2008 Champion: Boo Weekley
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.