Facts and figures - The 143rd Open Championship
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<strong> THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FACTS AND FIGURES </strong><br /><br />OLDEST WINNER:<br />Old Tom Morris, 1867, 46 years and 99 days<br />Robert de Vicenzo, 1967, 44 years and 93 days<br />Harry Vardon, 1914, 44 years and 41 days<br /><br />YOUNGEST WINNER:<br />Young Tom Morris, 1868, 17 years, 5 months and 8 days<br />Willie Auchterlonie, 1893, 21 years and 24 days<br />Severiano Ballesteros, 1979, 22 years, 3 months and 12 days<br /><br />OLDEST COMPETITOR<br />Gene Sarazen, 74 years and 131 days, 1976<br /><br />YOUNGEST COMPETITOR<br />Young Tom Morris, 14 years and 147 days, 1865<br /><br />CHAMPIONS IN THREE DECADES:<br />Harry Vardon, 1896, 1903 and 1911<br />J.H.Taylor, 1894, 1900 and 1913<br />Gary Player, 1959, 1968 and 1974<br /><br />MOST VICTORIES:<br />6, Harry Vardon, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911 and 1914<br />5, James Braid, 1901,1905, 1906, 1908, and 1910<br />5, J. H. Taylor, 1894,1895, 1900, 1909 and 1913<br />5, Peter Thomson, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958 and 1965<br />5, Tom Watson, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1983<br /><br />BIGGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY:<br />13 strokes, Old Tom Morris, 1862<br />12 strokes, Young Tom Morris, 1870<br />8 strokes, J.H. Taylor, 1900 and 1913<br />8 strokes, James Braid, 1908<br />8 strokes, Tiger Woods, 2000<br />7 strokes, Louis Oosthuizen, 2010<br />6 strokes, Bobby Jones, 1927<br />6 strokes, Walter Hagen, 1929<br />6 strokes, Arnold Palmer, 1962<br />6 strokes, Johnny Miller 1976<br /><br />LOWEST WINNING AGGREGATES<br />267 (66,68,69,64) Greg Norman, Royal St George’s, 1993<br />268 (68,70,65,65) Tom Watson, Turnberry, 1977<br />268 (69,66,67,66) Nick Price, Turnberry, 1994<br />269 (67,66,67,69) Tiger Woods, St Andrews, 2000<br />270 (67,65,67,71) Sir Nick Faldo, St Andrews, 1990<br />270 (67,65,71, 67) Tiger Woods, Royal Liverpool, 2006<br /><br />LOWEST WINNING UNDER PAR SCORES<br />269 (-19)Tiger Woods, St Andrews, 2000<br />270 (-18) Sir Nick Faldo, St Andrews, 1990<br />270 (-18) Tiger Woods, Royal Liverpool, 2006<br />271 (-17) Rory McIlroy, Royal Liverpool, 2014<br />272 (-16) Louis Oosthuizen, St Andrews, 2010<br />274 (-14), Tiger Woods, St Andrews, 2005<br />271 (-13) Tom Watson, Muirfield, 1980<br />267 (-13) Greg Norman, Royal St Gerorge’s, 1993<br />271 (-13) Tom Lehman, Royal Lytham and St Annes, 1996<br /><br />LOWEST 9 HOLES<br />28, Denis Durnian, Royal Birkdale, 1983<br /><br />LOWEST INDIVIDUAL ROUND<br />63, Mark Hayes, 2nd round, Turnberry, 1977<br />63, Isao Aoki, 3rd round, Muirfield, 1980<br />63, Greg Norman, 2nd round, Turnberry, 1986<br />63, Paul Broadhurst, 3rd round, St Andrews, 1990<br />63, Jodie Mudd, 4th round, Royal Birkdale, 1991<br />63, Sir Nick Faldo, 2nd round , Royal St George’s, 1993<br />63, Payne Stewart, 4th round, Royal St Georges, 1993<br />63, Rory McIlroy, 1st round, St Andrews, 2010<br /><br />LOWEST FIRST ROUND<br />63, Rory McIlroy, St Andrews, 2010<br />64, Craig Stadler, Royal Birkdale, 1983<br />64, Christy O’Connor Jnr, Royal St George’s 1985<br />64, Rodger Davis, Murifield, 1987<br />64, Steve Pate, Muirfield, 1992<br />64, Ray Floyd, Murifield, 1992<br />64, Miguel Angel Jiménez, Turnberry, 2009<br />64, Adam Scott, Royal Lytham and St Annes, 2012<br /><br />LOWEST SECOND ROUND<br />63, Mark Hayes, Turnberry, 1977<br />63, Greg Norman, Turnberry, 1986<br />63, Sir Nick Faldo, Royal St George’s, 1993<br /><br />LOWEST THIRD ROUND<br />63, Isao Aoki, Muirfield, 1980<br />63, Paul Broadhurst, St Andrews, 1990<br /><br />LOWEST FOURTH ROUND<br />63, Jodie Mudd, Royal Birkdale, 1991,<br />63, Payne Stewart, Royal St George’s, 1993<br /><br />LOWEST 1ST 36 HOLES<br />130, (66,64) Sir Nick Faldo, Muirfield, 1992<br />130 (66-64), Brandt Snedeker, Royal Lytham and St Annes, 2012<br />131 (64-67), Adam Scott, Royal Lytham and St Annes, 2012<br />132, (67,65) Sir Henry Cotton, Royal St George’s, 1934<br />132, (67,65), Sir Nick Faldo, St Andrews, 1990<br />132, (66,66) Greg Norman, St Andrews, 1990<br />132, (69,63) Sir Nick Faldo, Royal St Georges, 1993<br />132 , (67-65) Tiger Woods, Royal Liverpool, 2006<br />132, (65-67) Louis Oosthuizen, St Andrews, 2010<br />132 (66-66) Rory McIlroy, Royal Liverpool, 2014<br /><br />LOWEST FINAL 36 HOLES<br />130, (65-65) Tom Watson, Turnberry, 1977<br />130, (64-66) Ian Baker-Finch, Royal Birkdale, 1991,<br />130, (66-64) Anders Forsbrand, Turnberry, 1994<br /><br />LOWEST 1ST 54 HOLES<br />198, (67,67,64) Tom Lehman, Royal Lytham & St Annes, 1996<br />199, (67,65,67) Sir Nick Faldo, St Andrews,, 1990<br />199, (66-64-69) Sir Nick Faldo, Muirfield, 1992<br />199, (64,67,68), Adam Scott, Royal Lytham and St Annes, 2012<br /><br />LOWEST FINAL 54 HOLES<br />199, (66,67,66) Nick Price, Turnberry, 1994<br />200, (70,65,65) Tom Watson, Turnberry, 1977<br />200 (63,70,67)Sir Nick Faldo, Royal St George’s, 1993<br />200 (66,64,70) Fuzzy Zoeller, Turnberry, 1994<br />200 (66,70,64) Sir Nick Faldo, Turnberry, 1994<br /><br />BIGGEST SPAN BETWEEN VICTORIES<br />11 years, Sir Henry Cotton, 1937-48 (due to WW11)<br />10 years, Ernie Els, 2002-12<br /><br />BIGGEST SPAN BETWEEN FIRST AND LAST VICTORIES<br />19 years, J H Taylor, 1894-1913<br />18 years Harry Vardon, 1896-1914<br /><br />MOST SUCCESSIVE VICTORIES<br />4, Young Tom Morris, 1868-72 (no championship in 1871)<br />3, Jamie Anderson, 1877-79<br />3, Bob Ferguson, 1880-82<br />3, Peter Thomson, 1954-56<br /><br />VICTORIES BY AMATEURS<br />3, Bobby Jones, 1926, 27, 30<br />2, Harold Hilton, 1892, 97<br />1, John Ball, 1890<br />(Roger Wethered lost in a play-off in 1921)<br /><br />CHAMPIONS ON FIRST APPEARANCE<br />Willie Park, Prestwick, 1860<br />Tom Kidd, St Andrews, 1873<br />Mungo Park, Musselburgh, 1874<br />Harold Hilton, Muirfield, 1892<br />Jock Hutchinson, St Andrews, 1921<br />Densmore Shute, St Andrews, 1933<br />Ben Hogan, Carnoustie, 1953<br />Tony Lema, St Andrews, 1964<br />Tom Watson, Carnoustie, 1975<br />Ben Curtis, Royal St Georges, 2003<br /><br />HIGHEST NUMBER OF SUB-70 ROUNDS<br />36, Sir Nick Faldo<br />33, Jack Nicklaus<br />30, Tom Watson<br />25 Greg Norman<br />21, Lee Trevino<br />21, Nick Price<br />20, Severiano Ballesteros<br /><br />PLAYERS TO WIN WITH FOUR SUB-70 ROUNDS<br />Greg Norman, Royal St George’s, 1993<br />Nick Price, Turnberry, 1994<br />Tiger Woods, St Andrews, 2000<br />* Ernie Els was the first player to record four sub-70 rounds at Royal St George’s in 1993<br /><br />HIGHEST NUMBER OF TOP FIVE FINISHES<br />16, J H Taylor<br />16 Jack Nicklaus<br />15, Harry Vardon<br />15 James Braid<br /><br />WIRE-TO-WIRE WINNERS ( NO-TIES)<br />Willie Auchterlonie, Prestwick, 1893<br />J H Taylor, Royal St George’s, 1884<br />James Braid, Prestwick, 1908<br />Ted Ray, Muirfield, 1912<br />Bobby Jones, St Andrews, 1927<br />Gene Sarazen, Prince’s, 1932<br />Henry Cotton, Royal St George’s, 1934<br />Tom Weiskopf, Royal Troon, 1973<br />Tiger Woods, St Andrews, 2005<br />Rory McIlroy, Royal Liverpool, 2014<br /><br />LARGEST 18 HOLE LEADS<br />4 strokes, Bobby Jones, St Andrews, 1927,<br />4 strokes, Sir Henry Cotton, Royal St George’s 1934<br />4 strokes, Christy O’Connor Jnr, Royal St George’s 1985<br /><br />LARGEST 36 HOLE LEADS<br />9 strokes, Sir Henry Cotton, Royal St George’s, 1934<br /><br />LARGEST 54 HOLE LEADS<br />10 strokes, Sir Henry Cotton, Royal St George’s, 1934<br /><br />LARGEST 54 HOLE LEADS LOST<br />5 strokes, MacDonald Smith, Prestwick, 1925<br />5 strokes, Jean Van de Velde, Carnoustie, 1999<br /><br />LARGEST FINAL ROUND COMEBACK BY A WINNER<br />10 strokes, Paul Lawrie, Carnoustie, 1999<br /><br />BEST COMEBACK BY A WINNER AFTER 36 HOLES<br />13 strokes, George Duncan, Royal Cinque Ports, 1920<br /><br />BEST COMEBACK BY A WINNER AFTER 18 HOLES<br />11 strokes, Harry Vardon, Muirfield 1896<br /><br />LOWEST OPENING ROUND BY A WINNER<br />65 , Louis Oosthuizen, St Andrews, 2010<br />66, Peter Thomson, Royal Lytham and St Annes, 1958<br />66, Sir Nick Faldo, Muirfield, 1992,<br />66, Greg Norman, Royal St George’s, 1993<br />66, Tiger Woods, St Andrews, 2005<br />66, Stewart Cink, Turnberry, 2009<br />66, Rory McIlroy, Royal Liverpool, 2014<br /><br />HIGHEST OPENING ROUND BY A WINNER<br />80, George Duncan, Royal Cinque Ports, 1920 (also shot 80 in round two)<br /><br />LOWEST FINISHING ROUND BY A WINNER<br />64, Greg Norman, Royal St George’s, 1993<br /><br />HIGHEST FINISHING ROUND BY A WINNER<br />79, Sir Henry Cotton, Royal St George’s, 1934<br /><br />CHAMPION WITH FOUR ROUNDS THE SAME<br />Densmore Shute, (73,73,73,73) excluding play-off, St Andrews, 1933<br /><br />MOST CONSECUTIVE APPEARANCES<br />47, Gary Player, 1955-2001<br /><br />LONGEST COURSES<br />Carnoustie, 2007, 7,421 yards<br />Carnoustie, 1999, 7,361 yards<br /><br />COURSE MOST OFTEN USED<br />28, St Andrews<br />24, Prestwick<br />16, Muirfield<br />14, Royal St George’s
