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

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

Oldest champion: 46 Old Tom Morris (1867)

Youngest champion: 17 Young Tom Morris (1868)

Biggest win: 13 Old Tom Morris (1862)

Lowest total: 267 Greg Norman (Sandwich 1993)

Lowest sub-par total: 19 under Tiger Woods (St Andrews 2000)

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

Lowest 9 holes: 28 Denis Durnian (Birkdale 1983)

Lowest 36 holes: 130 Nick Faldo (Muirfield 1992)

Lowest 54 holes: 198 Tom Lehman (Lytham 1996)

Lowest amateur total: 281 Iain Pyman (Sandwich 1993), Tiger Woods (Lytham 1996)

Lowest amateur round: 66 Frank Stranahan (Troon 1950), Tiger Woods (Lytham 1996), Justin Rose (Birkdale 1998)

Most top 5s: 16 JH Taylor, Jack Nicklaus

Most sub-par rounds: 61 Jack Nicklaus

Most sub-70 rounds: 35 Nick Faldo

Most sub-par totals: 14 Jack Nicklaus

Outright leaders after every round: Ted Ray (1912), Bobby Jones (1927), Gene Sarazen (1932), Henry Cotton (1934), Tom Weiskopf (1973)

Biggest 18-hole lead: 4 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)

Most appearances: 46 Gary Player

Oldest competitor: 74 Gene Sarazen (1976)

Youngest competitor: 14 Young Tom Morris (1865)