What is the lowest golf score ever?

The lowest officially recorded round is 55 by Rhein Gibson (12 birdies and two eagles on a par 71) on May 12, 2012 at River Oaks Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma. This score is recognized by the Guinness World Records.
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What is Tiger Woods lowest golf score ever?

The short answer is that Woods' lowest ever score is 59. He achieved golf's magic number on 4 April 1997 at his local course, Isleworth in Florida, just one week before his first Masters win at Augusta National.
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What is the lowest 72-hole score in PGA history?

At 16-under, Koepka obviously didn't break the record for the lowest 72-hole score at the PGA Championship in relation to par. But his 264 strokes are the fewest in tournament history, narrowly besting the 265 by David Toms at the Atlanta Athletic Club in 2001. Like Sportscasting on Facebook.
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What is the lowest possible golf score?

The lowest score ever recorded for a "regulation" 18-hole round of golf (not an executive course, not a short course, minimum par of 70) is 55.
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What is the lowest 4 round score in PGA history?

Cameron Smith celebrates with the trophy after winning the Tournament of Champions. Cameron Smith posted a historically low score to win the Tournament of Champions on Sunday. The Australian golfer finished on 34-under after 72 holes, thereby posting the lowest under par score in a four-round PGA Tour event in history.
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Highlights from Jim Furyk's historic 58 at Travelers Championship



Is there a par 6 in golf?

The United States Golf Association defines a par 6 as any hole longer than 670 yards for men and 570 for women, although we all know that par is a very arbitrary number. Some championship courses are happy to keep holes longer than 700 yards as par 5s from the tips.
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Is there a par 2 in golf?

Each hole is 32 feet or less in length, with every hole being a Par 2. Par in Golf is the standard of excellence. You can score a hole-in-one on any hole. It takes approximately 30 minutes to play each course.
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What is a ostrich in golf?

Supposedly, this is the name assigned to completing a hole having struck the ball five fewer times than par. In other words, this is what happens when you hole-out a Par 7 with two strokes or shoot a Hole-In-One on a Par Six.
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What is the highest golf score ever recorded?

Mike Reasor shot a 114 and a 123 in the same tournament

Reasor played his third round with one arm and one club. He whacked around a 5-iron the whole day en route to a 51-over 123. It remains the highest score in PGA Tour history.
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Has anyone ever hit a hole in one on a par 5?

Although no one in PGA Tour history has ever recorded an ace on a par-5, there have actually been five records of par-5 holes-in-one. And no, none of them were from Happy Gilmore. The first “condor” occurred in 1962 off the club of Larry Bruce.
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What's the longest hole in one?

A condor was scored without cutting over a dogleg by Mike Crean at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in Denver, Colorado, in 2002, when he holed his drive at the 517 yard par-5 9th. This is the longest hole-in-one on record.
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What was Tiger Woods best score?

1. 63, 2007 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP (2nd rd.) Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Okla. The hottest major on record – the thermometer hit 101 in the first two rounds – also was the site of one of Woods' personal records.
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Has anyone ever shot 30 under in a PGA tournament?

Spieth made an 8-foot birdie putt to reach his target, even though he didn't need it. He closed with a 6-under 67 for an eight-shot victory over Patrick Reed. He finished at 30-under 262, joining Ernie Els as the only players in PGA Tour history to finish a 72-hole event at 30 under or lower.
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Has Tiger shot a 59?

Woods also had an iron into No. 7, the second par 5 on the front nine, and again made par. “And I still shot 59.
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Is 71 a good golf score?

Golf courses normally have a par that ranges between 70 and 72; any score that is at par or under par is considered good.
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Has anyone ever shot 18 under in one round of golf?

No man or woman on any significant professional golf tour has birdied all 18 holes—in other words, scored a 54—in a single round.
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What is the lowest score ever at the Masters?

Lowest Masters round in history

The lowest single round that we've ever seen at Augusta National Golf Club is a 63, good for 9-under par, which was accomplished by two players ever. Nick Price was the first to accomplish that during his third round back in 1986.
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How many hole in ones has Jack Nicklaus had?

Even the all-time greats rely on a lot of luck for aces. In Nicklaus' case, his approach irons, combined with a little luck, have produced more than 20 career holes-in-one. What is the number of aces Nicklaus has made in his life? The current number is 21.
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What is a turkey in golf?

Its origin is almost certainly American in nature. In ten-pin bowling, a trio of consecutive strikes is called a turkey, while six in a row is known as a wild, or golden, turkey. It wouldn't be the first time golf has borrowed from another sport to expand its lexicon.
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What is a snowman in golf?

In golf, a snowman is something you very much want to avoid. That's because "snowman" is a slang term golfers use for a score of eight on any individual hole. Use eight strokes to play a hole and, sorry bud, you just made a "snowman." A golf snowman won't melt anything but your scorecard.
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How rare is an eagle on a par 4?

An eagle is a score of 3 on par-5, 2 on par-4, and 1 on par-3 (this last one is also referred to as 'hole-in-one'). The thing about eagles is that they don't materialize often. Only in extremely rare cases (and that's mostly on par-5s), which makes them so special.
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What does E mean in golf?

Most 18-hole golf courses range from par 70 to 72. When the number of strokes taken matches par, it's considered even par, signified with an "E" on most scoreboards. ADVERTISEMENT. If a player completes the hole in one shot less par, or birdie, minus 1 is calculated on the scoreboard.
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Has a condor ever happened in golf?

Scoring a condor is the rarest event in golf. This is normally a hole in one at a par five (a two at a par six would also count, but this has never been done). Only five condors have ever been recorded: The most recent was Kevin Pon, who made a 2 on a par 6 at Lake Chabot Golf Course on the 10th December 2020.
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Is a par a bird?

"Birdie", meaning a score of one stroke under Par, comes from the early 20th century American slang term "bird", meaning anything excellent.
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