What Is The Lowest Score In The PGA Championship?

Two players share the record for the lowest-ever round in PGA Championship history - and they were both recorded at Valhalla last year

Going low at Valhalla in 2024: Xander Schauffele and Shane Lowry
Going low at Valhalla in 2024: Xander Schauffele and Shane Lowry
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If you're going to go low, really low, you might as may save your best stuff for the Major Championships.

These players have written themselves into the history books with some seriously low scoring in the PGA Championship.

Of course, shooting the lowest round in the tournament's history doesn't guarantee you the title, but it's a nice record to have.

What is the lowest round at the PGA Championship?

Xander Schauffele reacts to shooting a 62 at the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla

Xander Schauffele briefly held the record on his own for the lowest-ever round in PGA Championship history, but he was soon joined by Shane Lowry

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Xander Schauffele and Shane Lowry hold the record for the lowest-ever round in the PGA Championship.

The former shot a nine-under 62 at Valhalla Golf Club in the first round of the 2024 contest, which helped him to win his first Major Championship.

Lowry shot his 62 in the third round of the same tournament.

Prior to last year's tournament, 63 had been shot 18 times, two of which belong to Brooks Koepka.

It would be unfair if we didn't mention those players who held the record before Schauffele and Lowry went really low at Valhalla.

So, the list of 63s at the PGA Championship are as follows:

  • 1975 - Bruce Crampton, second round, -7, Firestone
  • 1982 - Raymond Floyd, first round, -7, Southern Hills
  • 1984 - Gary Player, second round, -9, Shoal Creek
  • 1993 - Vijay Singh, second round, -8, Inverness Club
  • 1995 - Michael Bradley, first round, -8, Riviera
  • 1995 - Brad Faxon, fourth round, -8, Riviera
  • 2000 - Jose Maria Olazabal, third round, -9, Valhalla
  • 2001 - Mark O’Meara, second round, -7, Atlanta
  • 2005 - Thomas Bjorn, third round, -7, Baltusrol
  • 2007 - Tiger Woods, second round, -7, Southern Hills
  • 2011 - Steve Stricker, first round, -7, Atlanta
  • 2013 - Jason Dufner, second round, -7, Oak Hill
  • 2015 - Hiroshi Iwata, second round, -9, Whistling Straits
  • 2016 - Robert Streb, second round, -7, Baltusrol
  • 2018 - Charl Schwartzel, second round, -7, Bellerive
  • 2018 - Brooks Koepka, second round, -7, Bellerive
  • 2019 - Brooks Koepka, first round, -7, Bethpage State Park
  • 2022 - Bubba Watson, second round, -7, Southern Hills

What is the lowest total score in the PGA Championship?

Xander Schauffele celebrates winning the PGA Championship

Schauffele celebrates winning his first Major Championship title

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Schauffele's four-round total of 263, which he posted at Valhalla in 2024, is the lowest 72-hole aggregate total.

The American's 21 under is also the lowest 72-hole total in relation to par.

Schauffele, who also shot 62 in the opening round of the US Open at Los Angeles Country Club in 2023, backed up his 62 on Thursday with rounds of 68, 68 and 65 to take the title.

Michael Weston
Contributing editor

Michael has been with Golf Monthly since 2008. A multimedia journalist, he has also worked for The Football Association, where he created content to support the England football team, The FA Cup, London 2012, and FA Women's Super League. As content editor at Foremost Golf, Michael worked closely with golf's biggest equipment manufacturers and has developed an in-depth knowledge of this side of the industry. He's a regular contributor, covering instruction, equipment, travel and feature content. Michael has interviewed many of the game's biggest stars, including seven World No.1s, and has attended and reported on numerous Major Championships and Ryder Cups around the world. He's a member of Formby Golf Club in Merseyside, UK.

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