First played:
1953 (became part of The European Tour
International Schedule in 1973)
Most wins:
Angel Miguel, 1954, 1956, 1964
Consecutive wins:
Ken Bousfield, 1960-61; Ramon Sota, 1969-70;
Sam Torrance, 1982-83.
Youngest winner:
Howard Clark, 23 in 1978
Oldest winner:
Max Faulkner, 52 in 1968
Stats are from 1973 onwards:
Lowest 18 hole score:
61 (-8), Robert Lee, 1987
Lowest first 18 hole score:
61 (-8), Robert Lee, 1987
Lowest first 36 hole score:
128 (-10), Robert Lee, 1987
Lowest first 54 hole score: 195 (-12)
Robert Lee, 1987
Lowest 72 hole score:
264 (-24), Colin Montgomerie, 1989
Lowest under par winning score:
264 (-24), Colin Montgomerie, 1989
Lowest final round by a winner:
63 (-9), Colin Montgomerie, 1989
Wire-to-wire-winners:
Salvador Balbuena, 1976; Robert Lee, 1987;
Phillip Price, 1994; Carl Pettersson, 2002
Largest 18 hole lead:
3 shots: Robert Lee, 1987; Magnus Persson Atlevi, 1990
Largest 36 hole lead:
5 shots: Salvador Balbuena, 1976
Largest 54 hole lead:
4 shots: Salvador Balbuena, 1976; Colin
Montgomerie, 1989
Largest winning margin:
11 shots: Colin Montgomerie, 1989
Biggest final round comeback by a winner:
4 shots: Philip Price 2001
Play-offs:
Jamie Benito beat Bernard Gallacher, 1973
David Gilford beat Jorge Berendt, 1993
Adam Hunter beat Darren Clarke, 1995
Van Phillips beat John Bickerton, 1999
Carl Pettersson beat Davild Gilford, 2002
Holes-in-one:
Glenn Ralph, 8th hole, round 2, 1982 (Penina)
Peter Jones, 8th hole, round 3, 1982 (Penina)
José Maria Cañizares, 16th hole, round 3, 1986
(Quinta do Lago)
Des Smyth, 6th hole, rnd 3, 1988 (Quinta do Lago)
Des Smyth, 4th hole, round 4, 1989 (Quinta do Lago)
John Bland, 11th hole, round 1, 1990 (Quinta do Lago)
Klas Eriksson, 13th hole, round 2, 1998
(Le Meridien Penina)
Gerry Norquist, 13th hole, round 3, 1999
(Le Meridien Penina)
Low cut:
143 (-1), 1997
High cut:
159 (+15), 1983
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