What is the highest single-hole score in PGA Tour history?
Ballesteros's quadruple bogey would have been a welcome score for the players on the list of highest single-hole scores in PGA Tour history. There is some disagreement among sources, so the scores listed here are the records that are agreed upon.
What is the highest score on a par-5 golf course?
According to PGATOUR.com, however, a score of 13-over was posted by John Daly, who required 18 strokes to complete the par-5 6th on the course at Bay Hill Club & Lodge during the 1998 Arnold Palmer Invitational. His score included six shots into the water. The Silver Scot, Tommy Armour, is on record with a 23 on a par 5 at the 1927 Shawnee Open.
What golfers have chipped the ball up the 17th hole?
In the 1957 Kentucky Derby Open, Bayer, who would sometimes openly get frustrated with his game, became so exasperated on one hole he chipped the ball up the 17th with a 7-iron en route to recording a score of 17. The PGA Tour gave him a 30-day suspension for “unsportsmanlike conduct.” 5. John Daly, 1998 Bay Hill Invitational — 18
What are the odds of hitting a hole-in-one on par 3?
For context, the odds of hitting a hole-in-one on a par 3 are 12,500-1, while the odds of holing an albatross move into six figures. The chances of a condor are so slim, governing bodies don’t even carry odds of it happening.
What is the rarest score in golf?
A score on a hole equal to three strokes under par in golf is called an albatross or double eagle. An albatross is achieved when a player either scores a two on a par 5 or aces a par 4. In golf, albatrosses are even more rare than a hole in one.
Has any golfer scored a condor?
A condor was scored without cutting over a dogleg by Mike Crean at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in Denver, Colorado, in 2002, when he holed his drive at the 517 yard par-5 9th. This is the longest hole-in-one on record.
Has anyone made a hole-in-one on a par 5?
As of January 2021, a condor (four under par) hole-in-one on a par 5 hole had been recorded on five occasions, aided by thin air at high altitude, or by cutting the corner on a doglegged or horseshoe-shaped hole. Holes-in-one ("aces") are also recorded in disc golf.
Has anyone ever shot an 18 in golf?
No man or woman on any significant professional golf tour has birdied all 18 holes—in other words, scored a 54—in a single round. (Jim Furyk holds the PGA Tour record with a 58.)
What is a ostrich in golf?
Supposedly, this is the name assigned to completing a hole having struck the ball five fewer times than par. In other words, this is what happens when you hole-out a Par 7 with two strokes or shoot a Hole-In-One on a Par Six.
Is there a par 6?
If you have never heard of a par 6, you are not alone; there are very few of them in the U.S., but most courses with that kind of yardage take advantage of the extra swing (seven of our top ten are par 6), although some golfers don't need it.
How rare is an eagle on a par 4?
Assuming it's a normal “short” par 4 which is typically right around 300 yards, I'd say eagle odds are more like 1 in 50 in a group of scratch players.
What is a turkey in golf?
Its origin is almost certainly American in nature. In ten-pin bowling, a trio of consecutive strikes is called a turkey, while six in a row is known as a wild, or golden, turkey. It wouldn't be the first time golf has borrowed from another sport to expand its lexicon.
Has Tiger Woods ever had a hole-in-one?
Woods has 20 holes-in-one, although, perhaps surprisingly, only three of those came on the PGA Tour. Even more strangely, those came in three successive years, way back in the 1990s. The first of Woods' PGA Tour aces came in the 1996 Greater Milwaukee Open in his debut appearance as a professional.
Is there a par 2 in golf?
Each hole is 32 feet or less in length, with every hole being a Par 2. Par in Golf is the standard of excellence. You can score a hole-in-one on any hole. It takes approximately 30 minutes to play each course.
What is Tiger's highest score?
an 85When Tiger Woods, a man who has 79 PGA Tour victories, second-most in the history of professional golf in the U.S., shoots an 85, the highest score in his career, you want to know how it happened. Only Woods can decipher why it happened.
What is the lowest Masters score ever?
Lowest overall Masters scores The lowest overall score at the Masters was carded by Dustin Johnson in 2020. He finished the tournament in just 268 strokes and ran away with it as a result. His 20-under par mark broke the tournament record of 18-under par that had previously been held by Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth.
How many golfers have hit a condor?
Only five condors have ever been recorded: The most recent was Kevin Pon, who made a 2 on a par 6 at Lake Chabot Golf Course on the 10th December 2020. Pon was playing the 667-yard par-6 18th hole at the course, which has one of the few par-6 holes in the country.
What is the lowest golf score ever?
The lowest officially recorded round is 55 by Rhein Gibson (12 birdies and two eagles on a par 71) on May 12, 2012 at River Oaks Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma. This score is recognized by the Guinness World Records.
Has anyone ever hit a hole-in-one on a par 4?
There has been one hole-in-one on a par 4 in PGA Tour history. That famously came at the 2001 Phoenix Open, when Andrew Magee's tee shot on the 332-yard 17th at TPC Scottsdale fortuitously bounded off Tom Byrum's putter and into the hole for an ace.
Has anyone hit an albatross in golf?
An incredibly rare feat, an albatross has only been made a handful of time at any of the fours Majors - the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship. This score is achieved in one of two ways: a hole-in-one on a par-4, or a 2 on a par-5.
T-8. Si Woo Kim
Si Woo Kim the second round of the 2021 World Golf Championships FedEx-St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. Photo by Joe Rondone/The Commercial Appeal
T-8. Charlie Wi
Charlie Wi posted a 66 during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
T-7. John Daly
John Daly chips out of the sand on 17th hole during the first round of the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Photo by George Frey/AFP via Getty Images
T-6. Herman Tissies
The 123 yard par 3, 8th hole named the ‘Postage Stamp’ at Royal Troon.
T-5. Gary McCord
David Feherty and Gary McCord at the first tee during the 2013 Tavistock Cup at Isleworth Country Club.
4. George Bayer
George Bayer shown at the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia April 1965.
1. Tommy Armour
Tommy Armour walks on course with Walter Hagen, right, during a 1940s Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Augusta National/Getty Images)
What is the worst single hole score in golf?
The worst single-hole golf score of all time on the PGA Tour -- at least the one one which most sources agree -- is Ray Ainsley's 23 on the par-4 16th at Cherry Hills during the 1938 U.S. Open.
How many strokes did John Daly score in the 1998 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
According to PGATOUR.com, however, a score of 13-over was posted by John Daly, who required 18 strokes to complete the par-5 6th on the course at Bay Hill Club & Lodge during the 1998 Arnold Palmer Invitational. His score included six shots into the water.
Who took 16 on a par-4?
By Mike Southern. Kevin Na took a 16 on a par-4 during the 2011 Valero Texas Open. Every golfer has made an embarrassingly high score at some point. Some, such as the late Seve Ballesteros, have taken it with more humor than others.
Who has the highest score on a single hole?
Topping the list for highest score on a single hole in PGA Tour history is three-time major champion winner Tommy Armour. Ironically, it happened a week after Armour narrowly defeated Bobby Jones in the 1927 U.S. Open. On a par-5 at the Shawnee Open, Armour finished the hole with an 18-over score and became the first golfer in PGA Tour history to record an “archaeopteryx,” the term used to describe a single-hole score of 15 or more over par.
What hole did Dale Douglass hit in 1963?
In the final round of the 1963 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Dale Douglass sliced his tee shot on the par-4 10th hole and it landed on the beach. After numerous swings and multiple unplayable lies, Douglass reached the fairway lying 14. With his 15th shot he deposited the ball in the green-side bunker. A couple shots later and two putts, Douglass recorded a 19.
How many shots did Daly hit in the water?
Daly hit his tee shot in the water, then took a drop 30 yards from the tee box. He then pulled out a 3-wood and hit five consecutive shots into the drink. When Daly cleared the water on his sixth shot, it plugged into the bank and he had to take a drop and another penalty stroke.
What is the archaeopteryx score?
On a par-5 at the Shawnee Open, Armour finished the hole with an 18-over score and became the first golfer in PGA Tour history to record an “archaeopteryx,” the term used to describe a single-hole score of 15 or more over par.
Where did Ray Ainsley hit the par-4 16th?
Ray Ainsley, 1938 U.S. Open — 19. At Cherry Hills Country Club on the par-4 16th, Ray Ainsley’s approach shot landed in a creek next to the green. Bizarrely, Ainsley opted to hit the submerged ball. Each time he took a hack, the current moved the ball further downstream.
When did John Daly go full tin cup?
John Daly went FULL Tin Cup at Bay Hill’s 6th hole back in 1998. pic.twitter.com/cAkH3t9TqX. John Daly earned his spot on the list for single highest score on the 6th hole at Bay Hill, a par-5, 543-yard hole with a lake between the tee box and the green.
Who shot 16 on the par 5 16th?
7 (Tie). Gary McCord, 1986 Fed Ex St. Jude Classic — 16. The former golfer-turned-announcer recorded a 16 on the par-5 16th at Colonial Club in Memphis, during the 1986 Fed Ex St. Jude Classic. After his tee shot struck a tree, McCord had a little over 200 yards remaining to clear the water and reach the green.