• 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 European Masters and the lowest first 54 hole score 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 eight from Sweden’s Pierre Fulke. His 13 stroke lead broke the old record for the largest third round leading margin, which stood at 11, set by Ken Brown at the 1984 Glasgow Open.
• Playing on a invite, Kevin Stadler, won the 2006 Johnnie Walker Classic by two shots from Nick O’Hern. The American was the first player to win via a sponsors invitation since Mark Hensby at the 2005 Scandinavian Masters. With his victory, Stadler and (father, Craig) became only the second father/son combination to win on The European Tour, following Antonio and Ignacio Garrido.
• The Johnnie Walker Classic has a rich roll of honour since the event began back in 1992. Former winners of the event have produced 172 European Tour wins and 28 Major Championships between them.
