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Lowest and Highest Final-Round Scores by PGA Championship Winners

It doesn't matter how you win the PGA Championship, just that you win it. And the golfers on the two lists below all won this major, but they did take slightly different routes to their victories. Some went low in the final round of their wins, others scored higher but held on. First we'll list the lowest final-round scores by golfers who won the PGA Championship, and then the highest final-round scores by winners.

1981 U.S. Senior Open Winner and Scores

The 1981 U.S. Senior Open was the second time this major championship of men's senior professional golf was played. Arnold Palmer emerged as the champion after a three-man, 18-hole playoff.

Profile: PGA Tour Golfer Jerry McGee

Jerry McGee was a professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from the late 1960s into the early 1980s, then spent many years playing on the senior tour. He won multiple times on the PGA Tour.

Looking Back: Star Bank LPGA Classic

The Star Bank LPGA Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played from the mid-1990s into the early 2000s. It took place under multiple names and was played in Ohio. Annika Sorenstam and Laura Davies were among the champions.

1991 U.S. Senior Open Winner and Scores

The 1991 U.S. Senior Open was the 12th time this major championship of men's senior professional golf was played. Jack Nicklaus earned the first of his two wins in this tournament, but needed an 18-hole playoff to do it.

Lowest 72-Hole Scores in the Regions Tradition

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The Tradition (currently known as the Regions Tradition for sponsorship reasons) is a golf tournament on the Champions Tour, and one of the major championships of men's senior professional golf . What is the lowest winning score in this major's history, and which golfers have gone the lowest?

Largest 54-Hole Lead in PGA Championship

What is the biggest lead after three rounds in the history of the stroke-play PGA Championship? This major began its life as a match-play tournament, but has been stroke play since 1958. In the time since, only four times has anyone held a 54-hole lead of five strokes or more.

1990 U.S. Senior Open Winner and Scores

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The 1990 U.S. Senior Open was the 11th time this major championship of senior golf was played. The final round was a duel between Lee Trevino and Jack Nicklaus, with Trevino emerging as the champion.

2026 U.S. Senior Open Dates, Golf Course

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The 2026 U.S. Senior Open will be the 46th time this major championship of senior (ages 50-and-over) golf will be played. Run by the United States Golf Association, the U.S. Senior Open was first played in 1980.

Scottie Scheffler's Record in Playoffs

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Scottie Scheffler's record on the PGA Tour, beginning in the early 2020s, was extraordinary. But what about his record in playoffs? With the sudden-death format, great golfers don't necessarily have great playoff records. So let's find out what Scheffler's record looks like.