British Open Records
Here are some of the tournament records, entering the 2003 event, for the British Open:

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.

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

Most Top-5 Finishes
? 16 - J.H Taylor, Jack Nicklaus
? 15 - Harry Vardon, James Braid

Most Career Rounds in the 60s
? 33 - 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 - 26
? Prestwick - 24
? Muirfield - 15
? Sandwich - 13 (including 2003)
? Hoylake - 10
? Royal Lytham - 10
? Royal Birkdale - 8
? Royal Troon - 7
? Musselburgh - 6
? Carnoustie - 6
? Turnberry - 3
? Deal - 2
? Royal Portrush and Prince's - 1