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First played:
1991

Most wins:
3 – Colin Montgomerie, 1991, 1999, 2001

Most consecutive wins:
None

Youngest winner:
Graeme McDowell, 23 and 5 days, 2002

Oldest winner:
Colin Montgomerie, 38 and 43 days, 2001

Lowest 18 hole score:
61 (-11), Fred Couples, 1991

Lowest first 18 hole score:
63 (-9), Lee Westwood 2000 and Anthony Wall, 2001
63 (-8), Marc Cayeux, 2005

Lowest first 36 hole score:
129 (-13), Bradley Dredge, 2005

Lowest first 54 hole score:
195 (-18), Barry Lane and Bradley Dredge, 2005

Lowest 72 hole score:
262 (-22), Mark Hensby and Henrik Stenson, 2005

Lowest under par winning score:
262 (-22), Mark Hensby, 2005

Lowest final round by a winner:
64 (-8), Vijay Singh, 1994

Wire-to-wire-winners:
Peter Baker, 1993 and Lee Westwood, 2000

Largest 18 hole lead:
3 shots, Anthony Wall, 2001

Largest 36 hole lead:
3 shots, Thomas Björn, 1996, Nick Dougherty, 2003

Largest 54 hole lead:
6 shots, Colin Montgomerie, 1999 and Lee Westwood, 2000

Largest winning margin:
9 shots, Colin Montgomerie, 1999

Biggest final round comeback by a winner:
4 shots, Colin Montgomerie, 1991

Play-offs:
Peter Baker beat Anders Forsbrand, 1993
Lee Westwood beat Paul Broadhurst and Russell Claydon, 1996
Mark Hensby beat Henrik Stenson, 2005
Marc Warren beat Robert Karlsson, 2006

Holes-in-one:
Masahiro Kuramoto, 17th hole, round 2, Drottningholm, 1991
Philip Walton, 8th hole, round 4, Barsebäck, 1992
Patrik Sjöland, 8th hole, round 1, Barsebäck, 1999
Maarten Lafeber, hole 4, round 3, Kungsängen, 2002
Peter Hanson, hole 15, round 2, Barsebäck, 2004
Martin Maritz, hole 6, round 2, Kungsängen, 2005

Low cut:
138 (-4), 2005

High cut:
148 (+4), 1996

Best finish by an amateur
Klas Eriksson, 1991, tied 6th, 274 (-14)

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