Youngest winner
20 Gene Sarazen 1922
Oldest winner
48 Julius Boros 1968
(STATS SINCE 1958 WHEN EVENT BECAME STROKE PLAY)
Low 72 hole total
265 (-15) David Toms 2001
Low 72 hole total in relation to par
270 (-18) Tiger Woods 2000
270 (-18) Bob May 2000
270 (-18) Tiger Woods 2006
High 72 hole score by a winner
287 (-1) Larry Nelson 1987
Largest winning margin
7 shots Jack Nicklaus 1980
Low 72 total by a non-winner
266 (-14) Phil Mickelson 2001
Most appearances
37 Jack Nicklaus
37 Arnold Palmer
Most wins 5
Walter Hagen (all match play)
Most runner-up finishes
4 Jack Nicklaus
Most top ten finishes
15 Jack Nicklaus
Most sub-par rounds
53 Jack Nicklaus
Most rounds in the 60s
41 Jack Nicklaus
Most cuts made
27 Jack Nicklaus
27 Raymond Floyd
Back-to-back winners
Jim Barnes 1916-19 (not played in 1917-18)
Gene Sarazen 1922-23
Walter Hagen 1924-27
Leo Diegel 1928-29
Densmore Shute 1936-37
Tiger Woods 1999-2000 and 2006-07
Low 9 holes 28 (-7)
Brad Faxon 1995
Low 18 holes
63 (-9) Gary Player 1984
63 (-9) José Maria Olazábal 2000
63 (-8) Vijay Singh 1993
63 (-8) Michael Bradley 1995
63 (-8) Brad Faxon 1995
63 (-7) Bruce Crampton 1975
63 (-7) Raymond Floyd 1982
63 (-7) Mark O'Meara 2001
63 (-7) Thomas Björn 2005
63 (-7) Tiger Woods 2007
Low 18 holes in relation to par
63 (-9) Gary Player 1984
63 (-9) José Maria Olazábal 2000
Low 1st 18 holes
63 (-8) Michael Bradley 1995
63 (-7) Raymond Floyd 1982
Low 1st 18 holes to par
63 (-8) Michael Bradley 1995
Low 1st 36 holes
131 (-11) Hal Sutton 1983
131 (-11) Vijay Singh 1993
131 (-11) Ernie Els 1995
131 (-11) Mark O'Meara 1995
131 (-9) David Toms 2001
131 (-9) Shingo Katayama 2001
Low 1st 36 holes in relation to par
131 (-11) Hal Sutton 1983
131 (-11) Vijay Singh 1993
131 (-11) Ernie Els 1995
131 (-11) Mark O'Meara 1995
Low final 36 holes
131 (-9) Mark Calcavecchia 2001
Low final 36 holes in relation to par
132 (-12) Bob May 2000
132 (-12) José Maria Olazábal 2000
Low 1st 54 holes
196 (-14) David Toms 2001
Low 1st 54 holes in relation to par
197 (-16) Ernie Els 1995
Low final 54 holes
198 (-18) Bob May 2000
Low final 54 holes in relation to par
198 (-18) Bob May 2000
Largest 18 hole lead
3 shots Bobby Nicholls 1964
3 shots Raymond Floyd 1982
Largest 36 hole lead
5 shots Nick Price 1994
Largest 54 hole lead
5 shots Raymond Floyd 1969
5 shots Tom Watson 1978
5 shots Raymond Floyd 1982
Largest 54 hole lead lost
5 shots Tom Watson 1978
Biggest final round comeback by a winner
7 shots John Mahaffey 1978
Low start by a winner
63 (-7) Raymond Floyd 1982
High start by a winner
75 (+4) John Mahaffey 1978
Low finish by a winner
64 (-7) Steve Elkington 1995
High finish by a winner
76 (+4) Vijay Singh 2004
Low 36 hole cut
141 (+1) par 70 2001
143 (+1) par 71 1995
High 36 hole cut
154 (+12) par 72 1958
Wire-to-wire-winners
Bobby Nicholls 1964
Raymond Floyd 1969
Jack Nicklaus 1971
Raymond Floyd 1982
Hal Sutton 1983
Tiger Woods 2000
Phil Mickelson 2005
Winners with four sub-par rounds
Don January 1967
Lee Trevino 1984
Jeff Sluman 1988
John Daly 1991
Nick Price 1992
Paul Azinger 1993
Steve Elkington 1995
Mark Brooks 1996
Tiger Woods 2000
David Toms 2001
Tiger Woods 2006
Winners with four rounds in the 60s
Lee Trevino 1984
Paul Azinger 1993
Steve Elkington 1995
David Toms 2001
Tiger Woods 2006
Winners on their first appearance
Jim Barnes (match play) 1916
Tom Creavy (match play) 1931
Bob Hamilton (match play) 1944
Doug Ford (match play) 1955
Bob Tway 1986
John Daly 1991
Shaun Micheel 2003
Play-offs since 1958
Jerry Barber beat Don January 1961
Don January beat Don Massengale 1967
Lanny Wadkins beat Gene Littler 1977
John Mahaffey beat Jerry Pate and Tom Watson 1978
David Graham beat Ben Crenshaw 1979
Larry Nelson beat Lanny Wadkins 1987
Paul Azinger beat Greg Norman 1993
Mark Brooks beat Kenny Perry 1996
Tiger Woods beat Bob May 2000
Vijay Singh beat Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard 2004
Martin Kaymer beat Bubba Watson, 2010
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