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oldest winner		youngest winner
champions in three decades		highest number of top-five finishes
highest number of rounds under par		highest number of aggregates under par
most consecutive rounds under 70		victories by amateurs
champions in first appearance		most victories
most times runner-up or joint runner-up		youngest and oldest competitor
biggest margin of victory		lowest winning aggregates
lowest aggregate in relation to par		lowest aggregates by runner-up
lowest aggregates by an amateur		lowest individual round
lowest individual round by an amateur		lowest first round
lowest second round		lowest third round
lowest fourth round		lowest first 36 holes
lowest second 36 holes		lowest middle 36 holes
lowest first 54 holes		lowest final 54 holes
lowest 9 holes		biggest span between first and last victories
biggest span between victories		successive victories
highest number of top five finishes		highest number of rounds under 70
first players to break 70 in The Open		outright leader after every round
leader after every round including ties		record leads (since 1892)
biggest leads by non-champions		champion with four rounds the same
champions with each round lower than previous one		biggest variation between rounds of a champion
biggest variation between two rounds		best comeback by champions
champions with four rounds under 70		best finishing round by a champion
worst round by a champion since 1939		worst finishing round by a champion since 1939
best opening round by a champion		biggest recovery in 18 holes by a champion
most appearances		most appearances on final day (since 1892)
most appearances before first victory		most appearances without a victory
championship since 1946 with the fewest rounds under 70		longest course
championship with highest number of rounds under 70		courses most often used

Year	Winner		Venue	Score
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