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YOUNGEST WINNER:

Gene Sarazen, 20 - 1922

OLDEST WINNER:

Julius Boros, 48 - 1968

(SINCE 1958 WHEN EVENT BECAME STROKE PLAY)

LOW 72 HOLE TOTAL:

David Toms, 265 (-15) - 2001

LOW 72 HOLE UNDER PAR SCORE:

Tiger Woods, 270 (-18) - 2000

Bob May, 270 (-18) - 2000

HIGHEST 72 HOLE SCORE BY A WINNER:

Larry Nelson, 287 (-1) - 1987

LARGEST WINNING MARGIN:

Jack Nicklaus, 7 shots - 1980

LOW 72 TOTAL BY A NON-WINNER:

Phil Mickelson, 266 (-14) - 2001

MOST APPEARANCES:

Jack Nicklaus - 37

Arnold Palmer - 37

MOST WINS:

Walter Hagen (all as Match play) - 5

Jack Nicklaus - 5

MOST RUNNER-UP FINISHES:

Jack Nicklaus - 4

MOST TOP TEN FINISHES

Jack Nicklaus - 15

MOST SUB-PAR ROUNDS

Jack Nicklaus - 53

MOST ROUNDS IN THE 60’S

Jack Nicklaus - 41

MOST CUTS MADE:

Jack Nicklaus - 27

Raymond Floyd - 27

BACK-TO-BACK WINNERS;

Jim Barnes - 1916-19

Gene Sarazen - 1922-23

Walter Hagen - 1924-27

Leo Diegel - 1928-29

Densmore Shute - 1936-37

Tiger Woods - 1999-00

BEST 9 HOLE TOTAL:

Brad Faxon, 28 (-7) - 1995

LOW 18 HOLE TOTALS:

Bruce Crampton, 63 (-7) - 1975

Raymond Floyd, 63 (-7) - 1982

Gary Player, 63 (-9) - 1984

Vijay Singh, 63 (-8) - 1993

Michael Bradley, 63 (-8) - 1995

Brad Faxon, 63 (-8) - 1995

José Maria Olazábal, 63 (-9) - 2000

Mark O’Meara, 63 (-7) - 2001

LOW 18 HOLES TO PAR:

Gary Player, 63 (-9) - 1984

José Maria Olazábal, 63 (-9) - 2000

LOW 1ST 18 HOLES:

Raymond Floyd, 63 (-7) - 1982

Michael Bradley, 63 (-8) - 1995

LOW 1ST 18 HOLES TO PAR:

Michael Bradley, 63 (-8) - 1995

LOW 1ST 36 HOLES:

Hal Sutton, 131 (-11) - 1983

Vijay Singh, 131 (-11) - 1993

Ernie Els, 131 (-11) - 1995

Mark O’Meara, 131 (-11) - 1995

David Toms, 131 (-9) - 2001

Shingo Katayama, 131 (-9) - 2001

LOW 1ST 36 HOLES TO PAR:

Hal Sutton, 131 (-11) -1983

Vijay Singh, 131 (-11 - 1993

Ernie Els, 131 (-11) - 1995

Mark O’Meara, 131 (-11) - 1995

LOW FINAL 36 HOLES:

Mark Calcavecchia, 131 (-9) - 2001

LOW FINAL 36 HOLES TO PAR:

Bob May, 132 (-12) - 2000

José Maria Olazábal, 132 (-12) - 2000

LOW 1ST 54 HOLES:

David Toms, 196 (-14) - 2001

LOW 1ST 54 HOLES TO PAR:

Ernie Els, 197 (-16) - 1995

LOW FINAL 54 HOLES:

Bob May, 198 (-18) - 2000

LOW FINAL 54 HOLES TO PAR:

Bob May, 198 (-18) - 2000

LARGEST 18 HOLE LEAD:

Bobby Nicholls, 3 shots - 1964

Raymond Floyd, 3 shots - 1982

LARGEST 36 HOLE LEAD:

Nick Price, 5 shots - 1994

LARGEST 54 HOLE LEAD:

Raymond Floyd, 5 shots - 1969

Tom Watson, 5 shots - 1978

Raymond Floyd, 5 shots - 1982

LARGEST 54 HOLE LEAD LOST:

Tom Watson, 5 shots - 1978

BEST COMEBACK BY A WINNER:

John Mahaffey, 7 shots - 1978

LOW START BY A WINNER:

Raymond Floyd, 63 (-7) - 1982

HIGH START BY A WINNER:

John Mahafffey, 75 (+4) - 1978

LOW FINISH BY A WINNER:

Steve Elkington, 64 (-7) - 1995

HIGH FINISH BY A WINNER:

Vijay Singh, 76 (+4) - 2004

LOW 36 HOLE CUT:

141 (+1), par 70 - 2001

143 (+1), par 71 - 1995

HIGH 36 HOLE CUT:

154 (+12), par 72 - 1958

WIRE-TO-WIRE WINNERS:

Bobby Nicholls - 1964

Raymond Floyd - 1969

Jack Nicklaus - 1971

Raymond Floyd - 1982

Hal Sutton - 1983

Tiger Woods - 2000

WINNERS WITH FOUR SUB-PAR ROUNDS:

Don January - 1967

Lee Trevino - 1984

Jeff Sluman - 1988

John Daly - 1991

Nick Price - 1992

Paul Azinger - 1993

Steve Elkington - 1995

Mark Brooks - 1996

Tiger Woods - 2000

David Toms - 2001

WINNERS WITH ALL ROUNDS IN THE 60’S:

Lee Trevino - 1984

Paul Azinger - 1993

Steve Elkington - 1995

David Toms - 2001

WINNERS ON THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE:

Jim Barnes (match play) - 1916

Tom Creavy (match play) - 1931

Bob Hamilton (match play) - 1944

Doug Ford (match play) - 1955

Bob Tway - 1986

John Daly - 1991

PLAY-OFFS SINCE 1958:

Jerry Barber beat Don January - 1961

Don January beat Don Massengale - 1967

Lanny Wadkins beat Gene Littler - 1977

John Mahaffey beat Jerry Pate & Tom Watson - 1978

David Graham beat Ben Crenshaw - 1979

Larry Nelson beat Lanny Wadkins - 1987

Paul Azinger beat Greg Norman - 1993

Steve Elkington beat Colin Montgomerie - 1995

Mark Brooks beat Kenny Perry - 1996

Tiger Woods beat Bob May – 2000

Vijay Singh beat Chris DiMarco - 2004

Justin Leonard

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