Some Key record holders from past British Opens
Most Victories
• 6 - Harry Vardon, 1896, '98, '99, 1903, '11, '14
• 5 - James Braid, 1901, '05, '06, '08, '10; J.H. Taylor, 1894, '95, 1900, '09, '13; Peter Thomson, 1954, '55, '56, '58, '65; Tom Watson, 1975, '77, '80, '82, '83
Most Second-Place Finishes
• 7 - Jack Nicklaus, 1964, '67, '68, '72, '76, '77, '79
• 6 - J.H. Taylor, 1896, 1904, '05, '06, '07, '14
Largest Margin of Victory
• 13 strokes - Old Tom Morris, 1862
• 12 strokes - Young Tom Morris, 1870
• 8 strokes - J H Taylor, 1900 and 1913; James Braid, 1908; Tiger Woods 2000
• 6 strokes - Bobby Jones, 1927; Walter Hagen, 1929; Arnold Palmer, 1962; Johnny Miller, 1976
Lowest Winning Scores
• 267 - Greg Norman, Royal St George's, 1993
• 268 - Tom Watson, Turnberry, 1977; Nick Price, Turnberry, 1994
• 269 - Tiger Woods, St. Andrews, 2000
Lowest Rounds
• 63 - Mark Hayes, 2nd round Turnberry, 1977; Isao Aoki, 3rd round Muirfield, 1980; Greg Norman, 2nd round Turnberry, 1986; Paul Broadhurst, 3rd round St. Andrews, 1990; Jodie Mudd, 4th round Royal Birkdale, 1991; Nick Faldo, 2nd round and Payne Stewart, 4th round Royal St George's, 1993
Oldest Winners
• Old Tom Morris, 1867, 46 years 99 days
• Harry Vardon, 1914, 44 years 41 days
• Roberto de Vicenzo, 1967, 44 years 93 days
Youngest Winners
• Young Tom Morris, 1868, 17 years 5 months 8 days
• Willie Auchterlonie, 1893, 21 years 24 days
• Seve Ballesteros, 1979, 22 years 3 months 12 days
Youngest/Oldest Competitors
• Young Tom Morris, 14 years 4 months 4 days, 1865
• Gene Sarazen, 74 years, 5 months, 8 days, 1976
Players to Win Open in Three Decades
• Harry Vardon, 1896, 1903, 1911
• J.H. Taylor, 1894, 1900, 1913
• Gary Player, 1959, 1968, 1974
Most Years Between First and Last Wins
• 19 years, J.H Taylor, 1894 – 1913
• 18 years, Harry Vardon, 1896 – 1914
• 15 years, Gary Player, 1959 – 74
• 15 years, Willie Park, 1860-75
• 14 years, Henry Cotton, 1934 - 48
Most Consecutive Wins
• 4, Young Tom Morris, 1868-72 (tournament not played in 1871)
• 3, Jamie Anderson, 1877-79; Bob Ferguson, 1880-82; Peter Thomson, 1954-56
• 2, Old Tom Morris, 1861-62; J.H Taylor, 1894-95; Harry Vardon, 1998-99; James Braid, 1905-06; Bobby Jones, 1926-27; Walter Hagen, 1928-29; Bobby Locke, 1949-50; Arnold Palmer, 1961-62; Lee Trevino, 1971-72; Tom Watson, 1982-83, Tiger Woods, 2005-6
Most Top-5 Finishes
• 16 - J.H Taylor, Jack Nicklaus
• 15 - Harry Vardon, James Braid
Most Career Rounds in the 60s
• 35 - Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo
• 27 - Tom Watson
• 23 - Greg Norman
• 21 - Lee Trevino
• 20 - Seve Ballesteros, Nick Price
Wire-to-Wire Winners
• Ted Ray, 1912; Bobby Jones, 1927; Gene Sarazen, 1932; Henry Cotton, 1934; Tom Weiskopf, 1973
Most Frequent Venues
• St. Andrews - 27
• Prestwick - 24
• Muirfield - 15
• Sandwich - 13
• Hoylake - 11
• Royal Lytham - 10
• Royal Birkdale - 8
• Royal Troon - 8
• Musselburgh - 6
• Carnoustie - 7
• Turnberry - 3
• Deal - 2
• Royal Portrush and Prince's - 1