LEHMAN AND WOOSNAM IN FIELD FOR
TELECOM ITALIAN OPEN MAY 3 to 6

Tom Lehman and Ian Woosnam, respective captains of the United States and Europe in the 2006 Ryder Cup, will be reunited for the first time on European soil since the contest at The K Club when they compete in the 2007 Telecom Italia Open which will feature a record prize fund of 1,700,000 Euros.
The tournament, at the picturesque Castello di Tolcinasco Golf and Country Club on the outskirts of Milan, will take place from May 3 to 6 and will be the 64th overall staging of an event which has been a fixture on The European Tour International Schedule since 1972.
This year’s record prize fund represents an increase of €300,000 on the 2006 figure and will feature a first prize of €283,330, €50,000 more than the cheque pocketed by Francesco Molinari after his memorable triumph in his home country last May.
Lehman, who has five US PGA Tour victories to his name, is a frequent visitor to Europe and indeed won the 1996 Open championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes and the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond on The European Tour a year later.
But the visit to Milan will represent the 47 year old American’s first appearance in the Telecom Italia Open.
“I am very much looking forward to my trip to Italy and my debut in the Telecom Italia Open,” said Lehman. “Milan is such a beautiful city and I have been told that Castello di Tolcinasco is a wonderful venue – I look forward to the test it will present.”