Lowest Back-to-Back Rounds in U.S. Open History
Which golfer has posted the lowest scores in back-to-back rounds in a U.S. Open golf tournament? And how low did he go?
The U.S. Open is a golf tournament notorious for tough scoring conditions. So it's not surprising that there haven't been a ton of very low back-to-back rounds. But every so often the scoring conditions improve a bit or a golfer just gets hots and stays hot in the next round, too.
And there have been some impressive scores posted in consecutive rounds. So let's take a look.
The Record: 130 by Martin Kaymer in 2014
Martin Kaymer set the record of 130 by shooting back-to-back 65s in the first two rounds at the 2014 U.S. Open. That one was played on Pinehurst Resort's No. 2 Course. It was the first U.S. Open at Pinehurst since 2005, when no golfer finished under par on No. 2.Kaymer wound up winning that tournament with a total of 271, which broke the then-U.S. Open scoring record. And he won by eight strokes, which is among the largest margins of victory at the U.S. Open.
The List: Lowest Consecutive Rounds in a U.S. Open
Here is the list of lowest back-to-back scores in U.S. Open history:- 130 — Martin Kaymer, 2014 U.S. Open, 65-65 in Rounds 1 and 2
- 131 — Rory McIlroy, 2011 U.S. Open, 65-66 in Rounds 1 and 2
- 132 — Larry Nelson, 1983 U.S. Open, 65-67 in Rounds 3 and 4
- 132 — Ricky Barnes, 2009 U.S. Open, 67-65 in Rounds 1 and 2
- 132 — Louis Oosthuizen, 2015 U.S. Open, 66-66 in Rounds 2 and 3
- 132 — Justin Thomas, 2017 U.S. Open, 69-63 in Rounds 2 and 3
