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BMW International Open - Facts and Figures
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BMW International Open - Facts and Figures

First played
1989

Most wins
2 - Paul Azinger, 1990, 1992, Thomas Bjorn, 2000, 2002

Rafa Echenique celebrates his Shot of the Year albatross in the 2009 event

Consecutive wins
None

Youngest winner
Martin Kaymer, 23 and 177 days, 2008

Oldest winner
Mark McNulty, 40 and 286 days, 1994

Lowest 18 hole score
62 (-10), David Feherty, 1989 and 1990, Steen Tinning, Darren Clarke, 1992, David Park, 1999, José Maria Olazábal, 2001, Raphael Jacquelin, 2003, Simon Dyson, 2005, Rafa Echenique, 2009

Lowest first 18 hole score
62 (-10), David Feherty, 1989 and 1990, David Park, 1999

Lowest first 36 hole score
127 (-17), John Daly, 2001

Lowest first 54 hole score
194 (-22), Padraig Harrington, 2001

Lowest 72 hole score
261 (-27), John Daly, 2001

Lowest under par winning score
261 (-27), John Daly, 2001

Lowest final round by a winner
63 (-9), Peter Fowler, 1993

Wire-to-wire-winners
David Feherty, 1989, Sandy Lyle, 1991

Largest 18 hole lead
4 shots, David Park, 1999

Largest 36 hole lead
6 shots, David Feherty, 1989

Largest 54 hole lead
8 shots, David Feherty, 1989

Largest winning margin
5 shots, David Feherty, 1989

Biggest final round comeback by a winner
5 shots, Mark McNulty, 1994, Frank Nobilo, 1995

Play-offs
Paul Azinger beat David Feherty, 1990
Paul Azinger beat Glen Day, Anders Forsbrand, Mark James and Bernhard Langer, 1992
Robert Karlsson beat Carl Watts, 1997
Henrik Stenson beat Retief Goosen and Padraig Harrington, 2006


Holes-in-one
Jay Townsend, hole 12, round 4, 1991
Steen Tinning, hole 8, round 4, 1992
Domingo Hospital, hole 8, round 4, 1994
Florian Bruhns (AM), hole 8, round 1, 1995
Gary Evans, hole 3, round 3, 1995
Alex Cejka, hole 8, round 1, 1997
Domingo Hospital, hole 2, round 2, 1997
Thomas Bjorn, hole 2, round 2, 1999
John Daly, hole 12, round 1, 2001
Raphael Jacquelin, hole 17, round 2, 2001
Andrew Coltart, hole 2, round 2, 2003
Colin Montgomerie, hole 8, round 3, 2009

Albatrosses:
José Maria Olazábal,  hole 11, round 2, 2001
Rafa Echenique, hole 18, round 4, 2009

Low cut
139 (-5), 1992, 97

High cut
148 (+4), 1990

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