- His second European Senior Tour victory in his tenth European Senior Tour appearance.
- Moves to €348,133 and goes to the top of the Senior Tour Order of Merit.
- His first Senior Tour victory since the 2015 Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open, which he won on his Senior Tour debut.
- Has won both his European Senior Tour titles in Scotland. In 2015 he won the Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open at Archerfield Links Golf Club and the 2016 Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex at Carnoustie.
- This victory beats his previous best 2016 Senior Tour finishes of second in the SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open and the WINSTONgolf Senior Open.
- To highlight his wonderful 2016 season this is his fifth top eight finish from his six events so far.
- Victory comes in his debut appearance in the Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex.
- Becomes the first player to win the Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex on their debut since Fred Couples in 2012 at Turnberry.
- Joins Neil Coles (1987 – first playing), Bobby Verwey (1991), Tom Wargo (1994), Brian Barnes (1995), Christy O’Connor Jnr (1999) and Couples (2012), as players winning the Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex on their debut.
- His first Senior Major Championship victory in his second Major Championship appearance.
- This victory beats his previous best finish in a Senior Major Championship of tied 31st in the 2016 US Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid.
- Becomes the first English winner of the Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex since Neil Coles won the first Senior Open in 1987.
- Becomes the fifth player from the UK and Ireland to win the Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex. They are: Neil Coles (1987), Brian Barnes (1995-1996), Brian Huggett (1998), Christy O’Connor Jnr (1999-2000) and Paul Broadhurst (2016).
- Becomes the fourth Englishman to win a Senior Open Championship. They are: Neil Coles (1987 Senior Open Championship), Mark James (2004 Ford Senior Players Championship), Roger Chapman (2012 US Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid and 2012 U.S Senior Open) and Paul Broadhurst (2016 Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex).
- Becomes the 21st different player to win the Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex, from the 30 times the event has been played.
- Gains an exemption into The 146th Open Championship in 2017 at Royal Birkdale.
- His four shot final round winning comeback is the biggest in the Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex, since Gary Player in 1990, who made up five shots.
- His four shot final round winning comeback is the largest on the European Senior Tour since Paul Wesselingh at the 2014 WINSTONgolf Senior Open.
- To highlight his wonderful consistency since joining the European Senior Tour in August 2015, has been placed in the top ten in eight out of his ten events.
- The first English winner on the 2016 European Senior Tour.
- His first round of 75 is the highest start by a winner on the 2016 European Senior Tour.
- His final 54 hole total in relation to par of 14 under equals the lowest in the history of the Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex, set by Carl Mason and Bruce Summerhays, both in 2003.
- Has played his final 45 holes in 14 under par, after being three over for his first 27 holes.
- His 75 is the highest start by a winner on the European Senior Tour since Massy Kuramoto won the 2012 Van Lanschot Senior Open.
- His first round of 75 is the highest first round by a winner of the Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex, since Tom Watson in 2005.
- His ninth victory as a professional.
