lowest golf score on record?

[mirv]

a friend of mine asked me the other day what the lowest score was in golf history and who had done it. i told him the lowest i personally knew of was 59, and that several different people had accomplished that one, but that it was very likely someone somewhere had done better. any input on this from you guys?

[iacas]

a friend of mine asked me the other day what the lowest score was in golf history and who had done it. i told him the lowest i personally knew of was 59, and that several different people had accomplished that one, but that it was very likely someone somewhere had done better. any input on this from you guys?

Shigeki Maruyama shot a 58 in U.S. Open qualifying one time.

http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/year...aruyama58.html Beyond that, uhhh... http://tinyurl.com/yaxm4qv 55

[Stickbo]

Didn't David Duval shoot a 58 one time?

[RC]

Homero Blancos shot an amazing 55 in a college event years ago... this is not recognized as an official record because the course was shorter than the required length set by some golf body that I don't remember.

[jamo]

I've heard guys who are members at Isleworth say that Tiger shoots (shot?) in the 50's quite often at Isleworth, but who really knows what you believe. Although, i may still believe him on golf stuff.

[dbuck]

I think on the PGA tour there have been 3 "official" 59's--Al Geiberger back in the 70's at Colonial in Memphis, Chip Beck in 93, and David Duvall at the 99 Hope. Also, Annika shot a 59 at an official LPGA tournament. ( I am no history genius; this was on TV on Golf Channel a couple nigths ago.)

These I believe are the lowest as far as official PGA/LPGA events.

[DavidFehertysBike]

Kim Jong Il shot a 40 or something once.

[rjfan91]

I think on the PGA tour there have been 3 "official" 59's--Al Geiberger back in the 70's at Colonial in Memphis, Chip Beck in 93, and David Duvall at the 99 Hope. Also, Annika shot a 59 at an official LPGA tournament. ( I am no history genius; this was on TV on Golf Channel a couple nigths ago.)

I saw dbucks answer at

about.com However, I thought ol' Johnny Miller did it up at Oakmont. I was wrong though.

[rjfan91]

Kim Jong Il shot a 40 or something once.

His

"official" score was -38.

[jamo]

Kim Jong Il shot a 40 or something once.

Didn't he shoot an 18, or was that mini-golf?

[upah]

The day I shoot an 18 will be day I hang up my spikes...

[kleraudio]

Erik, that lmgtfy link was hilarious!!! I love it!

And Kim shooting 38 under, now that was hilarious too!

Great thread!

[rjdunne]

Lowest I'd heard of, in competition play, was a 60 by Darren Clarke 4/5 year ago.

[jamo]

Lowest I'd heard of, in competition play, was a 60 by Darren Clarke 4/5 year ago.

60 isn't even close. David Duval shot a 59 in the final round to win the Bob Hope.. ughh... sometime at the beginning of the decade. And the above mentioned scores, look at post #6, here it is below

I think on the PGA tour there have been 3 "official" 59's--Al Geiberger back in the 70's at Colonial in Memphis, Chip Beck in 93, and David Duvall at the 99 Hope. Also, Annika shot a 59 at an official LPGA tournament. ( I am no history genius; this was on TV on Golf Channel a couple nigths ago.)