Has any golfer ever birdied all 18 holes?

The colorful Smith tied the tour record for fewest putts in a round when he needed only 18 over the 18 holes of TPC Southwind. And though 18 one-putts might been quite tidy, we’ll take the creative way Smith did it: He had four holes with zero putts to overcome the four greens on which he needed two. For the day, Smith shot eight-under-par 62 and climbed into a tie for second place at 11 under, two strokes behind leader Harris English, who followed his own 62 on Thursday with a second-round 65.

"Perfect round" redirects here. For the measure of the shape of a round object, see Sphericity

This article lists the lowest recorded rounds in golf. In professional competition, a round of 59 or less is regarded as a significant achievement.[1] In men's major championships the lowest rounds are 62 by Branden Grace at the 2017 Open Championship and by Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele at the 2023 U.S. Open. The lowest officially recorded round is 55 by Rhein Gibson in 2012. In women's major championships the lowest round is 61, held jointly by Leona Maguire, Lee Jeong-eun and Kim Hyo-joo, all at the Evian Championship.

Lowest rounds of golf

[

edit

]

The lowest officially recorded round of golf 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.[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

[

edit

]

Official tournaments on the leading professional tours

[

edit

]

Official tournaments on the second tier professional tours

[

edit

]

Official tournaments on the leading senior tours

[

edit

]

Other tournaments

[

edit

]

Notes:

• 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

[

edit

]

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.

Many players have recorded a score of 63.[90] Johnny Miller was the first golfer to shoot 63 in a major and was the only golfer to shoot 63 in the final round to win a major until Henrik Stenson did so as well during the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club. Greg Norman, Vijay Singh, Brooks Koepka and Tommy Fleetwood are the only golfers to record two rounds of 63 in the majors.[91]

Lowest rounds in women's professional competition

[

edit

]

Official tournaments on major tours

[

edit

]

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.

Lowest rounds in women's major championships

[

edit

]

In women's major championships the lowest round is 61, which has been recorded by three golfers: Leona Maguire, Lee Jeong-eun and Kim Hyo-joo.

Perfect round

[

edit

]

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.[94] 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.[95]

Notes

[

edit

]

1. a b c d e f g

   A local rule allowing players to lift, clean and place their ball was in effect. Rounds played using this "preferred lies" rule are commonly not considered to be records.

References

[

edit

]