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Facts and figures - UBS Hong Kong Open
Facts and Figures

Facts and figures - UBS Hong Kong Open

UBS Hong Kong Open

First played: 1959 (Became part of The European Tour from the 2002 season onwards)

Most wins: 4 – Hsieh Yung-yo, 1963, 64, 75, 77, Miguel Angel Jiménez, 2005, 08, 12, 14 (Dec 13)

Consecutive wins: Hsieh Yung-yo, 1963-64, Miguel Angel Jiménez, 2012-14 (not played in 2013 season)

(Stats from 2002 onwards)

Youngest winner: Rory McIlroy, 22 years and 214 days, 2011

Oldest winner: Miguel Angel Jiménez, 49 years and 337 days, 2014 (Dec 13)

Past winners: 2002: José Maria Olazábal, 2003: Fredrik Jacobson,

2004: Padraig Harrington, 2005: Miguel Angel Jiménez,

2006: Colin Montgomerie, 2007: José Manuel Lara,

2008: Miguel Angel Jiménez, 2009 (Nov 08), Lin Weng-tang

2009 (Nov 09), Grégory Bourdy, 2010: Ian Poulter, 2011: Rory McIlroy,

2012: Miguel Angel Jiménez, 2014: (Dec 13) Miguel Angel Jiménez,

2014: (Oct 14) Scott Hend, 2015: Justin Rose

Lowest 18 hole score: 60 (-10), Ian Poulter, 2010

Lowest first 18 hole score: 62 (-8), Richard McEvoy, 2004, K J Choi, 2008,

Udorn Duangdecha, 2009 (Nov 09), Mark Brown, 2010

Lowest first 36 hole score: 127 (-13), Ian Poulter, 2010

Lowest first 54 hole score: 191 (-19), Ian Poulter, 2010

Lowest 72 hole score: 258 (-22), Ian Poulter, 2010

Lowest under par winning score: 258 (-22), Ian Poulter, 2010, 262 (-22), José Maria Olazábal, 2002

Lowest final round by a winner: 64 (-7), José Maria Olazábal, 2002; 64 (-5), Fredrik Jacobson, 2003

Wire-to-wire-winners: None

Largest 18 hole lead: 4 shots, Richard McEvoy, 2004

Largest 36 hole lead: 4 shots, Robert Karlsson, 2008

Largest 54 hole lead: 4 shots, Robert Karlsson, 2008

Largest winning margin: 2 shots, Fredrik Jacobson, 2003, Grégory Bourdy, 2009 (Nov 09),

Rory McIlroy, 2011

Biggest final round 4 shots, Miguel Angel Jiménez, 2008

comeback by a winner:

Play-offs: Lin Wen-tang beat Rory McIlroy and Francesco Molinari, 2009 (Nov 08)

Miguel Angel Jiménez beat Stuart Manley and Prom Meesawat, 2014 (Dec 13)

Scott Hend beat Angelo Que, 2014 (Oct 14)

Holes-in-one: Peter Lawrie, round 2, hole 8, 2003

Tyrol Auret, round 1, hole 2, 2004

Ted Oh, round 3, hole 5, 2006

Robert-Jan Derksen, round 3, hole 12, 2006

Liang Wen-chong, round 4, hole 12, 2007

Simon Griffiths, round 1, hole 12, 2009 (Nov 08)

Jean-François Lucquin, round 1, hole 12, 2009 (Nov 09)

Simon Dyson, round 1, hole 12, 2010

Gareth Maybin, Rnd 2, Hole 4, 2011

Anirban Lahiri, Rnd 3, Hole 11, 2011

Steve Webster, Rnd 2, Hole 12, 2012

Roope Kakko, Rnd 3, Hole 2, 2014 (Dec 13)

Prom Meesawat, Rnd 2, Hole 2, 2014 (Oct 14)

Low cut: 138 (-2), 2009 (Nov 09), 2010

High cut: 142 (+2), 2011, 2012

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