Lowest PGA score for 18 holes is 58 which Jim Furyk recorded on 7 August 2016. This was achieved in the final round of the Travelers Championship.
Furyk accomplished the Lowest score in PGA history on the par-70 course, surpassing Al Guibelberger’s record score of 59 at the 1977 PGA Tour’s Danny Thomas Memphis Classic.
He did not win the tournament but finished T-5. He also became the first golfer to record his lowest PGA score of 58 points. No other player on the PGA Tour has managed to score fewer than 58 points.
Ryo Ishikawa in 2010, Sung Hyun Kim in 2016, and Bryson DeChambeau in 2023 are the only players to have scored 58 on a major pro tour. Ishikawa and Sung-hyun scored on the Japan Golf Tour, and DeChambeau scored on LIV Golf.
On the PGA Tour, 12 players have scored below 60, and 11 players have scored below 59.
Jim Furyk also holds another record as the only player on the PGA Tour where he earned two scores below his 60. He also scored 59 in the second round of the 2013 BMW Championship.
Lowest Winning Score On PGA Tour
Lowest winning score on the PGA tour is 34-under after 72 holes, which was recorded by Cameron Smith in 2022.
The Australian golfer finished at 34-under after 72 holes, achieving the lowest 4 round score PGA Tour event in history.
He finished the final round with an 8-under 65, just overcoming stiff competition from world number one Jon Rahm, who shot a 7-under 66 to finish one stroke behind.
In the front group, Matt Jones shot a record 61 to stay in the race. But Smith, now 30, held on for his fourth PGA Tour victory, and later called the challenge of holding off Rahm “intense”.
His total score of 34 broke the previous PGA Tour record of 31 set by Ernie Els at the same tournament in 2003.
Smith’s accomplishment was nothing short of extraordinary, and Els’ record had stood for almost two decades.
Smith’s scoring record became even more impressive when he did not make a bogey after the 20th hole. That meant he played the final 18 holes of the tournament without making a single bogey, not one.
A remarkable achievement of steadfastness and mental toughness. His victory at the 2022 Sentry Tournament of Champions was a defining moment in his career.
This made his status as one of the world’s most talented golfers and demonstrated his ability to perform at the top level.
Likewise, Ernie Els, who has had his record stood for more around 20 years.
Ernie Els
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Ernie Els was one of 36 players invited and had a successful season, winning the British Open Championship In 2003.
He took control of the tournament from the beginning. He scored a 62 in the first round, which was the lowest score achieved in the tournament at the time.
He had rounds of 62, 61, and 66 to finish at 31 under, 12 strokes ahead of second place Craig Parry.
Sentry in 2003 His performance at the Tournament of Champions was amazing.
His excellent display at the 2003 Sentry Tournament of Champions is a performance to remember and his 31-under par score was a new PGA Tour record, and it stood for nearly a decade until broken recently by Cameron Smith in 2022.
His record-breaking performance at the 2003 Sentry Touring of Champions was a testament to his ability and sportsmanship.
He is undoubtedly the top golf player of all time.
Ernie Els’ best results in a major Championships are:
- Masters Tournament – 2nd position two times in 2000 and 2004
- PGA Championship – 3rd/T3 two times in 1995 and 2007
- U.S. Open – Winner two times in 1994 and 1997
- The Open Championship – Winner two times in 2002 and 2012
Lowest Golf Score In PGA History
The lowest Golf score in PGA history is 58 by Jim Furyk. His 2016 Travelers Championship round of 16 is considered one of the most historic performances in PGA Tour history.
The round took place on August 7, 2016, the final day of the Travelers Championship. The tournament was held at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.
His round had 11 birdies, and he also made an eagle on the par-5 13th hole. Impressively, he did not make any bogey errors throughout the round.
His 58 sets a new record for the lowest round in PGA Tour history. The previous record was 59, a mark reached by several players before Furyk, including Al Geiberger, Chip Beck, and David Duval.
Furyk’s previous PGA Tour event score of 59 made his round even more remarkable because, at the time, he was the only player to ever shoot both 59 and 58 in an official PGA Tour tournament.
The golf community and fans were so impressed by Furyk’s achievements. Achieving a score of 58 requires extraordinary levels of precision and skill in every aspect of the game.
Professional golfers rarely score in the 50s, so Furyk’s accomplishment is still remembered as a significant turning point in the history of the game.
Knowing more about Jim Furyk, he is a professional golfer from America, who plays on the PGA Tour as well as PGA Tour Champions.
He became victorious in the FedEx Cup and was named PGA Tour Player of the Year in 2010 and he has won the 2003 U.S. Open.
In September 2006, he managed to achieve second place, which was his career all-time highest in the Official World Golf Ranking.
He remained in the top 10 for over 440 weeks from 1999 to 2016.
Furyk’s number of wins by tour:
| PGA Tour | 17 |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Sunshine Tour | 1 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 3 |
| European Senior Tour | 1 |
| Other | 7 |
Similarly, the 53-year-old has won numerous awards and achievements in his playing career like:
- Vardon Trophy in 2006
- PGA Tour FedEx Cup winner in the year 2010
- PGA Tour Player of the Year in the year 2010
- PGA Player of the Year in year 2010
- GWAA ASAP Sports / Jim Murray Award in the year 2015
- Payne Stewart Award in the year 2016
- PGA Tour Champions Rookie of the Year in 2020/21
- Byron Nelson Award in 2020/21
Moreover, the lowest score ever in golf is 55, which was set by Rhein Gibson at River Oaks Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma, on May 12, 2012.
Gibson’s round included 12 birdies and 2 eagles on the par-71 course. It has been recognized by Guinness World Records as well.
Tiger Woods’ Lowest Score On 18 Holes
Tiger Woods, who is popularly considered one of the best ever golfers of all time and the most celebrated sports player in modern history has nine rounds of 62 or better on the PGA Tour.
The lower rounds are as follows:
61 in the first round, 1999 Byron Nelson Classic
61 in second round, 2000 WGC-NEC Invitational
61 in the second round, 2005 Buick Open
61 in the second round, 2013 WGC Bridgestone Invitational
62 in the third round, 1999 Buick Invitational
62 in the third round, 1999 WGC-NEC Invitational
62 in the third round, 2009 BMW Championship
62 in the fourth round, 2012 Honda Classic
62 in the first round, the 2018 BMW Championship
Some people who are reading this may be surprised that Woods never posted a score lower than 62.
Throughout his career, Woods has played a brief schedule than most other members of his PGA Tour, typically competing only in top-level tournaments (i.e., generally tougher tournaments).
Woods Low Rounds in Majors Championships
63 in the second round, 2007 PGA Championship
64 in the third round, 1997 British Open
64 in the fourth round, 2018 PGA Championship
Woods Lowest 72-Hole Scores on PGA Tour
257 in the 2002 Tour Championship, 23-under
259 in the 2000 WGC NEC Invitational, 21-under
261 in the 2006 WGC American Express Championship, 23-under
261 in the 2019 Zozo Championship, 19-under
262 in the 2007 BMW Championship, 22-under
263 in the 1997 GTE Byron Nelson Classic, 17-under
263 in the 2002 WGC American Express Championship, 25-under
In the same way, in early April 1997, Woods and Mark O’Meara played an exercise or practice round together at Isleworth Golf and Country Club in Florida, which is Woods’ home course, in preparation for the upcoming Masters Tournament.
And Woods shot 59, 13 under that day on the Isleworth course. He scored 32 points on the front nine and 27 points on the back nine.
This is the only round of 59 in Woods’s career.
It may be astonishing that Woods has never shot a 60, but he has shot a 61 four times in tournaments. His first time was at the 1999 Byron Nelson Classic and the following year he did it again at his WGC Invitational at Firestone.
In 2005 he scored one more 61 at the Buick Open. The last time he scored 61 points was in 2013 during the WGC Championship, also at Firestone.