Most wins
1978, 80, 81, 89 Sir Nick Faldo 4
1957, 62, 65 Peter Alliss 3
1987, 93, 95 Bernhard Langer 3
1998, 99, 2000 Colin Montgomerie 3
Multiple winners
1978, 80, 81, 89 Sir Nick Faldo 4
1957, 62, 65 Peter Alliss 3
1987, 93, 95 Bernhard Langer 3
1998, 99, 2000 Colin Montgomerie 3
1972, 82 Tony Jacklin 2
1983, 91 Seve Ballesteros 2
1988, 97 Ian Woosnam 2
2002, 07 Anders Hansen 2
Low 18 holes
62 (-9) Robert Karlsson 2010
63 (-11)Nick Job 1973
63 (-9) Wayne Riley 1991
63 (-9) Angel Cabrera 2001
63 (-9) Jarrod Moseley 2002
63 (-9) Robert Dinwiddie 2008
63 (-6) Peter Alliss 1961
63 (-6) Christy O'Connor 1961
Low 18 holes in relation to par
63 (-11) Nick Job 1973
Low 1st 18 holes
63 (-9) Wayne Riley 1991
63 (-9) Angel Cabrera 2001
63 (-6) Peter Alliss 1961
Low 1st 18 holes in relation to par
63 (-9) Wayne Riley 1991
63 (-9) Angel Cabrera 2001
Low 1st 36 holes
131 (-13) Paul McGinley 2008
Low 1st 36 holes in relation to par
131 (-13) Paul McGinley 2008
Low 1st 54 holes
199 (-17) Anders Hansen 2002
199 (-8) Peter Alliss 1961
Low 1st 54 holes in relaion to par
199 (-17) Anders Hansen 2002
Low 72 holes
266 (-10) Brian Bamford 1961
269 (-19) Anders Hansen 2002
269 (-19) Scott Drummond 2004
Low 2nd round
63 (-11) Nick Job 1973
63 (-9) Robert Dinwiddie 2008
Low 3rd round
62 (-9) Robert Karlsson 2010
Low 4th round
63 (-9) Jarrod Moseley 2002
Low last 36 holes
131 (-13) Seve Ballesteros 1989
131 (-13) Colin Montgomerie 1999
131 (-13) Ignacio Garrido 2003
131 (-13) Ross Fisher 2009
Low last 36 holes in relation to par
131 (-13) Seve Ballesteros 1989
131 (-13) Colin Montgomerie 1999
131 (-13) Ignacio Garrido 2003
131 (-13) Ross Fisher 2009
Low last 54 holes
198 (-9) Brian Bamford 1961
Low last 54 holes in relation to par
200 (-16) Ignacio Garrido 2003
High winning score
306 (+18) Peter Butler 1963
High winning score in relation to par
306 (+18) Peter Butler 1963
293 (+5) Bernard Gallacher 1969
285 (+5) Arnold Palmer 1975
Low start by a winner
64 (-8) Howard Clark 1984
High start by a winner
76 (+3) Maurice Bembridge 1974
Low finish by a winner
64 (-9) Maurice Bembridge 1974
64 (-8) Colin Montgomerie 1999
64 (-8) Scott Drummond 2004
High finish by a winner
76 (+4) Peter Butler 1963
76 (+4) Bernard Gallacher 1969
Largest lead after 18 holes
3 shots John Jacobs 1963
3 shots Sir Nick Faldo 1979
3 shots Brian Waites 1980
3 shots Neil Coles 1981
3 shots Howard Clark 1984
3 shots Wayne Riley 1991
Largest lead after 36 holes
7 shots John Garner 1972
Largest lead after 54 holes
8 shots Guy Wolstenholme 1966
5 shots Andrew Oldcorn 2001
5 shots Anders Hansen 2002
Largest lead lost after 54 holes
4 shots Robert Karlsson 2008
3 shots Ernie Els 1994
Largest winning margin
8 shots Brian Huggett 1967 (closed)
7 shots Sir Nick Faldo 1978
Largest deficit made up by a winner after 36 holes
10 shots Peter Butler 1963
9 shots Tony Jacklin 1972
Largest final round comeback by a winner
7 shots Simon Khan 2010
6 shots Maurice Bembridge 1974
Low 36 hole cut
140 (+2) (par 69) 1961
143 (-1) (Par 72) 1991
143 (-1) (Par 72) 1998
143 (-1) (Par 72) 2001
143 (-1) (Par 72) 2003
Low 36 hole cut in relation to par
143 (-1) (Par 72) 1991
143 (-1) (Par 72) 1998
143 (-1) (Par 72) 2001
143 (-1) (Par 72) 2003
High 36 hole cut
157 (+13) (Par 72) 1963
152 (+12) (Par 70) 1977
High 36 hole cut in relation to par
157 (+13) (Par 72) 1963
Players to win on their first appearance
Ken Bousfield 1955
Charlie Ward 1956
Bernard Gallacher 1969
Arnold Palmer 1975
Scott Drummond 2004
Rookies to win
Bernard Gallacher 1969
Scott Drummond 2004
Best jump from the cut line
2T Patrik Sjöland 1998
Holes-in-one 23
Albatrosses
12th hole Pierre Fulke 1994
4th hole Miguel Angel Jiménez 2009
Best four round stroke average
66.50 Brian Bamford 1961
67.25 Anders Hansen 2002
67.25 Scott Drummond 2004
Best progression of scores by winner
75, 72, 69, 66 (282) Paul Way 1985
70, 69, 66, 65 (270) Ignacio Garrido 2003
Players with same score all four rounds
71, 71, 71, 71 (284) Eduardo Romero 1993
72, 72, 72, 72 (288) Bernard Gallacher 1990
Most players to make cut
81 2000
Fewest players to make cut
65 1987, 89, 98
Most sub-par rounds
Sir Nick Faldo 70
Colin Montgomerie 56
Sandy Lyle 52
Ian Woosnam 50
José Maria Olazábal 50
Bernhard Langer 44
Most rounds in the 60s
Sir Nick Faldo 40
Colin Montgomerie 39
Bernhard Langer 28
Winners with all four rounds in the 60s
Brian Bamford 1961
Bernhard Langer 1987
Sir Nick Faldo 1989
Mike Harwood 1990
Costantino Rocca 1996
David Howell 2006
Paul Casey 2009
Last player to win with an over par round
72 (+1) (Round 1) Simon Khan 2010
Best score by a non-winner
269 (-7) Peter Alliss 1961
270 (-18) Trevor Immelman 2003
Most runner-up finishes
4 Ken Brown 1978, 80, 81, 83
Most cuts made
Sir Nick Faldo 25
Neil Coles 22
Sam Torrance 22
Eamonn Darcy 21
Sandy Lyle 21
José Maria Olazábal 21
Mark James 20
Ian Woosnam 20
Colin Montgomerie 20
Christy O'Connor 18
Des Smyth 18
Gordon Brand Jnr 17
Bernard Hunt 17
Bernhard Langer 17
Most consecutive cuts made
20 José Maria Olazábal 1986, 88-95, 97-07
18 Colin Montgomerie 1990-07
17 Bernhard Hunt 1955-69, 73-74
Most consecutive cuts made (current)
10 Sir Nick Faldo 1993-96, 98, 00-04
Most consecutive cuts made (current) (among active players)
8 Vijay Singh 1992-95, 97, 01, 04, 07
7 Miles Tunnicliff 2003-09
7 Richard Green 2004-10
6 Paul Broadhurst 2005-10
Most appearances
Sam Torrance 32
Neil Coles 31
Eamonn Darcy 30
Sandy Lyle 29
Barry Lane 29
Mark James 28
Sir Nick Faldo 27
Des Smyth 26
Brian Barnes 26
Ian Woosnam 26
Gordon Brand Jnr 26
Peter Butler 24
Most consecutive appearances
Eamonn Darcy 30
Sam Torrance 30
Most top ten finishes
Sir Nick Faldo 18
Neil Coles 13
Colin Montgomerie 12
Peter Alliss 11
Christy O'Connor 11
Bernard Hunt 9
Tony Jacklin 9
Sandy Lyle 9
Bernhard Langer 9
Most money won
Colin Montgomerie € 1,871,928
Players with most 72 holes scores under par
Ian Woosnam 18
Sir Nick Faldo 18
Colin Montgomerie 17
Sandy Lyle 15
Bernhard Langer 14
José Maria Olazábal 14
Wire-to-wire winners
Guy Wolstenholme 1966
Peter Oosterhuis 1973
Seve Ballesteros 1983
Howard Clark (54 holes) 1984 (no ties)
Bernhard Langer 1987 (no ties)
Sir Nick Faldo 1989
Play-offs
1956 Charlie Ward beat Eric Brown 139-141 (36th hole play-off)
1965 Peter Alliss beat Peter Butler 1st extra hole
1976 Neil Coles beat Eamonn Darcy 3rd extra hole
and Gary Player
1982 Tony Jacklin beat 1st extra hole
Bernhard Langer
1985 Paul Way beat Sandy Lyle 3rd extra hole
1986 Rodger Davis beat Des Smyth 3rd extra hole
1991 Seve Ballesteros beat 1st extra hole
Colin Montgomerie
2003 Ignacio Garrido beat 1st extra hole
Trevor Immelman
2007 Anders Hansen beat Justin Rose 1st extra hole
2008 Miguel Angel Jiménez beat 2nd extra hole
Oliver Wilson
Youngest winners
20 and 97 days Bernard Gallacher 1969
20 and 316 days Sir Nick Faldo 1978
22 and 76 days Paul Way 1985
Oldest winners
46 and 10 days Dai Rees 1959
45 and 258 days Arnold Palmer 1975
44 and 144 days Miguel Angel Jiménez 2008
Most number of years between victories
10 years Tony Jacklin 1972-1982
9 years Ian Woosnam 1988-1997
Most number of years between first and latest victories
11 years Sir Nick Faldo 1978-1989
Average winning score
276
Number of winners in their 20s
18
Number of winners in their 30s
30
Number of winners in their 40s
7
Average age of winners
34
Last to win in their 20s
28 José Maria Olazábal 1994
Last to win in their 30s
37 Simon Khan 2010
Last to win in their 40s
44 Miguel Angel Jiménez 2008
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