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Most wins 2

Gordon Brand Jnr 1984, 93

Bernhard Langer 1985, 95

Per-Ulrik Johansson 1996, 97

Lee Westwood 1999, 00

Consecutive wins

Per-Ulrik Johansson 1996-97

Lee Westwood 1999-00

Low 9 holes

29 (-7) Darren Clarke 1999

Low 18 holes

60 (-12) Darren Clarke 1999

Low 1st 18 holes

62 (-8) Nick Faldo 1986

Low 1st 36 holes

131 (-9) Howard Clark 1984

131 (-9) Ian Woosnam 1988

131 (-9) Denis Durnian 1988

131 (-9) Robert Karlsson 1992

Low 1st 54 holes

195 (-15) Ian Woosnam 1988

Low 72 holes

260 (-20) Ian Woosnam 1988

Low winning score to par

267 (-21) Per-Ulrik Johansson 1997

Low 2nd round score

60 (-12) Darren Clarke 1999

Low 3rd round score

63 (-7) Mark James 1988

63 (-7) John Bland 1988

63 (-7) José Maria Cañizares 1990

Low 4th round score

63 (-7) Manuel Piñero 1982

63 (-7) Craig Parry 1988

63 (-7) Brett Ogle 1990

High winning score

284 (-8) Tom Kite 1980

High winning score to par

275 (-5) Sandy Lyle 1979

Low start by a winner

65 (-7) Gordon Brand Jnr 1993

65 (-5) Isao Aoki 1983

65 (-5) Ian Woosnam 1988

High start by a winner

74 (+2) Bernhard Langer 1995

Low finish by a winner

63 (-7) Manuel Piñero 1982

High finish by a winner

75 (+2) Tom Kite 1980

Largest 18 hole lead

3 shots Greg Norman 1982

3 shots Gordon Brand Jnr 1993

Largest 36 hole lead

5 shots Gordon Brand Jnr 1993

Largest 54 hole lead

6 shots Darren Clarke 1999

Largest 54 hole lead lost

6 shots Darren Clarke 1999

Largest winning margin

10 shots Mathias Grönberg 1998

Largest final round comeback by a winner

7 shots Lee Westwood 1999

Low 36 hole cut

-2 1997

High 36 hole cut

+8 1979

Best jump from cut-line

T3rd José Maria Olazábal 1997

Holes-in-one

22

Best Stroke Average

65.00 Ian Woosnam 1988

Most top ten finishes

Seve Ballesteros 8

Bernhard Langer 8

Nick Faldo 7

Sam Torrance 7

Greg Norman 7

Ian Woosnam 7

Darren Clarke 6

Sandy Lyle 6

Costantino Rocca 6

Most players to make cut

91 2001

Winners with 4 rounds in 60s

Manuel Piñero 1982

Greg Norman 1986

Ian Woosnam 1988

Peter Senior 1990

Nick Faldo 1992

Per-Ulrik Johansson 1997

Last player to win with an over par round

Michael Campbell (73 +1) 2002

Best score by a non-winner

263 (-17) Nick Faldo 1988

Wire-to-wire winners

Isao Aoki 1983

Andrew Murray 1989

Gordon Brand Jnr 1993

Play-offs

1978 Bobby Wadkins beat Gil Morgan and Bernard Gallacher

1986 Greg Norman beat Ken Brown

1995 Bernhard Langer beat Barry Lane

Youngest winner

Sandy Lyle 21 and 212 days 1979

Oldest winner

Isao Aoki 41 and 4 days 1983

Average winning score

274

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