First played:
2001

Past winners:
2001 – Paul Lawrie;
2002 – Padraig Harrington;
2003 - Lee Westwood

Consecutive wins:
None

Youngest winner:
Lee Westwood, 30 and 157 days, 2003

Oldest winner:
Paul Lawrie, 32 and 293 days, 2001

Lowest 18 hole score: 62 (-10)
Brian Davis, (St Andrews); Lee Westwood (Kingsbarns), 2003

Lowest first 18 hole score: 65 (-7)
Brian Davis, Ernie Els, Omar Sandys, 2001;
Eduardo Romero, 2002

Lowest first 36 hole score:
131 (-13), Paul McGinley, 2001

Lowest first 54 hole score: 200 (-16)
Padraig Harrington, Eduardo Romero, 2002
Lee Westwood, 2003

Lowest 72 hole score: 267 (-21)
Lee Westwood, 2003

Lowest under par winning score:
267 (-21), Lee Westwood, 2003

Lowest final round by a winner:
67 (-5), Lee Westwood, 2003

Wire-to-wire-winners:
None

Largest 18 hole lead:
1 shot – Eduardo Romero, 2002

Largest 36 hole lead:
2 shots – Paul McGinley, 2001

Largest 54 hole lead:
1 shot – Lee Westwood, 2003

Largest winning margin:
1 shot – Paul Lawrie, 2001, Lee Westwood, 2003

Biggest final round comeback by a winner:
None – all three winners have led or shared the lead after 54 holes

Play-offs:
Padraig Harrington beat Eduardo Romero, 2002

Albatross:
Colin Montgomerie, Hole 3, Rnd 2, 2002
Lee Westwood, Hole 9, Rnd 3 (Kingsbarns), 2003
Steen Tinning, Hole 3, Rnd 3 (Kingsbarns), 2003

Holes-in-one:
James Kingston, Hole 6, Rnd 1 (Kingsbarns), 2002
Anders Forsbrand, Hole 13, Rnd 2, (Carnoustie), 2002
Raphaël Jacquelin, Hole 16, Rnd 3, (Carnoustie), 2002
Henrik Bjornstad, Hole 13, Rnd 1, (Carnoustie), 2003

Low cut:
211 (-5), 2003

High cut:
215 (-1), 2001