Open de Andalucía Costa del Sol
First played: 1992
Years played: 1992-95, 99, 07 onwards
Past winners: 1992: Vijay Singh; 1993: Andrew Oldcorn; 1994: Carl Mason;
1995: Alex Cejka; 1999: Miguel Angel Jiménez;
2007: Lee Westwood; 2008: Thomas Levet; 2009: Søren Kjeldsen:
2010: Louis Oosthuizen; 2011: Paul Lawrie, 2012 Julien Quesne
Youngest winner: Alex Cejka, 24 years and 93 days, 1995
Oldest winner: Paul Lawrie, 42 years and 85 days, 2011
Lowest 18 hole score: 60 (-10), Kenneth Ferrie, 2011
Lowest first 18 hole score: 64 (-8), Matteo Manassero, 2012
Lowest first 36 hole score: 130 (-10), Sam Hutsby, Louis Oosthuizen, 2010
Lowest first 54 hole score: 196 (-14), Louis Oosthuizen, 2010
Lowest 72 hole score: 263 (-17), Louis Oosthuizen, 2010
Lowest under par winning score: 264 (-24), Miguel Angel Jiménez, 1999
Lowest final round by a winner: 64 (-8), Julien Quesne, 2012
Wire-to-wire-winners: None
Largest 18 hole lead: 3 shots, Matteo Manassero, 2012
Largest 36 hole lead: 3 shots, Costantino Rocca, 1995
Largest 54 hole lead: 5 shots, Miguel Angel Jiménez, 1999
Largest winning margin: 4 shots, Miguel Angel Jiménez, 1999
Biggest final round 4 shots, Vijay Singh, 1992
comeback by a winner:
Play-offs: Thomas Levet beat Oliver Fisher, 2008
Holes-in-one: Mike McLean, hole 11, round 1, 1992 (Paradores Club de Campo de Malaga)
Paul Mayo, hole 11, round 1, 1995 (Islantilla GC)
Derrick Cooper, hole 6, round 1, 1999 (Parador Malaga, de Golf)
Garry Houston, hole 13, round 2, 2007 (Aloha GC)
Scott Drummond, hole 6, round 2, 2010 (Parador Malaga de Golf)
David Horsey, hole 6, round 2, 2010 (Parador Malaga de Golf)
Thomas Aiken, hole 4, round 4, 2010, (Parador Malaga de Golf)
Julio Zapata, hole 9, round 3, 2011 (Parador Malaga de Golf)
Thorbjorn Olesen, hole 4, round 1, 2012 (Aloha GC)
Albatrosses: Gabriel Cañizares, hole 12, round 2, 2010 (Parador Malaga de Golf)
Low cut: 139 (-1) (par 70), 2011, 141 (-3) (par 72), 1999
High cut: 151 (+7), 1992
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