First played
1987
Most wins
- Bernhard Langer, 1989, 91, 97, 01
Consecutive wins
None
Youngest winner
Sergio Garcia, 19 in 1999
Oldest winner
Bernhard Langer, 44 in 2001
Lowest 18 hole score
60 (-12), Bernhard Langer, 1997
Lowest first 18 hole score
63 (-9), Robert Karlsson, 1992, Ernie Els, 1994
Lowest first 36 hole score
127 (-17), Ernie Els, 1994, Russell Claydon, 1995
Lowest first 54 hole score
195 (-21), Anders Forsbrand, 1995
Lowest 72 hole score
264 (-24), Anders Forsbrand, 1995, Darren Clarke, 1996
Lowest under par winning score
264 (-24), Anders Forsbrand, 1995, Darren Clarke, 1996
Lowest final round by a winner
63 (-9), Darren Clarke, 1996
Wire-to-wire-winners
Bernhard Langer, 1997
Largest 18 hole lead
2 shots, Bernhard Langer, 1987, Robert Karlsson, 1992,
Largest 36 hole lead
7 shots, Ernie Els, 1994
Largest 54 hole lead
8 shots, Sam Torrance, 1990
Largest winning margin
6 shots, Bernhard Langer, 1997
Biggest final round comeback by a winner
6 shots, Seve Ballesteros, 1994
Play-offs
Sandy Lyle beat Bernhard Langer, 1987
Bernhard Langer beat Rodger Davis, 1991
Seve Ballesteros beat José Maria Olazábal and Ernie Els, 1994
Sergio Garcia beat Ian Woosnam and Padraig Harrington, 1999
Albatrosses
Paul Broadhurst, 3rd hole, round 1, 1999
Holes-in-one
Des Smyth, 8th hole, round 2, 1988
Thomas Göegele, 10th hole, round 3, 1991
Eamonn Darcy, 3rd hole, round 4, 1992
Adam Hunter, 3rd hole, round 1, 1994
Mats Lanner, 16th hole, round 1, 2000
Low cut
142 (-2), 1995, 98, 00, 01
High cut
150 (+6), 1987
INTERESTING FACTS
An event which began in 1987 has been dominated by the co-promotor Bernhard Langer. The 1985 and 1993 Masters Champion has won the title four times, been second four times and amassed 11 top tens in total.The German equalled the low 18 on The European Tour - 60 in 1997 and is
one of only three players, Jamie Spence (1992 Canon European Masters) and Darren Clarke (1999 Smurfit European Open) to be 12 under par for a single round. More entries into the European Tour history books were recorded in 1994 and 1995. Ernie Els (1994) and Russell Claydon (1995) set the low first 36 holes in relation to par, 17 under. Claydon also equalled the most birdies in one round of 12, first set by Fred Couples at the 1991 Scandinavian Masters. Spain's Sergio burst onto the European Tour International Schedule in 1999, winning the Murphy's Irish Open then becoming the youngest player ever to play in the Ryder Cup Matches. The following week he put the disappointment of Brookline behind him to win the Linde German Masters, his second title of the year and become the youngest player to win twice in the same season.
