First played
1964
Most wins
7, Ernie Els (1994, 95, 96, 02, 03, 04 and 07)
5, Gary Player (1965, 66, 68, 71 and 73)
5, Seve Ballesteros (1981, 82, 84, 85 and 91)
Consecutive wins
Ernie Els (1995-96 and 2002-04)
Gary Player (1965-66)
Hale Irwin (1974-75)
Seve Ballesteros (1981-82 and 84-85)
Best 18 hole scores
-12, Ernie Els, 2002
-11, Colin Montgomerie, 2000
-11, Padraig Harrington, 2001 (Final)
Best match scores
-15 (31 holes), Ernie Els, 2002
-15 (33 holes), Colin Montgomerie, 2000
-15 (37 holes), Sandy Lyle, 1986
Best outward nine
28 (-7), Ian Woosnam, 2001 (Final)
Best inward nines
30 (-7), Sir Nick Faldo, 1989
30 (-7), Ronan Rafferty, 1990
30 (-7), Padraig Harrington, 2001 (Final)
30 (-7), Ernie Els, 2002
Largest winning margins
Retief Goosen beat Jeff Maggert, 2004 (12 & 11)
Retief Goosen beat Mark Hensby, 2005 (12 & 11)
Mark O'Meara beat Vijay Singh, 1998 (11 & 10)
Tom Watson beat Dale Hayes, 1978 (11 & 9)
Gary Player beat Jean Garaialde, 1969 (10 & 9)
Ian Woosnam beat Lee Westwood, 2001 (10 & 9)
Arnold Palmer beat Roberto de Vicenzo, 1966 (10 & 8)
Ernie Els beat Mark Brooks, 1996 (10 & 8)
Paul Casey beat Shaun Micheel, 2006 (10 & 8) (Final)
Longest matches
Michael Campbell beat Sir Nick Faldo at 43rd, 2002
Gary Player beat Graham Marsh at 40th, 1973 (Final)
Isao Aoki beat Seve Ballesteros at 40th, 1979
Darren Clarke beat Sir Nick Faldo at 40th, 2000
Most successive birdies
7, Ian Woosnam, 1992 (holes 23-29)
7, Ian Woosnam, 2001 (holes 2-8) (Final)
Most successive pars
16, Bob Charles, 1971 (holes 5-20)
16, Raymond Floyd, 1977 (holes 6-21)
Best comebacks
Gary Player, 1965 (7 down after 19 holes to Tony Lema, winning at 37th hole)
Ernie Els, 1996 (6 down after 18 holes to Steve Stricker, winning by 1 hole)
Sandy Lyle, 1982 (6 down after 18 holes to Sir Nick Faldo, winning 2 & 1)
Most appearances
20, Gary Player (1964-74 and 1976-84)
20, Seve Ballesteros (1976-94 and 2001)
Most successive appearances
19, Seve Ballesteros (1976-94)
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