British Open Records Age | Amateurs  Champions | Scoring   Miscellaneous | Best Comeback By Champions     Age Oldest winner : Tom Morris, Sr. (46 years, 99 days), 1867 Youngest winner : Tom Morris, Jr. (17 years, 5 months, 8 days), 1868   Amateurs Champions : John Ball, 1890 Harold Hilton, 1892, 1897 Bobby Jones, 1926, 1927, 1930 Low 72 Holes : 281, Iain Pyman, 1993 281, Tiger Woods, 1996   Champions Most Victories : 6, Harry Vardon, (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914) Consecutive Victories : 4, Tom Morris, Jr. (1868-1872, not held in 1871) Runner-Up or Joint Runner-Up : 7, Jack Nicklaus Top Five Finishes : 16, J.H. Taylor 16, Jack Nicklaus   Scoring Low 72 Holes : 267, Greg Norman (66-68-69-64), 1993 Low 72 Holes (non-winner) : 269, Jack Nicklaus, 1977 269, Nick Faldo, 1993 269, Jesper Parnevik, 1994 Low First 54 Holes : 198, Tom Lehman (67-67-64), 1996 Low First 36 Holes : 130, Nick Faldo (66-64), 1992 Low Score, First Round : 64, Craig Stadler, 1983 64, Christy O'Connor, Jr., 1985 64, Rodger Davis, 1987 64, Raymond Floyd, 1992 64, Steve Pate, 1992 Low Score, Second Round : 63, Mark Hayes, 1977 63, Greg Norman, 1986 63, Nick Faldo, 1993 Low Score, Third Round : 63, Isao Aoki, 1980 63, Paul Broadhurst, 1990 Low Score, Fourth Round : 63, Jodie Mudd, 1991 63, Payne Stewart, 1993 Low Score, 9 Holes : 28, Denis Durnian (first nine), 1993 Highest Winning Score : 326, J.H. Taylor, 1894   Miscellaneous Biggest Margin of Victory : 13 strokes, Tom Morris, Sr., 1862 Champions in Three Decades : Harry Vardon, 1896, 1903, 1911 J.H. Taylor, 1894, 1900, 1913 Gary Player, 1959, 1968, 1974 Biggest Span Between First and Last Victories : 19 years, J.H. Taylor, 1894-1913 Outright Leader After Every Round : Willie Auchterlonie, 1893 J.H. Taylor, 1894 and 1900 James Braid, 1908 Ted Ray, 1912 Bobby Jones, 1927 Gene Sarazen, 1932 Henry Cotton, 1934 Tom Weiskopf, 1973 Champions with Each Round Lower Than Previous One : Jack White (80-75-72-69), 1904 James Braid (77-76-74-73), 1906 Ben Hogan (73-71-70-68), 1953 Gary Player (75-71-70-68), 1959 Champion with Four Rounds the Same : Denny Shute (73-73-73-73), 1933   Best Comeback By Champions After 18 Holes : Harry Vardon, 1896, 11 strokes behind After 36 Holes : George Duncan, 1920, 13 strokes behind After 54 Holes : Jim Barnes, 1925, 5 strokes behind Justin Leonard, 1997, 5 strokes behind Champions with Four Rounds Under 70 : Greg Norman (66-68-69-64), 1993 Nick Price (69-66-67-66), 1994 Non-Champions with Four Rounds Under 70 : Ernie Els (68-69-69-68), 1993 Jesper Parnevik (68-66-68-67), 1994 Best Finishing Round by a Champion : 64, Greg Norman, 1993 Worst Finishing Round by a Champion (since 1920) : 79, Henry Cotton, 1934 Best Opening Round by a Champion : 66, by seven players Worst Opening Round by a Champion (since 1919) : 80, George Duncan, 1920

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