Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
First played: 2001
Past winners: 2001 – Paul Lawrie; 2002 – Padraig Harrington; 2003- Lee Westwood;
2004 – Stephen Gallacher; 2005 – Colin Montgomerie;
2006 – Padraig Harrington; 2007 – Nick Dougherty;
2008 – Robert Karlsson; 2009 – Simon Dyson; 2010 - Martin Kaymer,
2011 - Michael Hoey, 2012 - Branden Grace
Consecutive wins: None
Youngest winner: Branden Grace, 24 years and 140 days, 2012
Oldest winner: Colin Montgomerie, 42 years and 101 days, 2005
Lowest 18 hole score: 60 (-12) Branden Grace (Kingsbarns), 2012
Lowest first 18 hole score: 60 (-12) Branden Grace (Kingsbarns), 2012
Lowest first 36 hole score: 127 (-17) Branden Grace, 2012
Lowest first 54 hole score: 196 (-20) Branden Grace, 2012
Lowest 72 hole score: 266 (-22), Michael Hoey, 2011, Branden Grace, 2012
Lowest under par winning score: 266 (-22), Michael Hoey, 2011, Branden Grace, 2012
Lowest final round by a winner: 65 (-7), Robert Karlsson, 2008
Wire-to-wire-winners: Michael Hoey, 2011, Branden Grace
Largest 18 hole lead: 3 shots – Graeme McDowell, 2004
Largest 36 hole lead: 5 shots - Branden Grace, 2012
Largest 54 hole lead: 5 shots – Kenneth Ferrie, 2005
Largest winning margin: 5 shots – Padraig Harrington, 2006
Biggest final round 5 shots – Colin Montgomerie, 2005
comeback by a winner:
Play-offs: Padraig Harrington beat Eduardo Romero, 2002
Stephen Gallacher beat Graeme McDowell, 2004
Robert Karlsson beat Ross Fisher and Martin Kaymer, 2008
Holes-in-one: James Kingston, Hole 8, 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
Garry Houston, Hole 2, Rnd 1, (Kingsbarns), 2005
Paul Eales, Hole 2, Rnd 1, (Kingsbarns), 2005
Unho Park, Hole 8, Rnd 2, (Kingsbarns), 2008
Pelle Edberg, Hole 8, Rnd 3 (St Andrews), 2010
James Byrne, Hole 13, Rnd 2 (Carnoustie), 2011
Albatross: Colin Montgomerie, Hole 3, Rnd 2, (Kingsbarns), 2002
Lee Westwood, Hole 9, Rnd 3 (Kingsbarns), 2003
Steen Tinning, Hole 3, Rnd 3 (Kingsbarns), 2003
Low cut: 211 (-5), 2003, 2007, 2011, 2012
High cut: 221 (+5), 2008
