Database
BRITISH OPEN AT ST ANDREWS
BEST WINNING SCORES
1 Nick Faldo (1990) 270
2 Seve Ballesteros (1984) 276
3 Kel Nagle (1960) 278
4 Tony Lema (1964) 279
4= Bobby Locke (1957) 279
6 Jack Nicklaus (1978) 281
6= Peter Thomson (1955) 281
8 Jack Nicklaus (1970) 283
9 Bobby Jones (1927) 285
10 Sam Snead (1946) 290
10= Dick Burton (1939) 290
J H Taylor's winning score in 1895 was 322
TSB OFFICIAL RANKINGS OF BRITISH ATHLETES
Men's
1 Linford Christie 1,622.00
2 Colin Jackson 1,554.00
3 Steve Backley 1,468.83
4 Tony Jarrett 1,432.00
5 John Regis 1,425.17
6 Jonathan Edwards 1,383.50
7 Steve Smith 1,361.67
8 Mick Hill 1,313.33
9 Rob Denmark 1,308.67
10 Du'aine Ladejo 1,308.50
Women's
1 Sally Gunnell 1,598.00
2 Yvonne Murray 1,391.67
3 Kelly Holmes 1,331.50
4 Alison Wyeth 1,299.17
5 Jacqui Agyepong 1,232.83
6 Denise Lewis 1,218.00
7 Judy Oakes 1,209.83
8 Melanie Neef 1,207.33
9 Gowry Retchakan 1,205.50
10 Phylis Smith 1,205.00
ANNIVERSARIES
Today Birth of the Australian tennis player Margaret Court (1942).
Monday Birth of the former England wicketkeeper Bob Taylor (1941); Sebastian Coe first broke the mile world record in Oslo in 3min 48.95sec (1979).
Tuesday Births of the cricketer W G Grace (1848); the athlete David Hemery (1948); and the golfer Nick Faldo (1957).
Wednesday Birth of the Romanian tennis player Ilie Nastase (1946).
Thursday The Football Association legalised professionalism (1885); birth of the former Liverpool and England striker Roger Hunt (1938).
Friday First Test match played at Lord's (1884), between England and Australia; the footballer John White, inside- forward for Tottenham Hotspur, died after being struck by lightning while playing golf (1964).
Saturday Birth of Jimmy Hill (1928).
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