Most Strokes Under Par in a PGA Championship
What is the PGA Championship tournament record for lowest winning score in relation to par? That record is 21-under-par and it was set at the 2024 PGA Championship played at Valhalla Golf Club.
Xander Schauffele is the golfer who holds this tournament record. Valhalla was set up as a par-71 golf course that year. In the first round, Schauffele broke the PGA Championship 18-hole scoring record with a 62, just the fourth 62 ever scored in any major championship. In the second round he had a 68, and another 68 in Round 3. His fourth round was a 65, which he closed out with a birdie on the final hole to win his first major by one stroke.
These are all the golfers so far in PGA Championship history who have finished the tournament more than 15-under-par:
- 21-under — Xander Schauffele in the 2024 PGA Championship. At par-71 Valhalla, Schauffele scored 62-68-68-65 for a total of 263.
- 20-under — Jason Day in the 2015 PGA Championship. At par-72 Whistling Straits, Day scored 68-67-66-67 for a total of 268.
- 20-under — Bryson DeChambeau in the 2024 PGA Championship. At par-71 Valhalla, DeChambeau scored 68-65-67-64 for a total of 264.
- 18-under — Bob May in the 2000 PGA Championship. At par-72 Valhalla, May scored 72-66-66-66 for a total of 270.
- 18-under — Tiger Woods in the 2000 PGA Championship. At par-72 Valhalla, Woods scored 66-67-70-67 for a total of 270.
- 18-under — Tiger Woods in the 2006 PGA Championship. At par-72 Medinah (No. 3 Course), Woods scored 69-68-65-68 for a total of 270.
- 18-under — Viktor Hovland in the 2024 PGA Championship. At par-71 Valhalla, Hovland scored 68-66-66-66 for a total of 266.
- 17-under — Steve Elkington in the 1995 PGA Championship. At par-71 Riviera Country Club, Elkington scored 68-67-68-64 for a total of 267.
- 17-under — Colin Montgomerie in the 1995 PGA Championship. At par-71 Riviera Country Club, Montgomerie scored 68-67-67-65 for a total of 267.
- 17-under — Jordan Spieth in the 2015 PGA Championship. At par-72 Whistling Straits, Spieth scored 71-67-65-68 for a total of 271.
- 16-under — Rory McIlroy in the 2014 PGA Championship. At par-71 Valhalla, McIlroy scored 66-67-67-68 for a total of 268.
- 16-under — Brooks Koepka in the 2018 PGA Championship. At par-70 Bellerive Country Club, Koepka scored 69-63-66-66 for a total of 264.
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