DID YOU KNOW – FACTS ABOUT THE ESTORIL OPEN DE PORTUGAL CAIXA GERAL DE DEPOSITOS
On his way to victory in the 1987 Portuguese Open staged at Estoril Golf Club, Robert Lee shot 27 en route to a first round 61, to become the only player in European Tour history to shoot 27 twice. Here is the list of players to compile a nine-hole score of 27.
27 (-9) Jose Maria Cañizares
Swiss Open
Crans-sur-Sierre, 1978
27 (-9) Joakim Haeggman
Alfred Dunhill Cup
St Andrews, 1997
27 (-9) Simon Khan
The Celtic Manor Wales Open
The Celtic Manor Resort, 2004
27 (-7) Robert Lee
Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open,
Mont Agel, 1985
27 (-6) Robert Lee
Portuguese Open
Estoril,1987