Czech Open

Tournament information
Location	Czech Republic
Established	1994
Course(s)	Prosper Golf Resort
Par	72
Length	7,452 yards (6,814 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	€1,500,000
Month played	August
Tournament record score
Aggregate	237 Per-Ulrik Johansson (1994)
To par	-20 Bernhard Langer (1997) (European Tour events only)
Current champion
Oliver Fisher

The Czech Open was a golf tournament on the European Tour which was held annually in the Czech Republic.

The tournament first appeared on the European Tour schedule between 1994 to 1997 as the Chemapol Trophy Czech Open, and was the first European Tour event staged east of the former Iron Curtain after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The first three of those events were held at the Golf Club Mariánské Lázně in Mariánské Lázně, before moving to the Prague Karlstein Golf Club, overlooked by Karlštejn Castle, just outside Prague. Germany's former World Number 1 Bernhard Langer was much the most distinguished of the four champions.

The Czech Open was cancelled in 1998 at the request of the sponsors, following flood disasters in the Czech Republic the previous year, and lost its place on the European Tour schedule as a result.^[1] In its final year, the prize fund was £804,788, which was above average for a European Tour event at that time.

Having been contested on the satellite Alps Tour in 2008, the Czech Open returned to the European Tour schedule for the 2009 season, when it was played at the Miguel Ángel Jiménez designed Prosper Golf Resort in Čeladná towards the end of July with a prize fund of €2.5 million.^[2] It was titled as the Moravia Silesia Open in 2009, and retitled again in 2010 to the Czech Open. The 2011 Czech Open was the last one held, with the 2012 version being scheduled, but ultimately cancelled due to a lack of funds; however, there is a possibility for the Czech Open to return in 2013.^[3]

Winners[link]

Year	Winner	Score
Czech Open
2011	Oliver Fisher	275 (-13)
2010	Peter Hanson	278 (-10)
Moravia Silesia Open presented by ALO Diamonds
2009	Oskar Henningsson	275 (-13)
Czech Golf Open
2008	Clemens Prader	203 (-13)
Chemapol Trophy Czech Open
1997	Bernhard Langer	264 (-20)
1996	Jonathan Lomas	272 (-12)
1995	Peter Teravainen	268 (-16)
1994	Per-Ulrik Johansson	237 (-11)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Coverage on the European Tour's official site - current event
• Coverage on the Alps Tour website - 2008 event
• Coverage on the European Tour's official site - 1994–97 events

Camo & Krooked
Rietsch and Wagner at the 2010 Amadeus Awards
Background information
Origin	Viena, Austria
Genres	Drum and bass, Liquid Funk, Dubstep, Drumstep
Years active	2007-present
Labels	Hospital Records, Breakbeat Kaos, Audio Porn, Viper Recordings, Beta Recordings, Mainframe Recordings
Associated acts	Nina, Nemesis, Dynamite MC, Friction, Future Prophecies, Shaz Sparks, DisasZt, Ayah Marar, Jenna G, TC
Website	www.camoandkrooked.com
Members
Reinhard Rietsch (2007-Present) Markus Wagner (2007-Present)

Camo & Krooked are a drum and bass duo from Vienna, Austria, consisting of Reinhard "Camo" Rietsch (Born November 12, 1983 in Salzburg) and Markus "Krooked" Wagner (Born July 31, 1989 in Lilienfeld)^[1]

History[link]

Both Rietsch and Wagner have been producing music since 2002. They met at one of Rietsch's gigs and collaborated to form Camo & Krooked in 2007. Their first release was in 2008 with "Play It / Hidden Edge / Drop It!".^[2]

Due to Camo & Krooked success with Above & Beyond released in February 2010, they won Best Newcomer DJ's at the 2010 Drum & Bass: Arena Awards, and put out two mixes for BBC Radio 1‘s Annie Nightingale, Fabio & Grooverider. Grooverider later quoted that Camo & Krooked are “one of the biggest talents in Drum & Bass”.^[3] Both of these mixes bring to the table Camo & Krooked‘s usual varying sub-genres of drum and bass.^[4]

Camo & Krooked were signed by Hospital Records on the December 4, 2010,^[5] to join Netsky, High Contrast and Danny Byrd.

On June 3, 2011,^[6] Camo & Krooked released their first single from their upcoming album, "All Fall Down / Breezeblock" ventured into new genres for them into the realms of dubstep. "All Fall Down" reached number 97^[7] on the UK Singles Chart and number 14^[7] on the UK Dance Chart.

During 2011, due to the success and the release of "All Fall Down" and their growing discography, they played live at festivals throughout Europe.^[8] Some of these gigs were alongside big names of the genre, such as Chase & Status and Sub Focus, They performed at the Relentless's Nass festival,^[9] and also at the Global Gathering festival,^[10] both in July 2011. In addition, they also headlined the Strongbow stage at the V Festival in August 2011.

The second single of Camo & Krooked's second album, "Make The Call" was released on September 12, 2011, with "In The Future" as the second track.^[11] "Make The Call" was their last released single prior to the album's release in the latter months of 2011, which in August 2011 was revealed to be named Cross The Line.^[12] In BBC Radio 1's show of Fabio and Grooverider (12 September), Camo & Krooked announced the album will be released on October 3. The album was available on 12″ Vinyl, CD and by digital download, the album was available for pre-order on iTunes.

On December 1, 2011, Camo & Krooked were awarded with the Best Producer title at the 2011 Drum and Bass Arena Awards.^[13]

The third single of Camo & Krooked's second album, "Cross the Line", the title track, was released on November 14, 2011.

Discography[link]

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Albums[link]

Singles and EPs[link]

Remixes[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website
• Camo & Krooked on Facebook
• Camo & Krooked on Myspace
• Camo & Krooked on Twitter
• Camo & Krooked discography at Discogs
• Camo & Krooked Hospital Records Page

Matteo Manassero
Personal information
Full name	Matteo Manassero
Born	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 19) Negrar, Italy
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Nationality	Italy
Residence	Verona, Italy
Career
Turned professional	2010
Current tour(s)	European Tour (joined 2010)
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T36: 2010
U.S. Open	T54: 2011
The Open Championship	T13: 2009
PGA Championship	T37: 2011
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	2010

Matteo Manassero (born 19 April 1993) is an Italian professional golfer. He is the youngest golfer to win a European Tour event.

Manassero was born in Negrar, in the Province of Verona.^[1] In 2009, at the age of 16, he became the youngest ever winner of the British Amateur Championship, defeating England's Sam Hutsby in the final.^[2] The win qualified him for the 2009 Open Championship, where, playing alongside Tom Watson and Sergio García in the first two rounds, he made the cut and won the silver medal as leading amateur. He eventually finished tied for 13th place.^[3]

Manassero topped the World Amateur Golf Rankings on 30 December 2009^[4] and remained number 1 for 18 weeks, until he was removed from the rankings upon turning professional.^[5]

On 9 April 2010, Manassero beat Bobby Cole's record, which lasted since 1967, to become the youngest player ever to make the cut at the Masters Tournament, at 16 years and 11 months and 22 days. Manassero was nearly two years younger than Cole was when he made the cut at the 1967 Masters. Manassero announced that he would turn professional shortly after the Masters and about two weeks after his 17th birthday. He made his professional debut at the BMW Italian Open.^[6] He officially turned pro on 3 May 2010.^[7] His first win came on 24 October 2010 at the Castelló Masters Costa Azahar in Valencia, Spain, where he triumphed by four strokes over Ignacio Garrido. The victory made him the youngest ever winner on the European Tour, surpassing the record set by Danny Lee at the 2009 Johnnie Walker Classic.^[8] The victory also secured his full European Tour playing privileges for the next two seasons. Manassero posted another very strong result when he tied for second in the 2010 UBS Hong Kong Open, one stroke behind winner Ian Poulter. He won the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year in 2010.

Manassero secured his second European Tour win at the Maybank Malaysian Open on 17 April 2011 at the age of 17 years and 363 days, putting him first and second on the list of youngest European Tour winners.

Amateur wins (1)[link]

• 2009 The Amateur Championship

Professional wins (2)[link]

European Tour wins (2)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	24 Oct 2010	Castelló Masters Costa Azahar	−16 (68–66–67–67=268)	4 strokes	Ignacio Garrido
2	17 Apr 2011	Maybank Malaysian Open (co-sanctioned with Asian Tour)	−16 (66–71–67–68=272)	1 stroke	Grégory Bourdy

Results in major championships[link]

LA = Low amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Results in World Golf Championships[link]

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances[link]

Amateur

• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2007, 2008

Professional

• Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2011 (winners)
• Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2011

References[link]

External links[link]

• Matteo Manassero at the European Tour official site
• Matteo Manassero at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Mic Christopher
Mic Christopher
Born	(1969-09-21)21 September 1969 Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died	29 November 2001(2001-11-29) (aged 32) Groningen, Netherlands
Cause of death	Fall, head injury
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Known for	The Mary Janes band

Mic Christopher (21 September 1969 - 29 November 2001) was an Irish singer-songwriter, best known for his posthumously-released debut album Skylarkin'.

Early life[link]

Mic Christopher was born in the Bronx, New York to Irish parents Harry Christopher from Dublin and Vaun Heaney from Sixmilecross. Because of his parents' Irish heritage they moved back to Dublin, Ireland in 1972 and together with an all-Irish school upbringing in Coláiste Chilliain Clondalkin, Christopher started to play traditional Irish music with school groups until he was about fifteen years old when he started busking.

Christopher was a busker in Dublin for about five years where he met many of the numerous musicians on the Dublin circuit, including Karl & David Odlum and Glen Hansard of The Frames, among many others.

Musical career[link]

In 1990 Christopher formed the band The Mary Janes with former Kila bass player and fellow busker Karl Odlum, and added Simon Good on guitar and Steven Hogan on drums. Over the next nine years The Mary Janes played together a number of guises. Firstly with Hogan on drums and, after Hogan left the band, as a three piece without drums. It was at this time that the band recorded their first album Bored Of Their Laughing.

In 1994 The Mary Janes signed a publishing deal with Warner-Chappell. In 1996 the band acquired the drumming talents of Mark Stanley from Australia and went on to record their second album Sham in 1998. Over the following years The Mary Janes played everywhere from the Feile and the Fleadh music festivals in Ireland, to Glastonbury Festival in England, to the CMJ in New York. The band also performed a six-week stint in Bosnia with the War Child charity organization. The Mary Janes finally split in 1999 and Christopher embarked on a three month solo tour of Victoria, Australia.

In the autumn of 2001, having recovered from a bad motorbike accident, Christopher released his solo Heyday EP and announced that he would be supporting The Waterboys on their next tour.

Death[link]

On 18 November 2001 in Groningen, the Netherlands, after he had played his set supporting The Waterboys, Christopher was found unconscious, having apparently struck his head on some steps following a fall. On arrival at a local hospital, he was found to have lapsed into a coma as a result of severe swelling to the brain. He never regained consciousness and died on 29 November 2001, aged 32.

The accident that caused his death was described by Glen Hansard: 'He went for a few beers after the show and simply slipped on some steps. It could have happened anywhere, at any time.'

[edit] Skylarkin'

Mic Christopher had been working on a solo album entitled Skylarkin' prior to his death. The album was incomplete but Christopher had left instructions as to how the recordings could be improved. During November 2002, work from many of his friends and family resulted in the posthumous release of Christopher's first and only solo album. Skylarkin' later won Best Album at the 2003 Meteor Awards. His family were present to collect the award on his behalf.

Since Mic Christopher's death, Glen Hansard of The Frames has dedicated each of their albums to him. They also dedicate their cover version of his hit "Heyday" to him when played live. The Damien Rice album, O, is also dedicated to Mic Christopher. Also Lisa Hannigan dedicated the song "Splishy Splashy" to him on her debut album Sea Sew.

Discography[link]

• Heyday EP (2000)
• Skylarkin' (2002)

External links[link]

• Mic Christopher's Official homepage
• Mic Christopher at Irish Music Central
• Mic performing Heyday in the Spirit Store, Feb 2001