Editing The Open Championship (section)

==Records==
*Oldest winner: [[Old Tom Morris]] ({{Age in years and days|1821|06|16|1867|09|26}}), [[1867 Open Championship|1867]].
*Youngest winner: [[Young Tom Morris]] ({{Age in years and days|1851|04|20|1868|09|23}}), 1868.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/story/9581272 |title=Notes: Young Tom Morris gets 20 days older |publisher=PGA Tour |date=1 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060805110648/http://www.pgatour.com/story/9581272 |archive-date=5 August 2006}}</ref>
*Most victories: 6, [[Harry Vardon]] (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914).
*Most consecutive victories: 4, Young Tom Morris (1868, 1869, 1870, 1872 – there was no championship in 1871).
*Lowest score after 36 holes: 129, [[Louis Oosthuizen]] (64-65), 2021.
*Lowest score after 54 holes: 197, [[Shane Lowry]] (67-67-63), 2019.
*Lowest final score (72 holes): 264, [[Henrik Stenson]] (68-65-68-63), 2016.
*Lowest final score (72 holes) in relation to par: −20, [[Henrik Stenson]] (68-65-68-63=264), 2016; [[Cameron Smith (golfer)|Cameron Smith]] (67-64-73-64=268), 2022.
*Greatest victory margin: 13 strokes, Old Tom Morris, 1862. This remained a record for all majors until 2000, when Woods won the U.S. Open by 15 strokes at [[Pebble Beach Golf Links|Pebble Beach]]. Old Tom's 13-stroke margin was achieved over 36 holes.
*Lowest round: 62, [[Branden Grace]], 3rd round, 2017; a record for all majors.
*Lowest round in relation to par: −9, [[Paul Broadhurst]], 3rd round, 1990; [[Rory McIlroy]], 1st round, 2010.
*[[Glossary of golf#W|Wire-to-wire]] winners (after 72 holes with no ties after rounds): [[Ted Ray (golfer)|Ted Ray]] in 1912, [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones]] in 1927, [[Gene Sarazen]] in 1932, [[Henry Cotton (golfer)|Henry Cotton]] in 1934, [[Tom Weiskopf]] in 1973, [[Tiger Woods]] in 2005, and [[Rory McIlroy]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opengolf.com/en/History/Do-You-Know.aspx |title=Did you know number 50 |publisher=The Open Championship |access-date=21 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125003408/http://www.theopen.com/en/History/Do-You-Know.aspx |archive-date=25 November 2013}}</ref>
*Most runner-up finishes: 7, [[Jack Nicklaus]] (1964, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1979).