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By the Numbers

June 2008

1

Players who have won the U.S. Junior, U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open in their careers (Tiger Woods)

2

Number of times Neal Lancaster shot Open-record 29 for nine holes (Vijay Singh has the other 29)

3

Consecutive subpar 72-hole totals by Curtis Strange (1988-90)

4

Opens that ended on a par 3 (Shinnecock Hills, 1896; Garden City, 1902; Englewood, 1909; Congressional, 1997)

5

Players who won in their first U.S. Open (Horace Rawlins, 1895; Fred Herd, 1898; Harry Vardon, 1900; George Sargent, 1909, Francis Ouimet, 1913)

6

Most consecutive birdies (George Burns [Nos. 2-7] and Andy Dillard [1-6], both at Pebble Beach -- Burns in 1982, Dillard in 1992)

7

Champions who didn't return to defend (Harry Vardon, 1901; Alex Smith, 1907; Jerry Travers, 1916; Ted Ray, 1921; Bobby Jones, 1931; Ben Hogan, 1949; Payne Stewart, 2000)

8

Number of players who led the first three rounds but didn't win (Willie Smith, 1908; Mike Brady, 1912; Mike Souchak, 1960; Bert Yancey, 1968; Hale Irwin, 1984; T.C. Chen, 1985; Gil Morgan, 1992, Payne Stewart, 1998)

9

Number of times Bobby Jones was low amateur

10

Players with more than 10 top-10 finishes (Jack Nicklaus, 18; Walter Hagen, 16; Ben Hogan, 15; Gene Sarazen, 14; Arnold Palmer, 13; Sam Snead, 12; Willie Anderson, Julius Boros, Alex Smith, Tom Watson, 11 each)

Evolution of Aggregate Scoring Record

72-hole events only

328 Fred Herd, 1898
315 Willie Smith, 1899
313 Harry Vardon, 1900
307 Laurie Auchterlonie, 1902
303 Willie Anderson, 1904
295 Alex Smith, 1906
290 George Sargent, 1909
286 Chick Evans Jr., 1916
282 Tony Manero, 1936
281 Ralph Guldahl, 1937
276 Ben Hogan, 1948
275 Jack Nicklaus, 1967
272 Jack Nicklaus, 1980 (since tied by Lee Janzen, 1993; Tiger Woods, 2000; Jim Furyk, 2003)