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European Open Preview

Round 1: Ross Fisher leads with record round

Round 2: Big names close in on Ross Fisher

Round 3: Ross Fisher stretches lead to three shots

Round 4: Ross Fisher coasts to seven shot victory

European Open Scores

2008 European Tour Schedule and Results

2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003

2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998

GOLF TODAY TOP STORIES

Sweden win World Cup

Internationals claim Lexus Cup

Pampling wins in a playoff

Choi wins Skins Game

Amateur: EGU allow range finders

DATES: Thursday, July 3rd through Sunday, July 6th

SITE: The London Golf Club (Heritage Course), Ash, Kent, England

COURSE ARCHITECT: Jack Nicklaus (1994)

PAR: 72

YARDAGE: 7,257

Hole-By-Hole:	1 - Par 4 398 Yd	10 - Par 4 426 Yd
	2 - Par 4 412 Yd	11 - Par 3 208 Yd
	3 - Par 3 194 Yd	12 - Par 5 531 Yd
	4 - Par 4 384 Yd	13 - Par 4 338 Yd
	5 - Par 5 541 Yd	14 - Par 4 443 Yd
	6 - Par 4 454 Yd	15 - Par 5 548 Yd
	7 - Par 3 187 Yd	16 - Par 4 486 Yd
	8 - Par 5 563 Yd	17 - Par 3 225 Yd
	9 - Par 4 448 Yd	18 - Par 4 471 Yd
	------------	------------
	36 3,581 Yd	36 3,676 Yd

Annual:	31st
Defending Champion:	Colin Montgomerie
Runner-Up:	Niclas Fasth
Tournament Record:	260 (Ian Woosnam, 1988)
54-Hole Record:	195 (Ian Woosnam, 1988)
36-Hole Record:	131 (Howard Clark, 1984; Ian Woosnam, Nick Faldo,
	Denis Durnian, Mats Lanner, 1988; Robert Karlsson, 1992)
18-Hole Record:	60 (Darren Clarke, 1999)
Total Purse:	$4,844,095 (2,400,000 pounds)
Shares:	1st Place - $809,292; 2nd Place - $539,514; 3rd Place - $303,969

2007 Finish
Player	Score	Player	Score
Colin Montgomerie	269	Gregory Havret	271
Niclas Fasth	270	Thomas Levet	272
Peter Hanson	271	Soren Hansen	272
Pelle Edberg	271	Peter O'Malley	272
Anthony Wall	271	Peter Hedblom	272

Past Smurfit Kappa European Open Winners
Year	Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
2007	Colin Montgomerie (269) -- Niclas Fasth
2006	Stephen Dodd (279) -- Jose Manuel Lara, Anthony Wall
2005	Kenneth Ferrie (285) -- Colin Montgomerie, Graeme Storm
2004	Retief Goosen (275) -- Richard Green, Peter O'Malley, Lee Westwood
2003	Phillip Price (272) -- Mark McNulty, Alastair Forsyth
2002	Michael Campbell (282) -- Padraig Harrington, Paul Lawrie,
	Bradley Dredge, Retief Goosen
2001	Darren Clarke (273) -- Ian Woosnam, Padraig Harrington, Thomas Bjorn
2000	Lee Westwood (276) -- Angel Cabrera
1999	Lee Westwood (271) -- Darren Clarke, Peter O'Malley
1998	Mathias Gronberg (275) -- Miguel Angel Jimenez, Phillip Price
1997	Per-Ulrik Johansson (267) -- Peter Baker
1996	Per-Ulrik Johansson (277) -- Costantino Rocca
1995	*Bernhard Langer (280) -- Barry Lane
1994	David Gilford (275) -- Costantino Rocca, Jose Maria Olazabal
1993	Gordon Brand, Jr. (275) -- Ronan Rafferty, Phillip Price
1992	Nick Faldo (262) -- Robert Karlsson
1991	Mike Harwood (277) -- Sandy Lyle
1990	Peter Senior (267) -- Ian Woosnam
1989	Andrew Murray (277) -- Frank Nobilo
1988	Ian Woosnam (260) -- Nick Faldo
1987	Paul Way (279) -- John Bland, Gordon Brand, Jr.
1986	*Greg Norman (269) -- Ken Brown
1985	Bernhard Langer (269) -- John O'Leary
1984	Gordon Brand, Jr. (270) -- Seve Ballesteros, Noel Ratcliffe
1983	Isao Aoki (274) -- Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Carl Mason
1982	Manuel Pinero (266) -- Sam Torrance
1981	Graham Marsh (275) -- Seve Ballesteros
1980	Tom Kite (284) -- Lon Hinkle, Leonard Thompson
1979	Sandy Lyle (275) -- Dale Hayes, Peter Townsend
1978	*Bobby Wadkins (283) -- Bernard Gallacher, Gil Morgan

* - Won in Playoff

Note: Formerly called European Open Championship (1978-80, 82), Dixcel

Tissues (1981), Panasonic European Open (1983-90), General Accident European Open (1991-93), European Open (1994), Smurfit European Open (1995-2005), Smurfit Kappa European Open (2006-07).