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Youngest Winner:
Gene Sarazan, 20, 1922

Oldest Winner:
Julius Boros, 48, 1968

(Since 1958 when the event became stroke play)

Low 72 hole total:
David Toms, 265 (-15), 2001

Low 72 hole under par score:
Tiger Woods, 270 (-18), 2000
Bob May, 270 (-18), 2000
Tiger Woods, 270 (-18), 2006

Highest 72 hole score by a winner:
Larry Nelson, 287 (-1), 1987

Largest winning margin:
Jack Nicklaus, 7 shots, 1980

Low 72 hole total by a non-winner:
Phil Mickelson, 266 (-14), 2001

Most appearances:
Jack Nicklaus, 37
Arnold Palmer, 37

Most wins:
Walter Hagen (all as match play), 5
Jack Nicklaus, 5

Most runner up finishes:
Jack Nicklaus, 4

Most top ten finishes:
Jack Nicklaus, 15

Most sub par rounds:
Jack Nicklaus, 53

Most rounds in the 60s:
Jack Nicklaus, 41

Most cuts made:
Jack Nicklaus, 27
Raymond Floyd, 27

Back-to-back winners:
Jim Barnes, 1916-19
Gene Sarazan, 1922-23
Walter Hagen, 1924-27
Leo Diegel, 1928-29
Densmore Shute, 1936-37
Tiger Woods, 1999-2000
Tiger Woods, 2006-07

Best 9 hole total:
Brad Faxon, 28 (-7), 1995

Low 18 hole totals:
Bruce Crampton, 63 (-7), 1975
Raymond Floyd, 63 (-7), 1982
Gary Player, 63 (-9), 1984
Vijay Singh, 63 (-8), 1993
Michael Bradley, 63 (-8), 1995
Brad Faxon, 63 (-8), 1995
Jose Maria Olazabal, 63 (-9), 2000
Mark O'Meara, 63 (-7), 2001
Thomas Bjorn, 63 (-7), 2005
Tiger Woods, 63 (-7), 2007

Low 18 holes to par:
Gary Player, 63 (-9), 1984
Jose Maria Olazabal, 63 (-9), 2000

Low first 18 holes:
Raymond Floyd, 63 (-7), 1982
Michael Bradley, 63 (-8), 1995

Low first 18 holes to par:
Michael Bradley, 63 (-8), 1995

Low first 36 holes:
Hal Sutton, 131 (-11), 1983
Vijay Singh, 131 (-11), 1993
Ernie Els, 131 (-11), 1995
Mark O'Meara, 131 (-11), 1995
David Toms, 131 (-9), 2001
Shingo Katayama, 131 (-9), 2001

Low first 36 holes to par:
Hal Sutton, 131 (-11), 1983
Vijay Singh, 131 (-11), 1993
Ernie Els, 131 (-11), 1995
Mark O'Meara, 131 (-11), 1995

Low final 36 holes:
Mark Calcavecchia, 131 (-9), 2001

Low final 36 holes to par:
Bob May, 132 (-12), 2000
Jose Maria Olazabal, 132 (-12), 2000

Low first 54 holes:
David Toms, 196 (-14), 2001

Low first 54 holes to par:
Ernie Els, 197 (-16), 1995

Low final 54 holes:
Bob May, 198 (-18), 2000

Low final 54 holes to par:
Bob May, 198 (-18), 2000

Largest 18 hole lead:
Bobby Nicholls, 3 shots, 1964
Raymond Floyd, 3 shots, 1982

Largest 36 hole lead:
Nick Price, 5 shots, 1994

Largest 54 hole lead:
Raymond Floyd, 5 shots, 1969
Tom Watson, 5 shots, 1978
Raymond Floyd, 5 shots, 1982

Largest 54 hole lead lost:
Tom Watson, 5 shots, 1978

Best comeback by a winner:
John Mahaffey, 7 shots, 1978

Low start by a winner:
Raymond Floyd, 63 (-7), 1982

High start by a winner:
John Mahaffey, 75 (+4), 1978

Low finish by a winner:
Steve Elkington, 64 (-7), 1995

High finish by a winner:
Vijay Singh, 76 (+4), 2004

Low 36 hole cut:
141 (+1), par 70, 2001
143 (+1), par 71, 1995

High 36 hole cut:
154 (+12), par 72, 1958

Wire-to-wire winners:
Bobby Nicholls, 1964
Raymond Floyd, 1969
Jack Nicklaus, 1971
Raymond Floyd, 1982
Hal Sutton, 1983
Tiger Woods, 2000
Phil Mickelson, 2005

Winners with four sub par rounds:
Don January, 1967
Lee Trevino, 1984
Jeff Sluman, 1988
John Daly, 1991
Nick Price, 1992
Paul Azinger, 1993
Steve Elkington, 1995
Mark Brooks, 1996
Tiger Woods, 2000
David Toms, 2001
Tiger Woods, 2006

Winners with all rounds in the 60s:
Lee Trevino, 1984
Paul Azinger, 1993
Steve Elkington, 1995
David Toms, 2001
Tiger Woods, 2006

Winners on their first appearance:
Jim Barnes (match play), 1916
Tom Creavy (match play), 1931
Bob Hamilton (match play), 1944
Doug Ford (match play), 1955
Bob Tway, 1986
John Daly, 1991

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