Best 18-hole round Ernie Els (2002) 12 under par Padraig Harrington (2001) 11 under par Colin Montgomerie (2000) 11 under par

Best match scores Ernie Els (2002) 15 under par (31 holes) Colin Montgomerie (2000) 15 under par (33 holes) Sandy Lyle (1986) 15 under par (37 holes) Tommy Nakajima (1986) 14 under par (37 holes) – same match

Worst 18-hole round Ben Crenshaw (1984) 6 over par Lanny Wadkins (1982) 6 over par Arnold Palmer (1968) 6 over par Bruce Devlin (1967) 6 over par

Worst match scores Tom Kite (1982) 8 over par (29 holes) Arnold Palmer (1968) 8 over par (30 holes) Tom Purtzer (1991) 8 over par (34 holes)

Best outward nine Ian Woosnam (2001) 28 (7 under par)

Best inward nine Ernie Els (2002) 30 (7 under par) Padraig Harrington (2001) 30 Ronan Rafferty (1990) 30 Nick Faldo (1989) 30

Worst outward nine Tom Purtzer (1991) 42 (7 over par)

Worst inward nine Nick Faldo (1983) 41 (4 over par) Steve Elkington (2005) 41

Highest winning margin Retief Goosen (2004) beat Jeff Maggert 12 and 11 Retief Goosen (2005) beat Mark Hensby 12 and 11 Mark O’Meara (1998) beat Vijay Singh 11 and 10 Tom Watson (1978) beat Dale Hayes 11 and 9

Longest matches Michael Campbell (2002) beat Nick Faldo at 43rd hole Gary Player (1973) beat Graham Marsh at 40th in final Isao Aoki (1979) beat Seve Ballesteros at 40th Darren Clarke (2000) beat Nick Faldo at 40th

Most successive birdies Ian Woosnam (2001) 7 (2nd to 8th) in final Ian Woosnam (1992) 7 (23rd to 29th)

Most successive pars Raymond Floyd (1977) 16 (6th to 21st) Bob Charles (1971) 16 (5th to 20th)

Most successive bogeys Andy North (1978) 5 (7th to 11th)

Best Comebacks Gary Player (1965) 7 down after 19 holes; won at 37th Ernie Els (1996) 6 down after 18 holes; won 1 up Sandy Lyle (1982) 6 down after 18 holes; won 2 and 1

Most appearances Gary Player 20 Severiano Ballesteros 20

Most victories Ernie Els 6 (1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004) Gary Player 5 (1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1973) Severiano Ballesteros 5 (1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1991)