Low rounds in the 60s are pretty rare beasts in the Major Championships – they’re not really meant to happen, not when players typically face longer courses with narrower fairways, tackle longer rough and compete in firmer conditions.
The 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla will be the 106th edition of the tournament, and so far no one has managed to go lower than 63.
Just 17 players have posted a 63 in the tournament’s history, with Brooks Koepka doing so in 2018 and ’19.
The first round of 63 came in 1975, when Bruce Crampton set the record with a seven-under during round two at Firestone.
The last player to match Crampton was Bubba Watson two years ago, when the American went super low during his second round at Southern Hills (also seven-under).
Here are the lowest ever scores in the PGA Championship (18-, 36-, 54- and 72-hole scores).
PGA Championship Lowest 18-hole Scores
Brooks Koepka shot a 63 en route to winning the 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage
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- 1975 Bruce Crampton – Round 2, 63 (Firestone, -7)
- 1982 Raymond Floyd – Round 1, 63 (Southern Hills, -7)
- 1984 Gary Player – Round 2, 63 (Shoal Creek, -9)
- 1993 Vijay Singh – Round 2, 63 (Inverness Club, -8)
- 1995 Michael Bradley – Round 1, 63 (Riviera CC, -8)
- 1995 Brad Faxon – Round 4, 63 (Riviera, -8)
- 2000 Jose Maria Olazabal – Round 3, 63 (Valhalla, -9)
- 2001 Mark O’Meara – Round 2, 63 (Atlanta, -7)
- 2005 Thomas Bjorn – Round 3, 63 (Baltusrol GC, -7)
- 2007 Tiger Woods – Round 2, 63 (Southern Hills CC, -7)
- 2011 Steve Stricker – Round 1, 63 (Atlanta, -7)
- 2013 Jason Dufner – Round 2, 63 (Oak Hill, -7)
- 2015 Hiroshi Iwata – Round 2, 63 (Whistling Straits GC, -9)
- 2016 Robert Streb – Round 2, 63 (Baltusrol GC, -7)
- 2018 Charl Schwartzel – Round 2,, 63 Brooks Koepka – Round 2, 63 (Bellrive, -7)
- 2019 Brooks Koepka – Round 1, 63 (Bethpage State Park, -7)
- 2022 Bubba Watson – Round 2, 63 (Southern Hills, -7)
PGA Championship Lowest 36-hole Scores
Koepka also holds the record for the lowest 36-hole score at the PGA Championship, taking just 128 blows at Bethpage in 2019.
- 128 -12, 2019 Brooks Koepka – 63, 65 (Bethpage Black)
- 130 -10, 2018 Gary Woodland – 64, 66 (Bellerive CC)
- 131* -11, 1983 Hal Sutton – 65, 66 (Riviera CC)
* 10 others at 131 – Vijay Singh, Ernie Else, Mark O’Meara, Shingo Katayama, David Toms, Jason…
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