First played:
1912 (became part of The European Tour International Schedule 1972)
Most wins:
6 – Angel de la Torre – 1916, 17, 19, 23, 25, 35
Consecutive wins:
3 – Angel de la Torre – 1916, 17, 19
2 – Arnaud Massy – 1927, 28; Gabriel Gonzalez – 1932, 33,
2 – Marcelino Morcillo – 1948, 49; Max Faulkner – 1952, 53
Youngest winner:
Dale Hayes, 18 and 290 days, 1971
Oldest winner:
Arnold Palmer, 45 and 221 days, 1975
*Playing Stats from 1972 onwards
Lowest 18 hole score:
61 (-9), Wayne Riley, 1988
Lowest first 18 hole score:
63 (-9)
Seve Ballesteros and Eduardo Romero - 1991
Mårten Olander and Charl Schwartzel – 2003
63 (-7)
Mark James and Richard Boxall, 1988
Lowest first 36 hole score:
127 (-13), Richard Boxall, 1988
Lowest first 54 hole score:
194 (-16), Mark James, 1988
Lowest 72 hole score:
262 (-18), Mark James, 1988
Lowest under par score:
266 (-22), Kenneth Ferrie, Peter Hedblom, Peter Lawrie, 2003
Lowest final round by a winner:
62 (-10), Bernhard Langer, 1984
Wire-to-wire-winners:
Neil Coles, 1973
Largest 18 hole lead:
5 shots – Seve Ballesteros, 1991
Largest 36 hole lead:
4 shots – Richard Boxall, 1988, David Park, 2004
Largest 54 hole lead:
6 shots – Padraig Harrington, 1996
Largest winning margin:
8 shots – Sam Torrance, 1982
Biggest final round comeback by a winner:
7 shots – Bernhard Langer, 1984
Play-offs:
Antonio Garrido beat Valentin Barrios, 1972
Eduardo Romero beat Seve Ballesteros, 1991
Mark James beat Greg Norman, 1997
Kenneth Ferrie beat Peter Hedblom and Peter Lawrie, 2003
Peter Hanson beat Peter Gustafsson, 2005
Niclas Fasth beat John Bickerton, 2006
Holes-in-one:10
Low cut:
138 (-6), 2003, (European Tour record)
High cut:
153 (+9), 1987
