Golf Compendium

The PGA Tour traces its origins to 1916. Over that long span of time, what is the tour record for lowest final-round score by a tournament winner? Which golfers have gone the lowest in the final round to win a tournament?

Putting together a streak of consecutive PGA Tour seasons with at least one win is tough. But winning at least two times a year for multiple years in a row? Obviously, much more difficult. But the golfers on the following list managed to do it — for at least five years running.

What are the longest consecutive-cuts-made streaks in PGA Tour history? The list below shows the golfers who've gone 50 or more tournaments in a row without missing a cut. Only a handful of golfers make the list.

The PGA Tour's award for leading the tour in season-long scoring average is called the Byron Nelson Award. It has been awarded since 1990. Below is the list of all the award's multiple winners, plus we'll also look at the most-frequent winners of the now-defunct PGA of America award for low scoring average.

Finishing atop the money list — the cumulative total of golfers' tournament winnings during a tour season — at the end of the year is a major feather in a golfer's cap. It means you had one of the best, perhaps the best, seasons on tour. Which golfer has won the money title the most often? The answer probably won't surprise you.

Being named the Player of the Year on the PGA Tour is a capper to what must have been a terrific season of golf. Anyone who wins that award was almost certainly be among the tour's leaders in wins, money and scoring average, and usually a major championship winner during the year.

The PGA Tour traces its origins to 1916. In that long history, what is the longest streak any golfer has had of consecutive years winning five or more tour events? One golfer holds the record with five years in a row of 5+ PGA Tour victories.

Yes, the PGA Tour, whose history traces back to 1916, has had a handful of teen-aged champions. So far, five golfers still in their teens have recorded wins in official PGA Tour tournaments. The youngest of them was only 18.

What is the PGA Tour's all-time record for most consecutive birdies during a round in an official tournament? Nine birdies in a row is that record. Two golfers share the record.

What is the lowest stroke total ever scored in a golf tournament on the PGA Tour? That record currently stands at 253, shared by three golfers. The first golfer to record a 253 for 72 holes on the PGA Tour did so in 2017; the most-recent golfer to do so did it in 2025.

Which golfer holds the record for most wins via playoff in PGA Tour history? Two golfers share that record, they were friends and rivals, and they were two of the greatest golfers in tour history.

What is the worst score ever made on a single hole during a PGA Tour tournament? The answer is 19, and that record is shared by three golfers.

What is the highest number of playoffs one golfer has played on the PGA Tour in a single season? The answer is four, and two Hall of Famers share that record. And in both cases, the two record-holders each played in one sudden-death playoff, but three 18-hole playoffs.

The PGA Tour dates to 1916, and the history of some of the major championships goes back farther. And in that long history, winners who are not yet 21 years old are hard to find. There have been only a handful of them — and even fewer who won multiple PGA Tour titles before reaching the age of 21.

What is the largest number of golfers ever to take part in a playoff at a PGA Tour tournament? The record is six golfers — a 6-man playoff has happened three times in PGA Tour history. Surprisingly, none of those three, 6-player, sudden-death playoffs lasted more than two holes.

What are the lowest scores for a single, 18-hole round in the history of the PGA Tour? The current 18-hole scoring record is 58, and only one golfer so far has posted that score for an official PGA Tour round. There have also been 15 59s on the PGA Tour, for a total of 16 sub-60 scores.

What is the lowest score for nine holes in the history of the PGA Tour? The all-time record is 26, an average of less than three strokes per hole. And only one golfer so far has gone that low.

Which golfer holds the record for making the most cuts on the PGA Tour? The answer is Jay Haas, and Haas made the cut in more tournaments than Sam Snead or Jack Nicklaus even played in.

What is the fewest putts any golfer has needed to play a round in a PGA Tour tournament? That PGA Tour record is 18 — just 18 putts to finish 18 holes. And who holds that record? Quite a few golfers.

If a golfer takes 25 putts in a round, that's a pretty good day on the greens. Four rounds of 25 putts is 100 putts. But the PGA Tour record for fewest putts in a 72-hole tournament is quite a bit lower than that. Two golfers have played a PGA Tour event in just 92 putts.