Verizon Heritage records

Best 9-hole scores

Front: 28: Craig Barlow (’03).

Back: 29: Steve Flesch (’01), Chris Perry (’00); Brad Faxon (’97), Jeff Maggert (’06.)

Best 18-hole score (any round)

61: David Frost (’94) (second).

Best 36-hole scores

129: Jack Nicklaus (’75); Phil Mickelson ( ’02)

Best 54-hole scores

197: Justin Leonard (’02).

Best 72-hole scores

265: Loren Roberts (’96).

266: Davis Love III (’98); Hale Irwin (’94).

Highest score by a winner

283: Arnold Palmer (’69).

Biggest 36-hole lead

6: Darren Clarke (’05); Jack Nicklaus (’75); Johnny Miller (’74).

Biggest 54-hole lead

8: Tom Watson (’79).

Best recovery

After 18: 6 back, Davis Love III (’87).

After 36: 6 back, Bob Goalby (’70); Fuzzy Zoeller (’83); Glen Day (’99).

After 54: 9 back, Stewart Cink (’04).

Low start by winner

62: Peter Lonard (’05).

High start by winner

74: Bob Goalby (’70).

Low finish by winner

64: Stewart Cink (’04).

High finish by winner

74: Arnold Palmer (’69).

Largest margin of victory

7: Davis Love III (’98).

Lowest rounds

First: 62, Davis Love III (’02); Peter Lonard (’05).

Second: 61, David Frost (’94).

Third: 62, Gil Morgan (’95).

Fourth: 62, Loren Roberts (’94).

Holes in one

Jerry Kelly (’07);Blaine McCaister and Jeff Sluman (’96); Gil Morgan (’95); David Edwards (’94); Bob Gilder (’92); Greg Norman (’00); Tom Kite (’81); Lanny Wadkins and Bob Wynn (’79); Johnny Miller (’74); Richard Crawford (’71).

Low 36-hole cut

142 (even par): 1996, 2001, ’02, ’03, ’06.

High 36-hole cut

152: 1971 (10 over).

Lowest number making cut

70: 1986, ’76, ’73.

Highest number making cut

84: 1998 (at 144).

Most cuts made

24: Hale Irwin.

Most consecutive cuts made

15: Chip Beck, Peter Jacobsen.

Most years played

30: Jay Haas.

Most consecutive years played

30: Jay Haas.

Longest Current Consecutive Appearances Streak

22: Davis Love III

Last Monday finish
2007

Last back-to-back winner

Davis Love III 1991-92

First-try winners

Arnold Palmer (’69); Bob Goalby (’70); Stewart Cink (’00), Jose Coceres (’01), Peter Lonard (’05), Boo Weekley (’07).

Most years between wins

21: Hale Irwin (’73 and ’94).

Oldest winner

Hale Irwin, 1994, 48 years, 10 months, 14 days.

Youngest winner

Davis Love III, 1987, 23 years, 6 days.

Defending champions who missed cut

Davis Love III (’88 and ’93); Greg Norman (’89); Nick Faldo (’85); Tom Watson (’83).

Most wins

Davis Love III, 5

Best finish by amateur

284: Lanny Wadkins, 1970, second place.

283: Ben Crenshaw, 1972, third place.

Fewest putts, 72 holes

92: David Frost (’05) set PGA Tour record, breaking record of 93 putts set by Kenny Knox in 1989 Heritage Classic.

Fewest putts, 18 holes

18: Kenny Knox, 1989, tied PGA Tour record, in first round.

Fewest putts, 9 holes

8: Kenny Knox (’89’), John Inman (’94).

Sudden death playoffs

2004: Stewart Cink defeated Ted Purdy.
2003: Davis Love III defeated Woody Austin.
2001: Jose Coceres defeated Billy Mayfair.
1999: Glen Day defeated Payne Stewart and Jeff Sluman.
1995: Bob Tway defeated Nolan Henke and David Frost.
1990: Payne Stewart defeated Larry Mize, Steve Jones.
1985: Bernhard Langer defeated Bobby Wadkins.
1982: Tom Watson defeated Frank Conner.
1980: Doug Tewell defeated Jerry Pate.

Longest playoff

5 holes: 2004, 2001.

Highest scoring average

73.246: 2005.

Lowest scoring average

70.621: 2003.

Career scoring average

(at least two career appearances)
Player years average
Aaron Baddeley 2 68.67
Brad Elder 2 69.25
Ernie Els 8 69.47
Tom Lehman 12 69.54
Stewart Cink 7 69.62
Davis Love III 21 69.65
Mike Sposa 2 69.75
Carlos Franco 3 69.83
Payne Stewart 12 69.95
Phil Mickelson 7 70.07
Jim Furyk 8 70.17

Career Heritage money leaders

Player Dollars

Davis Love III 2,518,088
Stewart Cink 1,635,644
Jim Furyk 1,089,072
Billy Mayfair 964,878
Aaron Baddeley 954,000
Peter Lonard 947,660
Jose Coceres 900,480
Justin Leonard 785,208
Glen Day 777,063
Ernie Els 772,446

Top 10 finishes

11: Davis Love III
10: Tom Kite
9: Hale Irwin
8: Craig Stadler
7: Gil Morgan, Tom Watson
6: Ernie Els, Bob Murphy, Hal Sutton, Lanny Wadkins
5: Chip Beck, Ray Floyd, David Frost, Mark McCumber, Larry Mize, Greg Norman, Nick Price, Payne Stewart, Tom Weiskopf, Fuzzy Zoeller.

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