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Most wins
2 - Gordon Brand Jnr, 1984, 93
2 - Bernhard Langer, 1985, 95
2 - Per-Ulrik Johansson, 1996, 97
2 - Lee Westwood 1999, 00

Consecutive wins
Per-Ulrik Johansson, 1997-98
Lee Westwood, 1999-00

Low 9 holes
29 (-7), Darren Clarke, 1999

Low 18 holes
60 (-12), Darren Clarke, 1999

Low 1st 18 holes
62 (-8), Nick Faldo, 1986

Low 1st 36 holes
131 (-9), Howard Clark, 1984
131 (-9), Ian Woosnam, 1988
131 (-9), Denis Durnian, 1988
131 (-9), Robert Karlsson, 1992

Low 1st 54 holes
195 (-15), Ian Woosnam, 1988

Low 72 holes
260 (-20), Ian Woosnam, 1988

Low winning score to par
267 (-21), Per-Ulrik Johansson, 1997

Low 2nd round score
60 (-12), Darren Clarke, 1999

Low 3rd round score
63 (-7), Mark James, 1988
63 (-7), John Bland, 1988
63 (-7), José Maria Cañizares, 1990

Low 4th round score
63 (-7), Manuel Piñero, 1982
63 (-7), Craig Parry, 1988
63 (-7), Brett Ogle, 1990

High winning score
285 (-3), Kenneth Ferrie, 2005

High winning score to par
285 (-3), Kenneth Ferrie, 2005

Low start by a winner
65 (-7), Gordon Brand Jnr, 1993
65 (-5), Isao Aoki, 1983
65 (-5), Ian Woosnam, 1988

High start by a winner
75 (+3), Kenneth Ferrie, 2005

Low finish by a winner
63 (-7), Manuel Piñero, 1982

High finish by a winner
75 (+2), Tom Kite, 1980

Largest 18 hole lead
3 shots, Greg Norman, 1982
3 shots, Gordon Brand Jnr, 1993

Largest 36 hole lead
5 shots, Gordon Brand Jnr, 1993

Largest 54 hole lead
6 shots, Darren Clarke, 1999

Largest 54 hole lead lost 6 shots
Darren Clarke, 1999

Largest winning margin
10 shots, Mathias Grönberg, 1998

Largest final round comeback by a winner
7 shots, Lee Westwood, 1999
7 shots, Kenneth Ferrie, 2005

Low 36 hole cut
-2, 1997

High 36 hole cut
+8, 1979

Best jump from cut-line
T2nd, Colin Montgomerie, 2005

Holes-in-one
23

Albatrosses
1 - Graeme McDowell, 2005

Best stroke avg
65.00, Ian Woosnam, 1988

Most top ten finishes
Seve Ballesteros, 8
Bernhard Langer, 8
Nick Faldo, 7
Sam Torrance, 7
Greg Norman, 7
Ian Woosnam, 7
Darren Clarke, 7
Sandy Lyle, 6
Costantino Rocca, 6
Barry Lane, 6

Most players to make cut
91, 2001

Winners with 4 rounds in 60s
Maniel Piñero, 1982
Greg Norman, 1986
Ian Woosnam, 1988
Peter Senior, 1990
Nick Faldo, 1992
Per-Ulrik Johansson, 1997

Last player to win with an Over par round
Kenneth Ferrie (75 +3), 2005

Best score by a non-winner
263 (-17), Nick Faldo, 1988

Wire-to-wire winners
Isao Aoki , 1983
Andrew Murray, 1989
Gordon Brand Jnr, 1993
Phillip Price, 2003

Play-offs
1978, Bobby Wadkins beat Gil Morgan and Bernard Gallacher
1986, Greg Norman beat Ken Brown
1995, Bernhard Langer beat Barry Lane

Youngest winner
Sandy Lyle, 21 and 212 days, 1979

Oldest winner
Isao Aoki 41 and 4 days, 1983

Average winning score
273

HOLES-IN-ONE

Philip Elson, Turnberry, 1979
Angel Gallardo, Royal Liverpool, 1981
Ian Woosnam, Sunningdale, 1983
Ronald Stelten, Sunningdale, 1988
Michael Allen, Walton Heath, 1989
Miguel Angel Jimenéz, Walton Heath, 1991
Robert Karlsson, Sunningdale, 1992
Ernie Els East Sussex National, 1993
Domingo Hospital, The K Club, 1995
Michel Welch, The K Club, 1996
Angel Cabrera, The K Club, 1996
Miles Tunnicliff, The K Club, 1997
Jim Payne, The K Club, 1998
Dean Robertson, The K Club, 1998
Darren Clarke, The K Club, 1999
Silvio Grappasonni, The K Club, 1999
Craig Hainline, The K Club, 2000
Anthony Wall, The K Club, 2001
Stephen Leaney, The K Club, 2001
Neil Cheetham, The K Club, 2001
Brett Rumford, The K Club, 2002
Jarmo Sandelin, The K Club, 2002
Colin Montgomerie, The K Club, 2003
Jose Manuel Lara, The K Club (Smurfit Course), 2004
Simon Wakefield, The K Club (Smurfit Course), 2005
Stepehn Dodd, The K Club (Smurfit Course), 2005
David Park, The K Club (Smurfit Course), 2005

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