Seven Under Par Each Round - Now That's a Goal

We are getting ready for the 2006 Golf Season in Germany which gets under way next weekend. One is green with envy to see that golf elsewhere in the world is already well under way.

Was Phil Mickelson on his game or what? 28 under par in the Bell South Classic to tie the PGA Tour record of 260 as a winning score (for par 72 courses). That's an average of 7 under par each round. Something to emulate in one's own golf career. I am shooting for a 65 this year - just for ONE round - let's see if I make it.

We ran across some sites on golf we like: The Golf Expert.

And how about The Golf Digest. Superb.

We follow the tour on PGA Tour - they have the best statistics and live scoring.

Update: As a footnote to this record we should add that the absolute lowest PGA total for 72 holes is held by Ernie Els at 31 under in the 2003 Mercedes Championship which was held on a par-73 course. Els needed 261 shots for four rounds (64-65-65-67). Joe Durant and Tim Herron both were 29 under par after four rounds in 2001 and 2003 at the Bobe hope Chrysler Classic, but that tournament goes 90 holes. The lowest 72-hole PGA Tour score is 254 by Tommy Armour III in the 2003 Valero Texas Open, but this was only 26 under par on a par 70 course (Armour shot 64-62-63-65).

The single round PGA Tour record of 59 strokes is held by three players:

Al Geiberger (29-30) in the 1977 Memphis Open.
Chip Beck (30-29) in the 1991 Las Vegas Invitational
David Duval (31-28) in the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic

59's outside the PGA Tour have also recently been carded by:
Olin Brown in the 2005 U.S. Open qualifying tournament,
by Jason Gore in the 2005 Nationwide Tour's Cox Classic
and by Phil Mickelson at the 2004 PGA Grand Slam.

The lowest nine-hole PGA Tour record is held by Billy Mayfair at Warwick Hills in the 2001 Buick Open where he shot a 27 on the back nine (9 under par). In 1955 Mike Souchak also had a 27 in the Texas Open but that was 8 under par and Andy North had a 27 in the B.C. Open in 1975 for 7 under par.

The lowest score on a normal 18-hole course appears to be a 58 by Harry Weetman on the Croham Hurst Course (6170 yards) in Croydon, Surrey, UK, January 30, 1956. The British Weetman was well known and played on the Ryder Cup.