2008 EUROPEAN TOUR FACTS AND FIGURES

Low 9
27 (-8) Ricardo Gonzalez Madrid Masters

Low 9 to Par
27 (-8) Ricardo Gonzalez Madrid Masters
        
Low 18
61 (-11) Adam Scott Commericalbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy
61 (-11) Robert Karlsson Methorios Capital Italian Open
  
Low 18 to Par
61 (-11) Adam Scott Commericalbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy
61 (-11) Robert Karlsson Methorios Capital Italian Open

Low 1st 18
62 (-10) Nick Dougherty Maybank Malaysian Open
62 (-8) K J Choi  UBS Hong Kong Open
62 (-8) James Kamte Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open

Low 1st 18 to Par
62 (-10) Nick Dougherty Maybank Malaysian Open

Low 1st 36
127 (-15) Jeev Milkha Singh Bank Austria GolfOpen presented by Telekom Austria
127 (-13) Felipe Aguilar Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open

Low 1st 36 to Par
127 (-15) Jeev Milkha Singh Bank Austria GolfOpen presented by Telekom Austria
129 (-15) Ignacio Garrido Open de Espana
129 (-15) Robert Karlsson Methorios Capital Italian Open

Low Final 36
126 (-18) Adam Scott Commericalbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy

Low Final 36 to Par
126 (-18) Adam Scott Commericalbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy

Low 1st 54
194 (-22) Hennie Otto Methorios Capital Italian Open
194 (-16) Robert Karlsson  UBS Hong Kong Open
194 (-16) Felipe Aguilar Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open

Low 1st 54 to Par
194 (-22) Hennie Otto Methorios Capital Italian Open


Low Final 54 Holes
196 (-20) Jeev Milkha Singh Ballantine's Championship
196 (-20) Graeme McDowell Ballatine's Championship
196 (-17) Charl Schwartzel Madrid Masters
196 (-14) Bae Sang-moon Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open

Low Final 54 Holes to Par
196 (-20) Jeev Milkha Singh Ballantine's Championship
196 (-20) Graeme McDowell Ballatine's Championship


Low 72
262 (-18) Felipe Aguilar Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open

Low 72 to Par
263 (-25) Hennie Otto Methorios Capital Italian Open



High Winning 72
284 (-4) James Kingston  South African Airways Open

High Winning 72 to Par
283 (+3) Padraig Harrington The 137th Open Championship

Largest Winning Margin
9 shots Damien McGrane  Volvo China Open

Low Start by a Winner
63 (-9) Ross Fisher The European Open
63 (-8) Grégory Bourdy Estoril Open de Portugal
63 (-8) Scott Strange The Celtic Manor Wales Open

High Start by a Winner
77 (+6) David Dixon SAINT-OMER Open presented by NEUFLIZE OBC

Low Finish by a Winner
61 (-11) Adam Scott Commericalbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy

Low Finish by a Winner to Par
61 (-11) Adam Scott Commericalbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy

High Finish by a Winner
76 (+4) Phil Mickelson  HSBC Champions

Largest 18 Hole Lead (no ties)
3 shots Rory McIlroy Omega European Masters
3 shots Soren Kjeldsen Volvo Masters

Largest 36 Hole Lead (no ties)
6 shots Martin Kaymer Abu Dhabi Golf Championship

Largest 54 Hole Lead (no ties)
6 shots Martin Kaymer Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
6 shots Martin Kaymer BMW International Open

Low Cut
140 (-4) (par 72)  Maybank Malaysian Open
140 (-4) (par 72) Methorios Capital Italian Open

High Cut
149 (+9) The 137th Open Championship
153 (+9) (par 72)  South African Airways Open

Fewest to Make the Cut
45 (44 and ties cut) Masters Tournament
65 (Standard 65 and ties cut) Johnnie Walker Classic
65 (Standard 65 and ties cut) The Barclays Scottish Open
65 (+1 Amateur) (Standard 65 and ties cut) BMW Asian Open
65 (+1 Amateur) (Standard 65 and ties cut) BMW International Open

Most to Make the Cut
81 (+2 Amateurs) (Standard 70 and ties cut) The 137th Open Championship

Biggest Catch-up in Last Round by a Winner
7 shots Arjun Atwal  Maybank Malaysian Open


Biggest Deficit Made up in Last 36 Holes by a Winner
9 shots Peter Lawrie Open de Espana

Wire-to-Wire Winners
Martin Kaymer (no ties) Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
Geoff Ogilvy (tied after Rnd 1) WGC - CA Championship
Grégory Bourdy (tied after Rnd 1) Estoril Open de Portugal
Trevor Immelman (tied after Rnd 1) Masters Tournament
Scott Strange (no ties) The Celtic Manor Wales Open
Jeev Milkha Singh (tied after Rnd 1) Bank Austria GolfOpen presented by Telekom Austria
Pablo Larrazabal (tied after Rnd 2) Open de France ALSTOM
Ross Fisher (no ties) The European Open
Peter Hanson (tied after Rnd 1 and 2) SAS Masters
Grégory Havret (no ties) Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles
Soren Kjeldsen (no ties) Volvo Masters

Biggest Jump from the Cut Line
2nd  James Kingston The Barclays Scottish Open

Multiple Winners
Tiger Woods Dubai Desert Classic, WGC - Accenture Match Play, US Open Championship
Richard Finch Michael Hill New Zealand Open, The Irish Open
Miguel Angel Jiménez UBS Hong Kong Open, BMW PGA Championship
Martin Kaymer Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, BMW International Open
Graeme McDowell Ballantine's Championship, The Barclays Scottish Open
Padraig Harrington The 137th Open Championship, USPGA Championship
Darren Clarke BMW Asian Open, The KLM Open
Robert Karlsson Mercedes-Benz Championship, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

First-Time Winners
Richard Finch  Michael Hill New Zealand Open
James Kingston  South African Airways Open
Martin Kaymer Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
SSP Chowrasia EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters
Felipe Aguilar Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open
Mark Brown Johnnie Walker Classic
Damien McGrane Volvo China Open
Peter Lawrie Open de Espana
Hennie Otto Methorios Capital Italian Open
Scott Strange The Celtic Manor Wales Open
David Dixon SAINT-OMER OPEN presented by NEUFLIZE OBC
Pablo Larrazabal Open de France ALSTOM
Jean-Francois Lucquin Omega European Masters


Course Records
Kevin Stadler 64 (-8) (equal) HSBC Champions
Niclas Fasth 64 (-8) (equal) HSBC Champions
Peter Fowler 62 (-10) Michael Hill New Zealand Open
Garth Mulroy 64 (-8) South African Airways Open 
Adam Scott 61 (-11) Commericalbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy
Jyoti Randhawa 65 (-7) EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters
Graeme McDowell 64 (-8) Ballantine’s Championship
Jeev Milkha Singh 64 (-8) (equal) Ballantine’s Championship
Pablo Martin 63 (-8) Estoril Open de Portugal
Grégory Bourdy 63 (-8) (equal) Estoril Open de Portugal
Jean-Francois 63 (-8) (equal) Estoril Open de Portugal
Stephen Gallacher 63 (-8) (equal) Estoril Open de Portugal
Miles Tunnicliff 63 (-8) (equal) Estoril Open de Portugal
Oliver Wilson 66 (-6) Volvo China Open
Scott Strange 66 (-6) (equal) Volvo China Open
Ignacio Garrido 63 (-9) Open de Espana
Robert Karlsson 61 (-11) Methorios Capital Italian Open
Lee Westwood 64 (-8) The Irish Open
Robert Dinwiddie 63 (-9) BMW PGA Championship
Christian Nilsson 64 (-7) (equal) SAINT-OMER OPEN presented by NEUFLIZE OBC
Ross Fisher 63 (-9) The European Open
Camillo Villegas 65 (-5) The 137th Open Championship
Andres Romero 65 (-5) (equal) USPGA Championship

Play-offs
Phil Mickelson 5, 4 HSBC Champions
Ross Fisher 5, 5
Lee Westwood 5, -

Aaron Baddeley 4, 4, 4, 4 MasterCard Masters
Daniel Chopra 4, 4, 4, 5

Richard Sterne 4, 4 Joburg Open
Magnus A Carlsson 4, 5
Garth Mulroy 4, 5

Arjun Atwal 5, 3 Maybank Malaysian Open
Peter Hedblom 5, 4

Graeme McDowell 4, 4, 3 Ballantine’s Championship
Jeev Milkha Singh 4, 4, 4

Alastair Forsyth 3 Madeira Islands Open - BPI Portugal
Hennie Otto 4

Thomas Levet  4 MAPFRE Open de Andalucia by Valle Romano
Oliver Fisher 5

Gréory Bourdy 4, 4, 4 Estoril Open de Portugal
David Howell 4, 4, 5
Alastair Forsyth 4, 5

Peter Lawrie 3, 4 Open de Espana
Ignacio Garrido 3, 5

Miguel Angel Jiménez  5, 4 BMW PGA Championship
Oliver Wilson 5, 5

Tiger Woods 71; 4 US Open Championship
Rocco Mediate 71; 5

Martin Kaymer 4 BMW International Open
Anders Hansen 5

Jean-Francois Lucquin 4, 3 Omega European Masters
Rory McIlroy 4, 5

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 4, 4, 4 The Quinn Insurance British Masters
Lee Westwood 4, 4, 5

Robert Karlsson 3 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Martin Kaymer 4
Ross Fisher 5

Holes-in-one
Anthony Painter Rnd 1, Hole 5 MasterCard Masters
Justin Maker Rnd 2, Hole 12 MasterCard Masters
Martin Doyle Rnd 1, Hole 7 Michael Hill New Zealand Open
Joost Luiten Rnd 3, Hole 12 Alfred Dunhill Championship
Oliver Wilson Rnd 3, Hole 16 Alfred Dunhill Championship
Gary Boyd (East) Rnd 2, Hole 12 Joburg Open
Miguel Angel Jiménez Rnd 1, Hole 7 Dubai Desert Classic
C Muniyappa Rnd 1, Hole 12 EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters
Artemio Hiromasa Murakami Rnd 1, Hole 17 Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open
Darren Clarke Rnd 3, Hole 4 Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open
Jason Knutzon Rnd 4, Hole 4 Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open
Francesco Molinari Rnd 2, Hole 14, Maybank Malaysian Open
Gareth Paddison Rnd 1, Hole 15 Maderia Islands Open - BPI Portugal
Ian Poulter Rnd 1, Hole 16 Masters Tournament
Adam Groom Rnd 2, Hole 3 Volvo China Open
Steven Jeppesen, Rnd 4, Hole 6 The Irish Open
Miguel Angel Jiménez Rnd 4, Hole 5 BMW PGA Championship
Chapchai Nirat Rnd 2, Hole 2 Open de France ALSTOM
Robert-Jan Derksen Rnd 2, Hole 16 Open de France ALSTOM
Pelle Edberg Rnd 1, Hole 17 The Barclays Scottish Open
Phil Mickelson Rnd 2, Hole 5 The Barclays Scottish Open
Fredrik Jacobson Rnd 4, Hole 13, USPGA Championship
Marcus Fraser Rnd 1, Hole 3 The KLM Open
Phillip Archer Rnd 2, Hole 7 The Quinn Insurance British Masters
Jeev Milkha Singh Rnd 2, Hole 7 The Quinn Insurance British Masters
Alvaro Quiros Rnd 2, Hole 12 The Quinn Insurance British Masters
Unho Park (Kingsbarns) Rnd 2, Hole 8 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Jean-Francois Lucquin Rnd 1, Hole 8 Portugal Masters
Camilo Villegas Rnd 2, Hole 12 CASTELLÓ Masters Costa Azahar

Albatrosses
Steven Jeffress Rnd 2, Hole 15 Michael Hill New Zealand Open
Joakim Backstrom Rnd 1, Hole 15 Inteco Russian Open Golf Championship 2008
Thongachai Jaidee Rnd 14, Hole 12 The KLM Open
Mads Vibe-Hastrup Rnd 3, Hole 1 Omega European Masters

Most Consecutive Cuts Made (Current)
Reteif Goosen 15 (from 2007 Open Championship)

Most Consecutive Winning Years (Current)
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 4 (2005-2008)

Most Top 5 Finishes
Lee Westwood 10
Robert Karlsson 9
Henrik Stenson 6
Miguel Angel Jiménez 6
Tiger Woods 5
Graeme McDowell 5
Darren Clarke 5
Ross Fisher 5
Martin Kaymer 5
Oliver Wilson 4
Vijay Singh 4
Padraig Harrington 4
Francesco Molinari 4
Jeev Milkha Singh 4
Sergio Garcia 4
Johan Edfors 3
Mark Brown 3
Richard Finch 3
John Bickerton 3
Soren Hansen 3
Phil Mickelson 3
Peter Hanson 3
Charl Schwartzel 3
Peter Hedblom 3
Alexander Noren 3
Garth Mulroy 2
Louis Oosthuizen 2
Ernie Els 2
Joost Luiten 2
K J Choi 2
Alastair Forsyth 2
Stewart Cink 2
Damien McGrane 2
Ignacio Garrido 2
Hennie Otto 2
Felipe Aguilar 2
Scott Strange 2
Raphael Jacquelin 2
Markus Brier 2
James Kingston 2
Richard Green 2
Jim Furyk 2
José Manuel Lara 2
Benn Barham 2
Retief Goosen 2
Stuart Appleby 2
Nick Dougherty 2
Pelle Edberg 2
Paul McGinley 2
Lee Slattery 2
Graeme Storm 2
David Howell 2
Marcel Siem 2
Gary Orr 2
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 2
Michael Campbell 2
Mikael Lundberg 2
Magnus A Carlsson 2
Pablo Larrazabal 2
Alvaro Quiros 2
Simon Dyson 2
David Lynn 2
Soren Kjeldsen 2
Anthony Wall 2

Most Top 10 Finishes
Lee Westwood 13
Robert Karlsson 12
Henrik Stenson 10
Soren Hansen 10
Miguel Angel Jiménez 9
Ross Fisher 9
Jeev Milkha Singh 8
Paul Casey 8
Martin Kaymer 8
Graeme McDowell 8
Darren Clarke 7
Paul McGinley 7
Oliver Wilson 7
Charl Schwartzel 7
Richard Finch 7
Ross McGowan 6
Peter Hanson 6
Rory McIlroy 6
Anthony Wall 6
Johan Edfors 5
Jyoti Randhawa 5
Tiger Woods 5
John Bickerton 5
Ernie Els 5
Nick Dougherty 5
Robert Dinwiddie 5
Francesco Molinari 5
James Kingston 5
Alexander Noren 5
Soren Kjeldsen 5
Sergio Garcia 5
David Lynn 5
Peter Hedblom 5
Alvaro Velsaco 4
Francois Delamontagne 4
Hennie Otto 4
Markus Brier 4
Vijay Singh 4
Padraig Harrington 4
Phil Mickelson 4
Oliver Fisher 4
David Howell 4
Gary Orr 4
José Manuel Lara 4
Michael Campbell 4
Robert Rock 4
Damien McGrane 4
Alvaro Quiros 4
Steve Webster 4
Stephen Gallacher 4
Richard Green 4
Mark Brown 3
Peter Lawrie 3
Andrew McLardy 3
Scott Strange 3
Thomas Levet 3
Martin Erlandsson 3
Robert-Jan Derksen 3
Colin Montgomerie 3
Simon Khan 3
Steve Stricker 3
Stuart Appleby 3
Retief Goosen 3
Andres Romero 3
Alastair Forsyth 3
Pelle Edberg 3
Daniel Chopra 3
Raphael Jacquelin 3
Graeme Storm 3
Bradley Dredge 3
Stephen Gallacher 3
Rafa Echenique 3
Marcel Siem 3
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 3
Louis Oosthuizen 3
Michael Jonzon 3
Magnus A Carlsson 3
Jamie Donaldson 3
Pablo Larrazabal 3
Ignacio Garrido 3
Grégory Bourdy 3
Simon Dyson 3
Mikael Lundberg 3
Marcus Fraser 2
Steven Jeffress 2
Garth Mulroy 2
Joost Luiten 2
K J Choi 2
Aaron Baddeley 2
Rod Pampling 2
Arjun Atwal 2
Thomas Bjorn 2
Matthew Millar 2
Sven Struver 2
Adam Scott 2
Daniel Vancsik 2
Kane Webber 2
Trevor Immelman 2
Stewart Cink 2
Michael Lorenzo-Vera 2
Liang Wen-chong 2
Niclas Fasth 2
Phillip Archer 2
Felipe Aguilar 2
Maarten Lafeber 2
Peter Fowler 2
David Dixon 2
Christian Nilsson 2
Richard Bland 2
Brandt Snedeker 2
Geoff Ogilvy 2
Sion Bebb 2
Stephen Gallacher 2
Ian Poulter 2
Greg Norman 2
Jim Furyk 2
Robert Allenby 2
Anthony Kim 2
Benn Barham 2
David Drysdale 2
Sam Little 2
Peter Lonard 2
D J Trahan 2
Ben Curtis 2
Camillo Villegas 2
Steve Flesch 2
Lee Slattery 2
Grégory Havret 2
Justin Rose 2
Mark Foster 2
Christian Cévaer 2
Alejandro Canizares 2
Jarmo Sandelin 2
Ricardo Gonzalez 2
Paul Waring 2
Thongchai Jaidee 2
Paul Lawrie 2
Chris Wood 2
Anders Hansen 2

Most Consecutive Birdies
Nick Dougherty  7  (round 1 - holes 16-4) Maybank Malaysian Open

Most Birdies in one Round
Adam Scott  11  (round 4) Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy
Hennie Otto 11 (round 3) Methorios Capital Italian Open


Most Eagles in one Round
Jyoti Randhawa  2 - (round 1 - holes 14, 18) EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters
Jeev Milkha Singh 2 - (round 4 - holes 6, 11) Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open
K J Choi 2 (third round - holes 7, 12 (WGC - Accenture Match Play
Mark Brown 2 (round 3 - holes 9, 18) Johnnie Walker Classic
Kane Webber 2 (round 2 - holes 9-10) Ballantine's Championship
Miles Tunnicliff 2 (round 2 - holes 8, 11) Estoril Open de Portugal
Charl Schwartzel 2 (round 4 - holes 7, 16) Estoril Open de Portugal
Robert Karlsson 2 (round 2 - holes 1, 15) Methorios Capital Italian Open
Tiger Woods 2 (round 3 - holes 13, 15) US Open Championship
Andrew McLardy 2 (round 1- holes 6, 9) BMW International Open
Andrew McLardy 2 (round 4 - holes 9, 11) BMW International Open
Lee Westwood 2 (round 3 - hole 13, 17) The Quinn Insurance British Masters
Alvaro Quiros 2 (round 4 - holes 4, 7) Madrid Masters

Most Consecutive Eagles
Kane Webber 2 (round 2 - holes 9-10) Ballantine's Championship

Best Birdie/Eagle Streak
Adam Scott (9B -rounds 3 and 4)  Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy
(8 under for 9 holes - round 3 - holes 15-18,
round 4 - holes 1-5)

Best Birdie/Eagle Streak in one Round
José Manuel Lara (5B, 1E - round 1) Estoril Open de Portugal
(7 under for 6 holes - holes 6-11)

Danny Willett (AM) (5B, 1E - round 3) Open de Espana
(7 under for 7 holes - holes 8-14)

Iain Pyman (5B, 1E - round 3) BMW International Open
(7 under for 7 holes - holes 5-11)

Most Birdies in a Single Tournament
Jeev Milkha Singh 30  Ballantine's Championship

Most Eagles in a Single Tournament
Andrew McLardy 4 BMW International Open