Preview - Methorios Capital Italian Open 2008

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 4 469 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 4 492 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
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	36 3,794 Yds	36 3,489 Yds

Annual:	65th
Defending Champion:	Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
Runner-Up:	Markus Brier
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, Angel Cabrera, 2002 - Olgiata Golf Club)
Course Record:	62 (Joakim Backstrom, 2007)
Total Purse:	$2,642,920 (1,700,000 euros)
Share:	1st Place - $440,481; 2nd Place - $293,643; 3rd Place - $165,399

2007 Finish
Player	Score	Player	Score
G.Fernandez-Castano *#	200	Fredrik Andersson Hed	201
Markus Brier	200	Raphael Jacquelin	202
Nick Dougherty	201	Andrew McLardy	202
Francesco Molinari	201	Alexandre Rocha	202
Henrik Nystrom	201	Marcus Fraser	202

* - Won in Playoff

# - Rain Shortened

Past Methorios Capital Italian Open Winners
Year	Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
2007	*#Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (200) -- Markus Brier
2006	Francesco Molinari (265) -- Anders Hansen, Jarmo Sandelin
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 Telecom Italia Open (2002-07), 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).