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Most wins 2
Bernhard Langer, 1994, 02 tied
Colin Montgomerie, 1993, 02 tied

Low 18 holes
62 (-10), Retief Goosen, 1999 (Montecastillo)
62 (-9), Bernhard Langer, 1994 (Valderrama)

Low 1st 18 holes
62 (-10), Retief Goosen, 1999 (Montecastillo)

Low 1st 36 holes
130 (-14), Retief Goosen, 1999 (Montecastillo)

Low 1st 54 holes
200 (-16), Lee Westwood, 1997 (Montecastillo)
200 (-16), Retief Goosen, 1999 (Montecastillo)

Low 72 holes
269 (-19), Miguel Angel Jiménez, 1999 (Montecastillo)

Low 2nd round
62 (-9), Bernhard Langer, 1994 (Valderrama)

Low 3rd round
64 (-7), Per-Ulrik Johansson, 1994 (Valderrama)

Low 4th round
63 (-9), Darren Clarke, 1998 (Montecastillo)
63 (-9), Michael Campbell, 2000 (Montecastillo)

High winning score
287 (+3), Sandy Lyle, 1992 (Valderrama)

Low start by a Winner
64 (-8), Fredrik Jacobson, 2003 (Valderrama)

High start by a Winner
74 (+3), Alex Cejka, 1995 (Valderrama)
74 (+3), Paul McGinley, 2005 (Valderrama)
74 (+2), Nick Faldo, 1988 (Valderrama)

Low finish by a Winner
63 (-9), Darren Clarke, 1998 (Montecastillo)

High finish by a Winner
73 (+2), Sandy Lyle, 1992 (Valderrama)

Largest 18 hole lead
4 shots, Angel Cabrera, 2002 (Valderrama)

Largest 36 hole lead
4 shots, Angel Cabrera, 2002 (Valderrama)

Largest 54 hole lead
4 shots, Mark McNulty, 1996 (Valderrama)

Largest winning margin
7 shots, Mark McNulty, 1996 (Valderrama)

Largest final round Comeback by a winner
4 shots, Miguel Angel Jiménez, 1999 (Montecastillo)
4 shots, Paul McGinley, 2005 (Valderrama)

Largest 36 hole deficit Made up by a winner
7 shots, Bernhard Langer, 2002 (Valderrama)
9 shots, Paul McGinley, 2005 (Valderrama)

Holes-in-one
10

Albatrosses
1, Miguel Angel Jiménez, 17th Rnd 2, 1994 (Valderrama)

Best 72 holes: Stroke average
67.25: Miguel Angel Jiménez, 1999 (Montecastillo)

Winners with all rounds in 60’s
Lee Westwood (54 holes only), 1997 (Montecastillo)
Miguel Angel Jiménez, 1999 (Montecastillo)

Winners without a Round in the 60s
Mike Harwood, 1990 (Valderrama)
Sandy Lyle, 1992 (Valderrama)

Last players to win with an over par round
Bernhard Langer – 72 (+1), 2002 (Valderrama)
Colin Montgomerie – 72 (+1), 2002 (Valderrama)
Paul McGinley - 74 (+3), 2005 (Valderrama)

Best score by a non-winner
Bernhard Langer – 271 (-17), 1999 (Montecastillo)
Padraig Harrington – 271 (-17), 1999 (Montecastillo)
Retief Goosen – 271 (-17), 1999 (Montecastillo)

Most Championships played in Between 1988-2003
Colin Montgomerie, 16 (played every year)

Most top tens
Colin Montgomerie, 11

Players to win on their First appearance
Nick Faldo, 1988 (Valderama)
Alex Cejka, 1995 (Valderrama)
Jeev Milkha Singh, 2006 (Valderrama)

Wire to wire winners
Pierre Fulke, 2000 (Montecastillo)
Fredrik Jacobson, 2003 (Valderrama)

Play-offs
Sandy Lyle beat Colin Montgomerie: 1992 (Valderrama)
Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie tied: 2002 (Valderrama)
Fredrik Jacobson beat Carlos Rodiles: 2003 (Valderrama)
Ian Poulter beat Sergio Garcia 2004 (Valderrama)

Youngest winner
Lee Westwood, 24 and 192 days, 1997 (Montecastillo)

Oldest winner
Mark McNulty, 43 and 2 days, 1996 (Valderrama)

HOLES-IN-ONE
Malcolm Mackenzie, 1988, Valderrama
Mike Clayton, 1990, Valderrama
Retief Goosen, 1993, Valderrama
Barry Lane, 1993, Valderrama
Andrew Coltart, 1995, Valderrama
Padraig Harrington, 1996, Valderrama
Bernhard Langer, 1998, Montecastillo
Colin Montgomerie, 2000, Montecastillo
Darren Clarke, 2002, Valderrama
John Bickerton, 2003, Valderrama
Simon Dyson, 2006, Valderrama

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