PGA Tour Record: Consecutive Rounds in the 60s

What is the longest streak of scores in the 60s — the most consecutive sub-70 rounds — in PGA Tour history? The record is 21. You might guess that Tiger Woods holds this record. But you'd be wrong. (Although Tiger does hold the tour's record for most consecutive rounds at par or better with a whopping 52, set in 2000-01.)

The Record-Holders: Patrick Cantlay and Scottie Scheffler

Patrick Cantlay was the first golfer to score in the 60s in 21 consecutive PGA Tour rounds, establishing the current record in 2022. Scottie Scheffler matched that record in 2025.

Cantlay's streak of 21 consecutive rounds in the 60s began in the second round of the 2021 FedEx St. Jude Invitational and didn't end until the following season, in the second round of the 2022 The American Express. In-between, Cantlay played the 2021 Northern Trust, BMW Championship and Tour Championship completely in the 60s, and opened the 2022 campaign with another all-60s tournament at the 2022 Sentry Tournament of Championship.

The streak started with a 67 in Round 2 at the 2021 St. Jude. He finished tied for 23rd that week, then improved to 11th with four rounds in the 60s at the Northern Trust. Cantlay won the following two weeks with eight more sub-70 scores, first at the BMW Championship, then at the Tour Championship.

As 2022 began, he finished fourth with four scores in the 60s at the Tournament of Champions. Cantlay opened The American Express with a 62, his low score of the streak. Then it finally ended with a 72 in Round 3 of the Amex.

Scheffler's streak began with a 65 in the final round of the 2025 Travelers Championship. He then scored only in the 60s for the next five full tournaments: Scottish Open (tied for 8th), British Open (which he won), FedEx St. Jude Championship (tied third), BMW Championship (another win), and the season-ending Tour Championship (tied fourth).

Scheffler's low round during the streak was 63 in the first round of the Tour Championship. But his streak ended in the next tournament he played after that: He scored 70 in the first round of the 2025 Procore Championship.

The List: Longest Streaks of Consecutive Rounds in the 60s on PGA Tour

These are the golfers who are on record with streaks of 15 or more rounds in a row in the 60s on the PGA Tour:
  • Patrick Cantlay, 21 consecutive round in the 60s
  • Scottie Scheffler, 21
  • Viktor Hovland, 19
  • Bob Estes, 17
  • Taylor Montgomery, 17
  • Charles Howell III, 16
  • Tony Finau, 16
Woods' longest such streak is 14 consecutive rounds in the 60s.

Something to keep in mind about this record: The PGA Tour has only been tracking this stat since 1983. So it's conceivable that someone prior to 1983 had a longer streak of rounds in the 60s.

How likely is that, though? Not very. The farther back you go in golf history, the fewer rounds in the 60s were being scored by anyone. Consider Byron Nelson's phenomenal 1945 season, when he won 18 tournaments including 11 in a row. Nelson's scoring average that year was below 69 and he set a scoring record not bettered until decades later by Tiger Woods.

But the most successive rounds in the 60s by Nelson that year was 12; he had a second streak of 11 in a row. Very impressive, but not enough to make the list above.

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