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Factbox: U.S. Open records set by champion McIlroy

(Reuters) - Scoring records set by Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, who won the 111th U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, on Sunday:

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Lowest 72-hole total

268 - Rory McIlroy, (65-66-68-69), Congressional, 2011

272 - Jack Nicklaus (63-71-70-68), Baltusrol, 1980

272 - Lee Janzen (67-67-69-69), Baltusrol, 1993

272 - Tiger Woods (65-69-71-67), Pebble Beach, 2000

272 - Jim Furyk (67-66-67-72), Olympia Fields, 2003

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Lowest 72-hole total in relation to par

16 under par (268) - Rory McIlroy, Congressional, 2011

12 under par (272) - Tiger Woods, Pebble Beach, 2000

8 under par - Ben Hogan, Riviera, 1948 (276); Jack Nicklaus, Baltusrol, 1980 (272); Hale Irwin, Medinah, 1990 (280); Mike Donald, Medinah, 1990 (280); Lee Janzen, Baltusrol, 1993 (272), and Jim Furyk, Olympia Fields, 2003 (272)

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Lowest 54-hole total

199 - Rory McIlroy (65-66-68), Congressional, 2011

200 - Jim Furyk (67-66-67), Olympia Fields, 2003

203 - George Burns (69-66-68), Merion, 1981; Tze-Chung Chen (65-69-69), Oakland Hills, 1985; Lee Janzen (67-67-69), Baltusrol, 1993; Stephen Leaney (67 68 68), Olympia Fields, 2003

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Lowest 36-hole total

131 - Rory McIlroy (65-66), Congressional, 2011

132 - Ricky Barnes (67-65), Bethpage Black, 2009

133 - Jim Furyk (67-66), Olympia Fields, 2003; Vijay Singh (70-63), Olympia Fields, 2003

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Lowest score to par at any point in a U.S. Open:

17-under - Rory McIlroy (fourth round), Congressional, 2011

12-under - Tiger Woods (fourth round), Pebble Beach, 2000

12-under - Gil Morgan (third round), Pebble Beach, 1992

Compiled by Larry Fine; Editing by Frank Pingue

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