Lowest Score for First 36-Holes in PGA Championship
In PGA Championship history so far, only three golfers have started the tournament by scoring 130 or better for the first two rounds. And Koepka is the only one who has gone lower than 130 for the opening 36 holes.
The List: Lowest Scores, First Two Rounds, PGA Championship
- 128 — Brooks Koepka, 2019 (63-65, 12-under), Bethpage Black
- 130 — Gary Woodland, 2018 (64-66, 10-under), Bellerive Country Club
- 130 — Xander Schauffele, 2024 (62-68, 12-under), Valhalla Golf Club
Woodland, one year earlier in the 2018 PGA Championship, was the first golfer in this tournament's history to go lower than 131 (see below) over the opening two rounds. Woodland's lead at that point, though, was only one stroke. And he wound up tying for sixth place, six shots behind the winner, Koepka.
Schauffele started the 2024 PGA by scoring 62 in Round 1, establishing a new 18-hole scoring record in the PGA Championship. At 130 after the second round, his lead was only one stroke. And that is the margin by which Schauffele wound up winning.
First golfer to score 131 in first two rounds: As noted, many golfers have gone as low as 131 over the first 36 holes of the PGA Championship. But who was the first to do it? Hal Sutton, in the 1983 PGA Championship at Riviera Country Club. Sutton opened 65-66 (11-under) that year, and went on to win by one stroke over runner-up Jack Nicklaus. It was 10 years before any other golfer matched Sutton's 131 in a PGA Championship, and 35 years until Woodland finally lowered the record in 2018.
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PGA of America. PGA Championship Media Guide, PGA Championship Player Records.