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Estoril Open de Portugal - Facts and Figures
Facts and Figures

Estoril Open de Portugal - Facts and Figures

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

Most wins:
3 - Angel Miguel, 1954, 56, 64; Ramon Sota, 1963, 69, 70

Consecutive wins:
Ken Bousfield, 1960-61, Ramon Sota, 1969-70, Sam Torrance, 1982-83, Paul Broadhurst, 2005-06

Stats from 1973 onwards

Youngest winner: 
Pablo Martin (AM), 20 and 236 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 comeback by a winner:
4 shots, Phillip Price, 2001

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-Castano, 2009

Holes-in-one:
Glenn Ralph, hole 8, round 2, 1982
Peter Jones, hole 8, round 3, 1982
José Maria Canizares, hole 16, round 3, 1986
Des Smyth, hole 6, round 3, 1988
Des Smyth, hole 4, round 4, 1989
John Bland, hole 11, round 1, 1990
Klas Eriksson, hole 13, round 2, 1998
Gerry Norquist, hole 13, round 3, 1999
Thomas Levet, hole 13, round 2, 2004
Joao Pedro Sousa (AM), hole 6, round 1, 2006
David Frost, hole 12, round 1, 2009

Low cut:
143 (-1), 1997, 2004, 2010

High cut:
156 (+2), 1983

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