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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

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