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Omega European Masters - Facts and Figures
Facts and Figures

Omega European Masters - Facts and Figures

First played
1923 (Became part of The European Tour International Schedule in 1972)

Most wins
3, Alex Ross, 1923, 25, 26
3, Auguste Boyer, 1930, 34, 35
3, Dai Rees, 1956, 59, 63
3, Harold Henning, 1960, 64, 65
3, Seve Ballesteros, 1977, 78, 89

Consecutive wins
Alex Ross, 1925-26
Auguste Boyer, 1934-35
Harold Henning, 1964-65
Roberto Bernardini, 1968-69
Seve Ballesteros, 1977-78

(Stats from 1972 onwards)

Youngest winner
Seve Ballesteros, 20 and 99 days, 1977

Oldest winner
Miguel Angel Jiménez, 46 and 243 days, 2010

Lowest 18 hole score
60 (-12), Jamie Spence, 1992

Lowest first 18 hole score
61 (-11), Roger Chapman, 1985, 61 (-10), Gary Orr, 1997

Lowest first 36 hole score
127 (-17), Sandy Lyle, 1983

Lowest first 54 hole score
193 (-20), Patrik Sjoland, 1998

Lowest 72 hole score
260 (-24), Colin Montgomerie, 1996

Lowest under par winning score
261 (-27), Jerry Anderson, 1984

Lowest final round by a winner
60 (-12), Jamie Spence, 1992

Wire-to-wire-winners
Jerry Anderson, 1984, Eduardo Romero, 2000, Ricardo Gonzalez, 2001, Robert Karlsson, 2002

Largest 18 hole lead
5 shots, Roger Chapman, 1985

Largest 36 hole lead
7 shots, Sandy Lyle, 1983

Largest 54 hole lead
8 shots, Eduardo Romero, 2000


Largest winning margin
10 shots, Eduardo Romero, 2000

Biggest final round comeback by a winner
10 shots, Jamie Spence, 1992

Play-offs
Manuel Pinero beat Antonio Garrido and Tony Johnstone, 1981
Ian Woosnam beat Bill Longmuir, 1982
Sir Nick Faldo beat Sandy Lyle, 1983
Jamie Spence beat Anders Forsbrand, 1992
Sven Struver beat Patrik Sjoland, 1998
Brett Rumford beat Phillip Archer, 2007
Jean-Francois Lucquin beat Rory McIlroy, 2008

Holes-in-one
John Bland, hole 8, round 4, 1983
Andrew Oldcorn, 8th hole, round 3, 1985
Armando Saavedra, hole 8, round 1, 1990
Manuel Pinero, hole 3, round 3, 1992
Wayne Riley, hole 13, round 2, 1995
Wayne Riley, hole 3, round 3, 1999
Domingo Hospital, hole 8, round 4, 1999
John Mellor, hole 11, round 4, 2000
Patrik Sjoland, hole 8, round 1, 2003
Alexandre Chopard, hole 16, round 4, 2003
Stephen Scahill, hole 8, round 4, 2004
Mikael Lundberg, hole 3, round 1, 2010

Albatrosses
Colin Montgomerie, hole 1, round 2, 1989
Mark Davis, hole 14, round 2, 1991
Matthew Cort, hole 1, round 2, 2004
Tadd Fujikawa, hole 9, round 2, 2007
Mads Vibe-Hastrup, hole 1, round 3, 2008

Low cut
137 (-5), 1997

High cut
154 (+10), 1974, 76

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