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Facts & Figures

First played:

1923

Most wins:

3

Alex Ross, 1923, 25 and 26

Auguste Boyer, 1930, 34 and 35

Dai Rees, 1956, 59 and 63

Harold Henning, 1960, 64 and 65

Seve Ballesteros, 1977, 78 and 89

Consecutive wins:

2

Alex Ross, 1925-26

Auguste Boyer, 1934-35

Harold Henning, 1964-65;

Roberto Bernardini, 1968-69

Seve Ballesteros, 1977-78

Youngest winner:

Seve Ballesteros, 20 and 99 days, 1977

Oldest winner:

Eduardo Romero, 46 and 55 days, 2000

Lowest 18 hole score:

60 (-12), Jamie Spence, 1992

60 (-11), Baldovino Dassu, 1971

Lowest first 18 hole score:

61 (-11), Roger Chapman, 1985

61 (-10), Gary Orr, 1997

Lowest first 36 hole score:

127 (-17), Sandy Lyle, 1983

Lowest first 54 hole score:

193 (-20), Patrik Sjöland, 1998

Lowest 72 hole score:

260 (-24), Colin Montgomerie, 1996

Lowest under par winning score:

261 (-27), Jerry Anderson, 1984

Lowest final round by a winner:

60 (-12), Jamie Spence, 1992

Wire-to-wire-winners:

Jerry Anderson 1984

Eduardo Romero, 2000

Ricardo Gonzalez, 2001

Robert Karlsson, 2002

Largest 18 hole lead:

5 shots, Roger Chapman, 1985

Largest 36 hole lead:

7 shots, Sandy Lyle, 1983

Largest 54 hole lead:

8 shots, Eduardo Romero, 2000

Largest winning margin:

10 shots, Eduardo Romero, 2000

Biggest final round comeback by a winner:

10 shots, Jamie Spence, 1992

Play-offs:

Manuel Piñero beat Antonio Garrido and Tony Johnstone, 1981

Ian Woosnam beat Bill Longmuir, 1982

Nick Faldo beat Sandy Lyle, 1983

Jamie Spence beat Anders Forsbrand, 1992

Sven Strüver beat Patrik Sjöland, 1998

Holes-in-one:

John Bland, 8th hole, round 4, 1983

Andrew Oldcorn, 8th hole, round 3, 1985

Armando Saavedra, 8th hole, round 1, 1990

Manuel Piñero, 3rd hole, round 3, 1992

Wayne Riley, 13th hole, round 2, 1995

Wayne Riley, 3rd hole, round 3, 1999

Domingo Hospital, 8th hole, round 4, 1999

John Mellor, 11th hole, round 4, 2000

Partik Sjöland, 8th hole, round 1, 2003

Alexandre Chopard, 16th hole, round 4, 2003

Low cut:

137 (-5), 1997

High cut:

154 (+10), 1974 and 76

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