29: Peter Thomson, first nine, Royal Lytham, 1958
Tom Haliburton, first nine, Royal Lytham, 1958
Tony Jacklin, first nine, St Andrews, 1970
Bill Longmuir, first nine, Royal Lytham, 1979
David J. Russell, first nine, Royal Lytham, 1988
Ian Baker-Finch, first nine, St Andrews, 1990
Paul Broadhurst, first nine, St Andrews, 1990
Ian Baker-Finch, first nine, Royal Birkdale, 1991
Paul McGinley, first nine, Royal Lytham, 1996
Ernie Els, first nine, Muirfield, 2002
Sergio Garcia, first nine, Royal Liverpool, 2006

28: Which champions recorded the lowest aggregate in relation to par?

19 under par: Tiger Woods, St Andrews, 2000 (269)

18 under par: Nick Faldo, St Andrews, 1990 (270); Tiger Woods, Hoylake, 2006 (270)

29: Who holds the record for the lowest aggregate by an amateur?

281: Iain Pyman, Royal St George’s, 1993 — 68, 72, 70, 71
Tiger Woods, Royal Lytham, 1996 — 75, 66, 70, 70

282: Justin Rose, Royal Birkdale, 1998 — 72, 66, 75, 69

283: Guy Wolstenhome, St Andrews, 1960 — 74, 70, 71, 68

30: Who holds the record for the lowest aggregate by a runner-up?

269: Jack Nicklaus, Turnberry, 1977 — 68, 70, 65, 66
Nick Faldo, Royal St Georges, 1993 — 69, 63, 70, 67
Jesper Parnevik, Turnberry, 1994 — 68, 66, 68, 67

31: Who holds the record for the lowest score over the final 54 holes?

199: Nick Price, Turnberry, 1994 — 66, 67, 66

32: Who holds the record for the lowest score over the first 36 holes?

130: Nick Faldo, Muirfield, 1992 — 66, 64

33: Who holds the the record for the lowest score over the first 54 holes?

198: Tom Lehman, Royal Lytham, 1996 — 67, 67, 64

199: Nick Faldo, St Andrews, 1990 — 67, 65, 67
Nick Faldo, Muirfield, 1992 — 66, 64, 69

34: Who holds the record for the lowest first round?

64: Craig Stadler, 1983, Royal Birkdale
Christy O’Connor Jnr., 1985, Royal St George’s
Rodger Davis, 1987, Muirfield
Raymond Floyd, 1992, Muirfield
Steve Pate, 1992, Muirfield

35: Who holds the record for the lowest fourth round?

63: Jodie Mudd, 1991, Royal Birkdale
Payne Stewart, 1993, Royal St George’s

36: Who holds the record for the lowest individual round?

63: Mark Hayes, 2nd round Turnberry, 1977
Isao Aoki, 3rd round Muirfield, 1980
Greg Norman, 2nd round Turnberry, 1986
Paul Broadhurst, 3rd round St Andrews, 1990
Jodie Mudd, 4th round Royal Birkdale, 1991
Nick Faldo, 2nd round, Royal St George’s, 1993
Payne Stewart, 4th round, Royal St George’s, 1993

37: Who holds the record for the lowest individual round by an amateur?

66: Frank Stranahan, 4th round, Troon, 1950
Tiger Woods, 2nd round, Royal Lytham, 1996
Justin Rose, 2nd round Royal Birkdale, 1998

38: Who holds the record for the lowest middle 36 holes?

130: Fuzzy Zoeller, Turnberry, 1994 — 66, 64

39: WHo holds the record for the lowest final 36 holes?

130: Tom Watson, Turnberry, 1977 — 65, 65
Ian Baker-Finch, Royal Birkdale, 1991 — 64, 66
Anders Forsbrand, Turnberry, 1994 — 66, 64

40: Who holds the record for the lowest second round?

63: Mark Hayes, 1977, Turnberry;
Greg Norman, 1986, Turnberry;
Nick Faldo, 1993, Royal St George’s

41: Who holds the record for the lowest third round?

63: Isao Aoki, 1980, Muirfield
Paul Broadhurst, 1990, St Andrews

42: Which champion registered the lowest winning aggregate?

267: Greg Norman, Royal St George’s, 1993 — 66, 68, 69, 64

268: Tom Watson, Turnberry, 1977 — 68,70, 65, 65
Nick Price, Turnberry, 1994 — 69, 66, 67, 66

269: Tiger Woods, St Andrews, 2000 — 67,66,67,69

270: Nick Faldo, St Andrews, 1990 — 67, 65, 67, 71

271: Tom Watson, Muirfield, 1980 — 68, 70, 64, 69
Tom Lehman, Royal Lytham & St Annes, 1996 — 67, 67, 64, 73

272: Ian Baker- Finch, Royal Birkdale, 1991 — 71, 71, 64, 66
Nick Faldo, Muirfield, 1992 — 66, 64, 69, 73
Justin Leonard, Royal Troon, 1997 — 69, 66, 72, 65

43: Which competitor has made the most Open Championship appearances?

46: Gary Player

38: Jack Nicklaus

44: Which champion made the most appearances before his first victory?

16: Nick Price, 1994

14: Mark O’Meara, 1998

45: Which competitor has made the most final day appearances (since 1892)?

32: Jack Nicklaus

31: Alex Herd

30: J.H. Taylor

27: Harry Vardon, James Braid, Nick Faldo

26: Peter Thomson, Gary Player

23: Dai Rees

22: Henry Cotton

46: Which competitor has made the most appearances without a victory?

29: Dai Rees

28: Sam Torrance

27: Neil Coles

47: Which competitor has carded the most consecutive rounds under 70?

7: Ernie Els, first round 1993 to third round 1994

48: Which competitor has finished runner-up, or joint runner-up, more than anyone else?

7: Jack Nicklaus, 1964, 67, 68, 72, 76, 77, 79

6: J H Taylor, 1896, 1904, 05, 06, 07, 14

49: Which champion has had the most victories?

6: Harry Vardon, 1896, 98, 99, 1903, 11, 14

5: James Braid, 1901, 05, 06, 08, 10
J H Taylor, 1894, 95, 1900, 09, 13
Peter Thomson, 1954, 55, 56, 58, 65
Tom Watson, 1975, 77, 80, 82, 83

50: Who is the oldest winner of the oldest Major?

46 years 99 days: Old Tom Morris, 1867

44 years 93 days: Roberto de Vicenzo, 1967

44 years 41 days: Harry Vardon, 1914

51: Which champions have been the outright leader after every round?

72- hole championships
Ted Ray: 1912
Bobby Jones: 1927
Gene Sarazen: 1932
Henry Cotton: 1934
Tom Weiskopf: 1973
Tiger Woods: 2005

36-hole championships
Willie Park Sr: 1860 and 1866
Tom Morris: 1862 and 1864
Tommy Morris: 1869 and 1870
Mungo Park: 1874
Jamie Anderson: 1877 and 1879
Bob Ferguson: 1880, 1881, 1882
Jack Simpson: 1884
Hugh Kirkaldy: 1891

52: Which competitors have built up the largest leads (since 1892)?

After 18 holes:
Four strokes: James Braid, 1908; Bobby Jones, 1927; Henry Cotton, 1934; Christy O’Connor Jnr., 1985

After 36 holes:
Nine strokes: Henry Cotton, 1934

After 54 holes:
10 strokes: Henry Cotton, 1934
Seven strokes: Tony Lema, 1964

53: Which champion has the most successive victories?

4: Young Tom Morris, 1868-72 (No Championship in 1871)

3: Jamie Anderson, 1877-79; Bob Ferguson, 1880-82; Peter Thomson, 1954-56

2: Old Tom Morris, 1861-62; J.H Taylor, 1894-95; Harry Vardon, 1898-99; James Braid, 1905-06; Bobby Jones, 1926-27; Walter Hagen, 1928-29; Bobby Locke, 1949-50; Arnold Palmer, 1961-62; Lee Trevino, 1971-72; Tom Watson, 1982-83; Tiger Woods, 2005-06; Padraig Harrington, 2007-08