2011 U.S. Open by the numbers

4 » Most Open titles (Jack Nicklaus, Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan)

6 » Consecutive birdies (George Burns, Andy Dillard)

7 » Largest final-round comeback to win (Arnold Palmer, 1960)

12 » Most strokes under par (Tiger Woods, 2000)

15 » Largest margin of victory in Open, also in a major (Tiger Woods, 2000)

18 » Most top-10 Open finishes (Jack Nicklaus)

19 » Highest score on one hole (Ray Ainsley, 1938)

19 » Age of youngest Open winner, John McDermott (1911)

29 » Lowest score for nine holes (Neal Lancaster, twice, Vijay Singh)

35 » Most Opens completed — 72 holes (Jack Nicklaus)

40 » Years of Europe’s Open drought when Graeme McDowell won in 2010

44 » Most consecutive Open starts (Jack Nicklaus)

45 » Age of oldest Open champ (Hale Irwin)

61 » Age of oldest player to make cut in Open (Sam Snead, 1973)

63 » Lowest score for 18 holes (Vijay Singh, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Weiskopf, Johnny Miller)

78 » Years since an amateur last won (John Goodman)

106 » Yardage of shortest hole in Open history (No. 7 Pebble Beach, 2000)

$150 » Amount won by first Open champion, Horace Rawlins

272 » Lowest score for 72 holes (Jack Nicklaus, Jim Furyk, Tiger Woods, Lee Janzen)

667 » Yardage of longest hole in Open history (Oakmont No. 12, 2007)

7,053 » Congressional yardage for 1964 Open

7,213 » Congressional yardage for 1997 Open

7,574 » Congressional yardage for 2011 Open

16,000 » Grandstand seats at Congressional

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