European Tour 72-Hole Scoring Records (Total Strokes and Under Par)
Which golfers have gone the lowest on the European Tour? Below we see the European Tour records for lowest 72-hole stroke total and for most strokes under par over 72 holes.
The record-low stroke total is 257, and the Euro Tour's 72-hole record for strokes under par is 29-under.
A couple golfers overlap between the two lists. But only one golfer appears twice on one of the lists: Ian Woosnam. Woosnam has two of the lowest 72-hole stroke totals in European Tour history, and for many years shared the all-time record.
(Related: European Tour's 18-hole scoring record)
72-Hole Scoring Record, Total Strokes
These are the golfers' 72-hole stroke totals. All of these golfers won the tournaments, as one would expect.- 254 — Jordan Smith, 2022 Portugal Masters (-30)
- 257 — Andy Sullivan, 2020 English Championship (-27)
- 258 — Ian Woosnam, 1990 Torras Monte Carlo Open (-18)
- 258 — David Llewellyn, 1988 AGF Biarritz Open (-14)
- 259 — Ernie Els, 2003 Johnnie Walker Classic (-29)
- 259 — Mark McNulty, 1987 German Open (-25)
- 259 — Tiger Woods, 2000 WGC NEC Invitational (-21)
- 260 — Richard Sterne, 2013 Joburg Open (-27)
- 260 — Colin Montgomerie, 1996 Canon European Masters (-24)
- 260 — Arjun Atwal, 2003 Carlsberg Malaysian Open (-24)
- 260 — Ian Woosnam, 1988 Panasonic European Open (-20)
- 260 — Mike Clayton, 1984 Timex Open (-16)
- 260 — Peter Senior, 1987 Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open (-16)
- 260 — Fredrik Jacobson, 2003 Omega Hong Kong Open (-16)
- 260 — Robert Karlsson, 2006 Celtic Manor Wales Open (-16)
72-Hole Scoring Record, Strokes Under Par
These are the golfers' finishing strokes-under-par (often called strokes in relation to par) numbers.- 30-under — Jordan Smith, 2022 Portugal Masters (254)
- 29-under — Ernie Els 2003 Johnnie Walker Classic (259)
- 27-under — Andy Sullivan, 2020 English Championship (257)
- 27-under — Richard Sterne, 2013 Joburg Open (260)
- 27-under — Jerry Anderson, 1984 Ebel European Masters Swiss Open (261)
- 27-under — Louis Oosthuizen, 2012 Africa Open (265)
Note that at the 2022 Portugal Masters, Jordan Smith won with a 30-under-par total of 254. But because preferred lies (lift, clean and place) were in effect during the tournament, the European Tour does not count Smith's totals as tour records.
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