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Most wins
2 - Bernard Gallacher, 1974, 75
2 - Greg Norman, 1981, 82
2 - Ian Woosnam, 1983, 94
2 - Seve Ballesteros, 1986, 91

Consecutive wins
Bernard Gallacher, 1974, 75
Greg Norman, 1981, 82

Low 9 holes
29 (-5), Gary Orr, 2000

Low 18 holes
62 (-10), Darren Clarke, 1995
62 (-10), Gary Orr, 2000

Low 1st 18 holes
63 (-8), Harold Henning, 1983

Low 1st 36 holes
129 (-15), Gary Orr, 2000

Low 1st 54 holes
197 (-19), Gary Orr, 2000

Low 72 holes
266 (-22), Peter Baker, 1993

Low 2nd round
62 (-10), Darren Clarke, 1995
62 (-10), Gary Orr, 2000

Low 3rd round
63 (-9), Ian Woosnam, 1994
63 (-9), Ian Poulter, 2003

Low 4th round
63 (-9), Peter Baker, 1993
63 (-9), Colin Montgomerie, 1997

High winning score
291 (+7), Guy Hunt, 1977

Low start by a winner
66 (-6), Baldovino Dassu, 1976
66 (-6), Sandy Lyle, 1988
66 (-6), Seve Ballesteros, 1991

High start by a winner
74 (+2), Bernard Gallacher, 1975
74 (+2), Guy Hunt, 1977
74 (+2), Lee Trevino, 1985

Low finish by a Winner
63 (-9), Peter Baker, 1993

High finish by a Winner
75 (+3), Seve Ballesteros, 1991

Largest 18 hole lead
2 shots, Brian Barnes, 1977
2 shots, Howard Clark, 1978
2 shots, Harold Henning, 1983
2 shots, Gavan Levenson, 1996
2 shots, Darren Clarke, 1998
2 shots, Stephen Allan, 1999

Largest 36 hole lead
5 shots, Tony Jacklin, 1973
5 shots, Baldovino Dassu, 1976

Largest 54 hole lead
7 shots, Seve Ballesteros, 1991

Largest winning margin
8 shots, Greg Norman, 1982

Largest final round Comeback by a winner
5 shots, Guy Hunt, 1977

Low 36 hole cut
142 (-2), Par 72, 2000

High 36 hole cut
148 (+6), Par 71, 1983
151 (+7), Par 72, 2005

Largest 36 hole deficit Made up by a winner
7 shots, Ian Woosnam, 1994

Biggest jump from The cut line
2T, Colin Montgomerie, 1997
2T, Ian Poulter, 2003

Holes-in-one
10

Albatrosses 3
Bob May, 1999
Chris Gane, 2003
Thongchai Jaidee, 2004
Darren Clarke, 2005

Best 72 holes Stroke average 66.60
Peter Baker, 1993

Most players to Make the cut
88, 2002

Winners with all Four rounds in 60’s
Baldovino Dassu, 1976
Greg Norman, 1982
Ian Woosnam, 1983
Sam Torrance, 1995
Bob May, 1999
Thomas Levet, 2001

Last player to win With an over par round
Robert Allenby - 73 (+1), 1996

Best score by a non-winner
Per-Ulrik Johansson - 269 (-19), 2000

Most Championships played in Between 1972-2004
Sam Torrance, 31

Most top tens
Colin Montgomerie, 9

Most rounds under par
Colin Montgomerie, 49

Wire to wire winners
Tony Jacklin, 1973
Baldovino Dassu, 1976
Sandy Lyle, 1988
Seve Ballesteros, 1991

Play-offs
1974, Bernard Gallacher beat Gary Player
1977, Guy Hunt beat Brian Barnes
1992, Christy O’Connor Jnr beat Tony Johnstone
1996, Robert Allenby beat Miguel Angel Martin
2001, Thomas Levet beat Robert Karlsson, David Howell and Mathias Grönberg
2005, Thoams Bjorn beat David Howell and Brian Davis

Youngest winner
21 and 307 days Justin Rose, 2002

Oldest winner
45 and 175 days, Lee Trevino, 1985

Holes-in-one
1978, Sandy Lyle, Marriot St Pierre Hotel and Country Club
1987, Mike clayton, Woburn Golf and Country Club
1990, Mark McNulty, Woburn Golf and Country Club
1993, Andrew Murray, Woburn Golf and Country Club
1998, Paolo Quirici, Marriot Forest of Arden
1998, Peter O'Malley, Marriot Forest of Arden
2000, Alastair Forsyth, Woburn Golf and Country Club
2000, Roger Chapman, Woburn Golf and Country Club
2003, Lee Westwood, Marriot Forest of Arden
2004, Peter Hedblom, Marriot Forest of Arden
2005, Brad Kennedy, Marriot Forest of Arden

*Forsyth and Chapman were playing partners when they both had a hole-in-one in the final round

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