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Hong Kong Open - Facts and Figures
Facts and Figures

Hong Kong Open - Facts and Figures

First played: 
1959 (Became part of The European Tour International Schedule in 2002)

Most wins:
4, Hsieh Yung-yo, 1963, 64, 75, 77

Consecutive wins:
Hsieh Yung-yo, 1963, 64

(Stats from 2002 onwards)

Past winners:
2002, José Maria Olazábal
2003, Fredrik Jacobson
2004, Padraig Harrington
2005, Miguel Angel Jiménez
2006, Colin Montgomerie
2007, José Manuel Lara
2008, Miguel Angel Jiménez
2009, Lin Weng-tang (Nov 2008)
2009, Grégory Bourdy (Nov 2009)
2010, Ian Poulter

Youngest winner: 
Grégory Bourdy, 27 and 204 days, 2009 (Nov 2009)

Oldest winner:
Miguel Angel Jiménez, 43 and 317 days, 2008

Lowest 18 hole score: 
60 (-10), Ian Poulter, 2010

Lowest first 18 hole score:
62 (-8), Richard McEvoy, 2004, K J Choi, 2008, Udorn Duangdecha, 2009 (Nov 2009), Mark Brown

Lowest first 36 hole score: 
127 (-13), Ian Poulter, 2010

Lowest first 54 hole score: 
191 (-19), Ian Poulter, 2010

Lowest 72 hole score:
258 (-22), Ian Poulter, 2010

Lowest under par winning score:
262 (-22), José Maria Olazábal, 2002

Lowest final round by a winner: 
64 (-7), José Maria Olazábal, 2002, 64 (-5), Fredrik Jacobson, 2003

Wire-to-wire-winners:
None

Largest 18 hole lead:
4 shots, Richard McEvoy, 2004

Largest 36 hole lead:
4 shots, Robert Karlsson, 2008

Largest 54 hole lead:
4 shots, Robert Karlsson, 2008

Largest winning margin:
2 shots, Fredrik Jacobson, 2003, Grégory Bourdy 2009 (Nov 2009)

Biggest final round comeback by a winner:
4 shots, Miguel Angel Jiménez, 2008

Play-offs:
LinWeng-tang beat Rory McIlroy and Francesco Molinari, 2009 (Nov 2008)

Holes-in-one:
Peter Lawrie, hole 8, round 2, 2003
Tyrol Auret, hole 2, round 1, 2004
Ted Oh, hole 5, round 3, 2006
Robert-Jan Derksen, hole 12, round 3, 2006
Liang Wen-chong, hole 12, round 4, 2007
Simon Griffiths, hole 12, round 1, 2009 (Nov 2008)
Jean-Francois Lucquin, hole 12, round 1, 2009 (Nov 2009)
Simon Dyson, hole 12, round 1, 2010

Low cut:
138 (-2), 2009 (Nov 2009), 2010

High cut:
139 (-3), (par 71), 2002
139 (-1), (par 70), 2008

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