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First played:

1912 (became part of The European Tour International Schedule 1972)

Most wins:

6 – Angel de la Torre – 1916, 17, 19, 23, 25, 35

Consecutive wins:

3 – Angel de la Torre – 1916, 17, 19

2 – Arnaud Massy – 1927, 28; Gabriel Gonzalez – 1932, 33,

2 – Marcelino Morcillo – 1948, 49; Max Faulkner – 1952, 53

Youngest winner:

Dale Hayes, 18 and 290 days, 1971

Oldest winner:

Arnold Palmer, 45 and 221 days, 1975

*Playing Stats from 1972 onwards

Lowest 18 hole score:

61 (-9), Wayne Riley, 1988

Lowest first 18 hole score:

63 (-9)

Seve Ballesteros and Eduardo Romero - 1991

Mårten Olander and Charl Schwartzel – 2003

63 (-7)

Mark James and Richard Boxall, 1988

Lowest first 36 hole score:

127 (-13), Richard Boxall, 1988

Lowest first 54 hole score:

194 (-16), Mark James, 1988

Lowest 72 hole score:

262 (-18), Mark James, 1988

Lowest under par score:

266 (-22), Kenneth Ferrie, Peter Hedblom, Peter Lawrie, 2003

Lowest final round by a winner:

62 (-10), Bernhard Langer, 1984

Wire-to-wire-winners:

Neil Coles, 1973

Largest 18 hole lead:

5 shots – Seve Ballesteros, 1991

Largest 36 hole lead:

4 shots – Richard Boxall, 1988, David Park, 2004

Largest 54 hole lead:

6 shots – Padraig Harrington, 1996

Largest winning margin:

8 shots – Sam Torrance, 1982

Biggest final round comeback by a winner:

7 shots – Bernhard Langer, 1984

Play-offs:

Antonio Garrido beat Valentin Barrios, 1972

Eduardo Romero beat Seve Ballesteros, 1991

Mark James beat Greg Norman, 1997

Kenneth Ferrie beat Peter Hedblom and Peter Lawrie, 2003

Holes-in-one:

10

Low cut:

138 (-6), 2003, (European Tour record)

High cut:

153 (+9), 1987

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