Most wins: 6 Harry Vardon (1896-98-99-1903-11-14)

Oldest winner: 46yrs 99days Old Tom Morris (1867)

Youngest winner: 17yrs 5mths Young Tom Morris (1868)

Lowest total: 267 Greg Norman (Sandwich, 1993)

Lowest round: 63 Mark Hayes (Turnberry, 1977), Isao Aoki (Muirfield, 1980), Greg Norman (Turnberry, 1986), Paul Broadhurst (St Andrews, 1990), Jodie Mudd (Royal Birkdale, 1991), Nick Faldo (Sandwich, 1993), Payne Stewart (Sandwich, 1993)

Most runners-up: 7 Jack Nicklaus (1964-67-68-72-76-77-79)

Oldest competitor: 71yrs 4mths Gene Sarazen (1973)

Youngest competitor: 14yrs 4mths Young Tom Morris (1865)

Biggest win: 13 Old Tom Morris (1862)

Most under par: 19 under Tiger Woods (2000)

Lowest first 36 holes: 130 Nick Faldo (1992)

Lowest first 54 holes: 198 Tom Lehman (1996)

Lowest final 36 holes: 130 Tom Watson (1977), Ian Baker-Finch (1991), Anders Forsbrand (1994)

Lowest nine holes: 28 Denis Durnian (Royal Birkdale, 1983)

Champions in three decades: Harry Vardon 1896-1903-11, JH Taylor 1894-1900-13, Gary Player 1959-68-74

Successive wins: Four Young Tom Morris (1868-1872)

Most amateur wins: Three Bobby Jones 1926-27-30

Most top five finishes: 16 JH Taylor, Jack Nicklaus

Most rounds under 70: 33 Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo

Biggest 18-hole lead: Four James Braid (1908), Bobby Jones (1927), Henry Cotton (1934), Christy O'Connor Jnr (1985)

Biggest 36-hole lead: 9 Henry Cotton (1934)

Biggest 54-hole lead: 10 Henry Cotton (1934)

Best comeback to win: 18 holes Harry Vardon 11 (1896), 36 holes George Duncan 13 (1920), 54 holes Paul Lawrie 10 (1999)

Lowest last round to win: 64 Greg Norman (Sandwich 1993)

Most appearances: 46 Gary Player

Longest course: 7,361 yards, Carnoustie 1999