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Tournament Records

 Age: Oldest winner -- Hale Irwin (45 years, 
15 days), 1990 Youngest winner -- John McDermott (19 years, 10 months, 14 days), 
1911 Amateurs: Champions -- Francis Ouimet, 1913 Jerome Travers, 1915 Charles 
Evans Jr., 1916 Bobby Jones, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1930 John Goodman, 1933 Lowest 
Round -- 65, James McHale, 1947 (3rd round) 65, James Simons, 1971 (3rd round) 
Low 72 Holes -- 282, Jack Nicklaus, 1960 Champions: Most Victories -- 4, 
Willie Anderson (1901, 1903, 1904, 1905) 4, Bobby Jones (1923, 1926, 1929, 1930) 
4, Ben Hogan (1948, 1950, 1951, 1953) 4, Jack Nicklaus (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980) 
Consecutive Victories -- 3, Willie Anderson (1903, 1904, 1905) Top Finishes: 
Runner-Up Finishes -- 4, Bobby Jones (1922, 1924, 1925, 1928) 4, Sam Snead (1937, 
1947, 1949, 1953) 4, Arnold Palmer (1962, 1963, 1966, 1967) 4, Jack Nicklaus (1960, 
1968, 1971, 1982) Top Five Finishes -- 11, Willie Anderson 11, Jack Nicklaus Top 
10 Finishes -- 18, Jack Nicklaus Top 20 Finishes -- 22, Jack Nicklaus Scoring: 
Low 72 Holes -- 272, Jack Nicklaus (63-71-70-68), 1980 272, Lee Janzen (67-67-69-69), 
1993 Lowest Score Under Par, 72 Holes -- 8-under, Jack Nicklaus, 1980 8-under, 
Hale Irwin, 1990 8-under, Mike Donald, 1990 8-under, Lee Janzen, 1993 Low 72 Holes 
(non-winner) -- 274, Isao Aoki, 1980 274, Payne Stewart, 1993 Low First 54 Holes 
-- 203, George Burns (69-66-68), 1981 203, T.C. Chen (65-69-69), 1985 203, Lee 
Janzen (67-67-69), 1993 Lowest Score Under Par, First 54 Holes -- 7-under, George 
Burns, 1981 7-under, T.C. Chen, 1985 7-under, Curtis Strange, 1988 7-under, Mike 
Donald, 1990 7-under, Billy Ray Brown, 1990 7-under, Lee Janzen, 1993 7-under, 
Ernie Els, 1994 Low Last 54 Holes -- 204, Payne Stewart (70-66-68), 1993 204, 
Steve Jones (66-69-69), 1996 Low First 36 Holes -- 134, Jack Nicklaus (63-71), 
1980 134, T.C. Chen (65-69), 1985 134, Lee Janzen (67-67), 1993 Lowest Score Under 
Par, First 36 Holes -- 9-under, Tim Simpson, 1990 9-under, Gil Morgan, 1992 Low 
Last 36 Holes -- 132, Larry Nelson (65-67), 1983 Low Score, First Round -- 63, 
Jack Nicklaus, 1980 63, Tom Weiskopf, 1980 Lowest Score Under Par, First Round 
-- 7-under, Jack Nicklaus, 1980 7-under, Tom Weiskopf, 1980 Low Score, Second 
Round -- 64, Tommy Jacobs, 1964 64, Rives McBee, 1966 64, Curtis Strange, 1989 
Lowest Score Under Par, Second Round -- 6-under, John Goodman, 193 6-under, Jimmy 
Thomson, 1937 6-under, Tommy Jacobs, 1964 6-under, Rives McBee, 1966 6-under, 
Curtis Strange, 1989 6-under, Mike Hulbert, 1990 6-under, Wayne Grady, 1992 6-under, 
Colin Montgomerie, 1994 6-under, John Cook, 1994 Low Score, Third Round -- 64, 
Ben Crenshaw, 1981 64, Keith Clearwater, 1987 64, Loren Roberts, 1994 Lowest Score 
Under Par, Third Round -- 7-under, Loren Roberts, 1994 Low Score, Fourth Round 
-- 63, Johnny Miller, 1973 Lowest Score Under Par, Fourth Round -- 8-under, Johnny 
Miller, 1973 Low Score, 9 holes -- 29, Neal Lancaster (back nine, final round), 
1995 29, Neal Lancaster (back nine, second round), 1996 Highest Winning Score 
-- 331, Willie Anderson, 1901 Highest 36-hole Cut -- 155, Olympic Club, San Francisco, 
1955 Most Players to Make 36-hole Cut -- 108, Oakland Hills, Bloomfield Hills, 
Michigan, 1996 Miscellaneous: Largest 54-hole Lead -- 7 shots, James Barnes 
(217), 1921 Largest 36-hole Lead -- 5 shots, Willie Anderson (149), 1903 5 shots, 
Mike Souchak (135), 1960 Largest 18-hole Lead -- 5 shots, Tommy Armour (68), 1933 
Largest Comeback to Win, Final Round -- 7 shots, Arnold Palmer, 1960 Largest Comeback 
to Win, Final 36 Holes -- 11 shots, Lou Graham, 1975 Largest Comeback to Win, 
Final 54 Holes -- 9 shots, Jack Fleck, 1955 Largest Winning Margin -- 11 shots, 
Willie Smith (315), 1899 Highest Score, One Hole -- 19, Ray Ainsley, 1938 (par 
4, 16th hole at Cherry Hills C.C., Englewood, CO) Most Consecutive Birdies -- 
6, George Burns, 1982 (holes 2 through 7 at Pebble Beach) 6, Andy Dillard, 1992 
(holes 1 through 6 at Pebble Beach) Most Sub-Par Rounds, Career -- 35, Jack Nicklaus 
Most Rounds in the 60s, Career -- 29, Jack Nicklaus Start to Finish Winners (no 
ties) -- Walter Hagen, 1914 Jim Barnes, 1921 Ben Hogan, 1953 Tony Jacklin, 1970

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