DID YOU KNOW? – FACTS ABOUT THE JOHHNIE WALKER CLASSIC
The Johnnie Walker Classic has a rich history of champions, dating back to 1992 when the event was first played. Here is a look at the winners and their achievements:
. TOTAL
. EUROPEAN WORLD EUROPEAN
. TOUR WIDE ORDER OF MAJORS
YEAR WINNER WINS WINS MERITS WON
1992 I Palmer 2 4 - -
1993 N Faldo 30 39 2 6
1994 G Norman 14 84 1 2
1995 F Couples 2 27 - 1
1996 I Woosnam 29 44 2 1
1997, 03 E Els 20 55 2 3
1998, 01 T Woods 22 58 - 9
2000 M Campbell 6 13 - -
2002 R Goosen 11 25 2 2
2004 M A Jiménez 12 15 - -
TOTAL 148 364 9 24
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Ernie Els of South Africa created European Tour history in the 2003 Johnnie Walker Classic at Lake Karrinyup, Perth, Australia, when winning with rounds of 64-65-64-66 259 (-29).
Here are the records he broke:
-Lowest 72 hole score to par, beating the 27 under par set by Jerry Anderson at the 1984 Omega EuropeanMasters and the lowest first 54 hole to par of 193 (-23), topping the old mark of 22 under by Vicente Fernandez at the 1975 Benson and Hedges Festival.
Another South African, Retief Goosen went into the records books after his 2002 victory, also at Lake Karrinyup. He led after round two and took a 13 shot advantage going into the final day, eventually winning by 8 from Sweden’s Pierre Fulke. His 13 stroke lead broke the old record for a third round leading margin, which stood at 11, set by Ken Brown at the 1984 Glasgow Open.
