The lowest officially recorded round of golf is 55 by
Rhein Gibson (12 birdies, two eagles, one hole in one 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.[2]
Three other rounds of 55 are documented, but these are commonly discounted due to the length of the course or the nature of the round.[3] On August 27, 2020, another was added, as Alexander Hughes shot a 55 in
Jenks, Oklahoma, within 100 miles of where Gibson had his best day.[4]
Possibly the lowest documented round in competitive golf is 57, achieved by (among others) Bobby Wyatt in the 2010 Alabama Boys Junior Championship, and Alex Ross in the 2019
Dogwood Invitational. Ross's round was 15-under-par for the
Druid Hills Golf Club course in
Atlanta, and included 13 birdies and one eagle.[5]
Lowest rounds in professional competition
Official tournaments on the leading professional tours
Rnd is the round in which the score was shot, i.e. 2/4 means the round was shot in the second of four rounds.
Finish is the final tournament finish of the player
Lowest rounds in men's major championships
In men's major championships the lowest round is 62 which was first recorded by South African golfer
Branden Grace in the third round of the
2017 Open Championship. In the first round of the
2024 PGA Championship,
Xander Schauffele became the first golfer to record a round of 62 in a major championship twice.
There have been 3 rounds of 58 recorded on the
Ladies European Tour, all in the
Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic. These rounds were achieved by
Trish Johnson (1990),
Jane Connachan (1991) and
Dale Reid (1991). This tournament was played on a par 65 public golf course. The lowest Ladies European Tour round on a course with par of minimum 70 has been
61.
A perfect round is a round of eighteen holes where all holes were played on average at one under
par (average of
birdie on every hole) resulting in a score of 55 on a par 73 course, 54 on a par 72 course, 53 on a par 71 course, and 52 on a par 70 course.[citation needed]
There is a philosophy popularized by
Pia Nilsson's Vision 54 that concentrates on achieving the perfect round, the basic ideology being that striving for perfection results in better scores even if the goal is not met.[98]Cecilia Ekelundh, who formerly played on the
Ladies European Tour, did keep the perfect round on her mind by drawing a 54 on the ball she played in competition.[99]
Notes
^
abcdefghiA local rule allowing players to lift, clean and place their ball ("preferred lies") was in effect because of weather affecting the course or tournament.
^"Beck's 59 Ties Pro Golf Record". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. October 12, 1991. p. 1C. Retrieved May 26, 2010 – via Google News Archive.
^"Sorenstam Shoots LPGA Record 59". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. Associated Press. November 30, 1974. p. 1C. Retrieved May 3, 2010 – via Google News Archive.
^"Kuramoto shoots 59". The Japan Times. September 26, 2003. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
^"師匠(大堀裕次郎)のおかげです!玉城海伍が59をマークし単独首位" [Thanks to my mentor (Yujiro Ohori)! Kaigo Tamaki scored 59 to take sole lead] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. October 12, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
^Monday Q Info [@acaseofthegolf1] (October 12, 2022).
"How much talent is there in pro golf?" (
Tweet). Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via
Twitter. Kaigo Tamaki plays on the Abema TV Tour, basically the KFT of the Japan Tour. He's currently ranked 1639th in the world. And today he fired a 59.
The lowest officially recorded round of golf is 55 by
Rhein Gibson (12 birdies, two eagles, one hole in one 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.[2]
Three other rounds of 55 are documented, but these are commonly discounted due to the length of the course or the nature of the round.[3] On August 27, 2020, another was added, as Alexander Hughes shot a 55 in
Jenks, Oklahoma, within 100 miles of where Gibson had his best day.[4]
Possibly the lowest documented round in competitive golf is 57, achieved by (among others) Bobby Wyatt in the 2010 Alabama Boys Junior Championship, and Alex Ross in the 2019
Dogwood Invitational. Ross's round was 15-under-par for the
Druid Hills Golf Club course in
Atlanta, and included 13 birdies and one eagle.[5]
Lowest rounds in professional competition
Official tournaments on the leading professional tours
Rnd is the round in which the score was shot, i.e. 2/4 means the round was shot in the second of four rounds.
Finish is the final tournament finish of the player
Lowest rounds in men's major championships
In men's major championships the lowest round is 62 which was first recorded by South African golfer
Branden Grace in the third round of the
2017 Open Championship. In the first round of the
2024 PGA Championship,
Xander Schauffele became the first golfer to record a round of 62 in a major championship twice.
There have been 3 rounds of 58 recorded on the
Ladies European Tour, all in the
Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic. These rounds were achieved by
Trish Johnson (1990),
Jane Connachan (1991) and
Dale Reid (1991). This tournament was played on a par 65 public golf course. The lowest Ladies European Tour round on a course with par of minimum 70 has been
61.
A perfect round is a round of eighteen holes where all holes were played on average at one under
par (average of
birdie on every hole) resulting in a score of 55 on a par 73 course, 54 on a par 72 course, 53 on a par 71 course, and 52 on a par 70 course.[citation needed]
There is a philosophy popularized by
Pia Nilsson's Vision 54 that concentrates on achieving the perfect round, the basic ideology being that striving for perfection results in better scores even if the goal is not met.[98]Cecilia Ekelundh, who formerly played on the
Ladies European Tour, did keep the perfect round on her mind by drawing a 54 on the ball she played in competition.[99]
Notes
^
abcdefghiA local rule allowing players to lift, clean and place their ball ("preferred lies") was in effect because of weather affecting the course or tournament.
^"Beck's 59 Ties Pro Golf Record". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. October 12, 1991. p. 1C. Retrieved May 26, 2010 – via Google News Archive.
^"Sorenstam Shoots LPGA Record 59". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. Associated Press. November 30, 1974. p. 1C. Retrieved May 3, 2010 – via Google News Archive.
^"Kuramoto shoots 59". The Japan Times. September 26, 2003. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
^"師匠(大堀裕次郎)のおかげです!玉城海伍が59をマークし単独首位" [Thanks to my mentor (Yujiro Ohori)! Kaigo Tamaki scored 59 to take sole lead] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. October 12, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
^Monday Q Info [@acaseofthegolf1] (October 12, 2022).
"How much talent is there in pro golf?" (
Tweet). Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via
Twitter. Kaigo Tamaki plays on the Abema TV Tour, basically the KFT of the Japan Tour. He's currently ranked 1639th in the world. And today he fired a 59.