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Facts and figures - Open de Portugal at Morgado Resort
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Facts and figures - Open de Portugal at Morgado Resort

Open de Portugal at Morgado Golf Resort

First played: 1953 (Became part of The European Tour International Schedule in 1973

Most wins: 3 – Angel Miguel, 1954, 56, 64,

3 – Ramon Sota, 1963, 69, 70

Consecutive wins: Ken Bousfield, 1960-61, Ramon Sota, 1969-70, Sam Torrance, 1982-83,

Paul Broadhurst, 2005-06

*Stats are from 1973 onwards

Youngest winner: Pablo Martin (AM), 20 and 346 days, 2007

Oldest winner: Paul Broadhurst, 40 and 231 days, 2006

Lowest 18 hole score: 61 (-8), Robert Lee, 1987

Lowest first 18 hole score: 61 (-8), Robert Lee, 1987

Lowest first 36 hole score: 128 (-10), Robert Lee, 1987

Lowest first 54 hole score: 195 (-12), Robert Lee, 1987

Lowest 72 hole score: 264 (-24), Colin Montgomerie, 1989

Lowest under par winning score: 264 (-24), Colin Montgomerie, 1989

Lowest final round by a winner: 63 (-9), Colin Montgomerie, 1989

Wire-to-wire-winners: Salvador Balbuena, 1976, Robert Lee, 1987, Phillip Price, 1994,

Carl Pettersson, 2002

Largest 18 hole lead: 3 shots – Robert Lee, 1987, Magnus Persson, 1990

Largest 36 hole lead: 5 shots – Salvador Balbuena, 1976

Largest 54 hole lead: 4 shots – Salvador Balbuena, 1976, Colin Montgomerie, 1989

Largest winning margin: 11 shots – Colin Montgomerie, 1989

Biggest final round 4 shots – Phillip Price, 2001

comeback by a winner:

Play-offs: Jamie Benito beat Bernard Gallacher, 1973

David Gilford beat Jorge Berendt, 1993

Adam Hunter beat Darren Clarke, 1995

Van Phillips beat John Bickerton, 1999

Carl Pettersson beat David Gilford, 2002

Michael Hoey beat Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño, 2009

Holes-in-one: Glenn Ralph, 8th hole, round 2, 1982 (Penina)

Peter Jones, 8th hole, round 3, 1982 (Penina)

José Maria Cañizares, 16th hole, round 3, 1986 (Quinta do Lago)

Des Smyth, 6th hole, round 3, 1988 (Quinta do Lago)

Des Smyth, 4th hole, round 4, 1989 (Quinta do Lago)

John Bland, 11th hole, round 1, 1990 (Quinta do Lago)

Klas Eriksson, 13th hole, round 2, 1998 (Le Meridien Penina)

Gerry Norquist, 13th hole, round 3, 1999 (Le Meridien Penina)

Thomas Levet, 13th hole, round 2, 2004 (Le Meridien Penina)

Joao Pedro Sousa (AM), 6th hole, round 1, 2006 (Le Meridien Penina)

David Frost, 12th hole, round 1, 2009 (Oitavos Dunes)

Low cut: 143 (-1), 1997, 2004, 2010

High cut: 159 (+15), 1983

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