Ronan Rafferty (273) -- Sam Torrance
 1988  Greg Norman (270) -- Craig Parry
 1987  *Sam Torrance (271) -- Jose Rivero
 1986  *David Feherty (270) -- Ronan Rafferty
 1985  Manuel Pinero (267) -- Sam Torrance
 1984  Sandy Lyle (277) -- Bobby Clampett
 1983  *Bernhard Langer (271) -- Seve Ballesteros, Ken Brown
 1982  Mark James (280) -- Ian Woosnam, Bobby Clampett
 1981  *Jose Maria Canizares (280) -- Bobby Clampett
 1980  Massimo Mannelli (276) -- John Bland, Ken Brown
 1979  Brian Barnes (281) -- Dale Hayes
 1978  Dale Hayes (293) -- Tommy Horton, Vin Baker
 1977  Angel Gallardo (286) -- Brian Barnes
 1976  Baldovino Dassu (280) -- Carl Mason, Manuel Pinero
 1975  Billy Casper (286) -- Brian Barnes
 1974  Peter Oosterhuis (249) -- Dale Hayes, Johnny Miller
 1973  Tony Jacklin (284) -- Valentin Barrios
 1972  Norman Wood (271) -- Brian Huggett
 1971  Ramon Sota (282) -- Brian Barnes
 1970  Not Held
 1969  Not Held
 1968  Not Held
 1967  Not Held
 1966  Not Held
 1965  Not Held
 1964  Not Held
 1963  Not Held
 1962  Not Held
 1961  Not Held
 1960  B. Wilkes (285)
 1959  Peter Thomson (269)
 1958  Peter Alliss (282)
 1957  Harold Henning (273)
 1956  A.Cerda (284)
 1955  Flora van Donck (287)
 1954  Ugo Grappasonni (272)
 1953  Flora van Donck (267)
 1952  E.Brown (273)
 1951  J.Adams (289)
 1950  Ugo Grappasonni (281)
 1949  H.Hassanein (263)
 1948  Aldo Casera (267)
 1947  Flory Van Donck (263)
 1946  Not Held
 1945  Not Held
 1944  Not Held
 1943  Not Held
 1942  Not Held
 1941  Not Held
 1940  Not Held
 1939  Not Held
 1938  Flory van Donck (276)
 1937  M.Dallegagne (276)
 1936  Henry Cotton (268)
 1935  Peter Alliss (262)
 1934  N.Nutley (132)
 1933  Not Held
 1932  A.Boomer (143)
 1931  Auguste Boyer (141)
 1930  Auguste Boyer (140)
 1929  R.Golias (143)
 1928  Auguste Boyer (145)
 1927  Peter Alliss (145)
 1926  Auguste Boyer (147)
 1925  Francesco Pasquali (154)
 
 * - Won in playoff.
 # - Rain shortened.
 
 Note: Formerly called Atlanet Italian Open (2001), Fiat & Fila Italian Open
       (1999), Conte of Florence Italian Open (1996), Tisettanta Italian
       Open (1994), Lancia-Martini Italian Open (1990-93), Lancia Italian
       Open (1987-89), Italian Open (1971-86, 95, 98, 2000).