First played:
1996
Consecutive wins:
None
Youngest winner:
Adam Scott, 20 and 176 days in 2001
Oldest winner:
Tony Johnstone, 41 and 289 days in 1998
Lowest 18 hole score:
62 (-10), Dean Robertson, 2001
Lowest first 18 hole score:
62 (-10), Dean Robertson, 2001
Lowest first 36 hole score:
131 (-13), Retief Goosen, 1997
Lowest first 54 hole score:
198 (-18), David Frost, 1997, Adam Scott, 2001
Lowest 72 hole score:
267 (-21), Adam Scott, 2001
Lowest under par winning score:
267 (-21), Adam Scott, 2001
Lowest final round by a winner:
63 (-9), Sven Strüver, 1996
Wire-to-wire-winners:
None
Largest 18 hole lead:
3 shots, Dean Robertson, 2001
Largest 36 hole lead:
3 shots, Tony Johnstone, 1998
Largest 54 hole lead:
5 shots, Tony Johnstone, 1998
Largest winning margin:
4 shots, Ernie Els, 1999
Biggest final round comeback by a winner:
7 shots, Sven Strüver, 1996
Play-offs:
Nick Price beat David Frost, 1997
Holes-in-one:
Des Terblanche, 1998, Rnd 2, Hole 15
Wimpie Botha, 1999, Rnd 4, Hole 12
Jonathan Lomas, 2000, Rnd 2, Hole 12
Des Terblanche, 2001, Rnd 1, Hole 12
Michael Hoey, 2002, Rnd 2, Hole 12
Jaco van Zyl, 2002, Rnd 2, Hole 12
James Kingston, 2002, R3, Hole 15
Low cut:
140 (-4), 1997
High cut:
147 (+3), 1999
INTERESTING FACTS
Defending Champion Justin Rose will attempt to become the first player to defend the dunhill championship and also try to continue the trend of young winners – he was 21 when winning the event in 2002 and Adam Scott was only 20 the previous year. The 2002 triumph at Houghton was the first of four victories worldwide – only Tiger Woods and Ernie Els with six wins respectively entered the winners circle more than the Englishman. The dunhill championship has a history of players making the event their debut European Tour victory, Rose (2002), Scott (2001), Anthony Wall (2000) and Sven Strüver (1996).
