Earned his first PGA TOUR victory in 57th career professional start at the age of 26 years, 6 months, and 23 days. |
|
* Captured Cialis Western Open in first career start at the event. |
|
* At the age of 26, Immelman is the youngest winner of the Cialis Western Open since Tiger Woods won the event in 1999 at the age of 23. |
|
* Final-round 67 was the lowest final-round for a winner since Jerry Kelly's 65 in 2002. |
|
* Since 1916 when TOUR records are available for this stat, he becomes the 14th player to win his first PGA TOUR event at the Cialis Western Open. The others: Abe Espinosa (1928), Herman Barron (1942), Hugh Royer (1970), Jim Jamieson (1972), Tom Watson (1974), Scott Simpson (1980), Scott Verplank-a (1985), D.A. Weibring (1987), Jim Benepe (1988), Russ Cochran (1991), Steve Stricker (1996), Joe Durant (1998) and Stephen Ames (2004). |
|
* Posted four rounds in the 60s, making him the first player to win with four rounds in the 60s since Jerry Kelly in 2002. |
|
Immelman in his career |
|
* Previous top finish on the PGA TOUR was second place (after a playoff) at the 2006 Wachovia Championship and a second at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. |