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First played:
1992

Years played:
1992-95, 99, 07 onwards

Past winners:
1992: Vijay Singh; 1993: Andrew Oldcorn; 1994: Carl Mason; 1995: Alex Cejka; 1999: Miguel Angel Jiménez; 2007: Lee Westwood; 2008: Thomas Levet

Youngest winner:
Alex Cejka, 24 and 93 days, 1995

Oldest winner:
Carl Mason, 40 and 247 days, 1994

Lowest 18 hole score:
62 (-10), Miguel Angel Jiménez, 1999

Lowest first 18 hole score:
65 (-7), Paolo Quirici, 1999;  Matthew Zions, 2007; Lee Westwood, 2008

Lowest first 36 hole score:
133 (-11), Fredrik Lindgren, 1999

Lowest first 54 hole score:
197 (-19), Miguel Angel Jiménez, 1999

Lowest 72 hole score:
264 (-24), Miguel Angel Jiménez, 1999

Lowest under par winning score:
264 (-24), Miguel Angel Jiménez, 1999

Lowest final round by a winner:
66 (-6), Vijay Singh, 1992

Wire-to-wire-winners:
None

Largest 18 hole lead:
2 shots, Mike McLean, 1992; Paolo Quirici, 1999

Largest 36 hole lead:
3 shots, CostantinoRocca, 1995

Largest 54 hole lead:
5 shots, Miguel Angel Jiménez, 1999

Largest winning margin:
4 shots, Miguel Angel Jiménez, 1999

Biggest final round comeback by a winner:
4 shots, Vijay Singh, 1992

Play-offs:
Thomas Levet beat Oliver Fisher, 2008

Holes-in-one:
Mike McLean, hole 11, round 1, 1992 (Paradores Club de Campo de Malaga)
Paul Mayo, hole 11, round 1, 1995 (Islantilla GC)
Derrick Cooper, 6th hole, round 1, 1999 (Parador Malaga, del Golf)
Garry Houston, hole 13, round 2, 2007 (Aloha GC)

Albatrosses:
None

Low cut:141 (-3), 1999

High cut:151 (+7), 1992

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