*(stats since 1972)
First played:
1919
Most wins:
5, Flory Van Donck, 1936, 37, 46, 51, 53
Consecutive wins:
H Burrows, 1920, 21
Aubrey Boomer, 1924, 25, 26
Sid Brews, 1934, 35
Flory Van Donck, 1936, 37
Sewsunker Sewgolum, 1959, 60
Bob Byman, 1977, 78
Youngest winner:
Seve Ballesteros, 19 and 121 days in 1976
Oldest winner:
Harold Henning, 46 and 295 days in 1981
Lowest 18 hole score:
62 (-10), Payne Stewart, Per-Ulrik Johansson, 1991
Lowest first 18 hole score:
63 (-9), Bernhard Langer, 1991, Lee Westwood, 1998
Lowest 36 hole score:
129 (-13), Lee Westwood, Stephen Leaney, 1998
Lowest 54 hole score:
197 (-19), Payne Stewart, 1991
Lowest 72 hole score:
266 (-18), Mark McNulty, 1996, Sven Strüver, 1997,
Stephen Leaney, 1998
Lowest under par winning score:
267 (21), Payne Stewart, 1991
Lowest final round by a winner:
63 (-8), Lee Westwood, 1999
Wire-to-wire-winners:
Brian Barnes, 1974, Bernhard Langer, 1984, Graham Marsh, 1985,
Stephen McAllister, 1990
Largest winning margin:
9 shots, Payne Stewart, 1991
Biggest final round comeback by a winner:
7 shots, Mark Mouland, 1988
Play-offs:
José Maria Olazábal beat Ronan Rafferty and Roger Chapman in 1989
Bernhard Langer beat Gordon Brand Jnr in 1992
Bernhard Langer beat Warren Bennett in 2001
Holes-in-one:
14
Low cut:
141 (-1), 1995, 96, 98, 01, par 71, 143 (-1), 1994, par 72
High cut:
159 (+11), 1974 par 74
155 (+11), 1978, par 72
INTERESTING FACTS
Aged only 19 years and 121 days, Seve Ballesteros earned the first of his 50 European Tour International Schedule victories at the 1976 Dutch Open, in doing so becoming the second youngest winner in European Tour history. He would go onto collect the title again in 1980 and 86. On his way to victory in 1986 Ballesteros became the first player to pass the £1 million in European Tour career earnings. Another piece of European Tour history was created at the 1989 event when José Maria Olazábal defeated Ronan Rafferty and Roger Chapman in a nine hole play-off – a record that still stands. Chapman was eliminated at the first hole and ended eight holes later when Rafferty took seven to Olazábal’s six. The 2001 tournament saw a Dutch amateur, Niels Boysen lead after day one with a seven under par round of 64. It was the first time an amateur had the distinction of leading an official European Tour event at the end of a round since Krister Kinell of Sweden shot an opening day 69 (-2) at the 1981 Scandinavian Enterprise Open.
