Scoring Records for The Players Championship
What are the lowest scores recorded in The Players Championship for nine holes, 18 holes, 36 holes, 54 holes and 72 holes? All those tournament scoring records follow.
The Players Championship is the tournament many golf fans refer to as "the fifth major." It is played annually on The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, a golf course not noted for yielding a lot of low scores. But there have been some low scores over the years, and more of them are happening lately.
(The tournament was not always played at TPC Sawgrass. But all tournament-record scores that follow were achieved on The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass unless otherwise noted.)
9 holes
29 is The Players Championship scoring record for both the front nine and back nine. These are the golfers who've scored 29 for nine holes:- Martin Kaymer, 2014, front nine, first round
- Shane Lowry, 2016, back nine, first round
- Kevin Chappell, 2016, back nine, second round
- Rory McIlroy, 2016, back nine, second round
- Dustin Johnson, 2022, front nine, final round
- Tyrrell Hatton, 2023, back nine, final round
18 holes
62 is the tournament record for a round in The Players Championship. So far, only one golfer has scored a 62:- Tom Hoge, 2023, third round (31-31)
36 holes
These are the record-low scores for two consecutive rounds in The Players Championship:- First two rounds — 129, Jason Day (63-66), 2016; Webb Simpson (66-63), 2018
- Middle two rounds — 129, Brian Harman (65-64), 2024
- Last two rounds — 132, Rocco Mediate (66-66), 1996; Fred Couples (68-64), 1996; Justin Thomas (64-68), 2021; Tom Hoge (62-70), 2023; Scottie Scheffler (68-64), 2024; Brian Harman (64-68), 2024
54 holes (First Three Rounds)
197 is the lowest score for the first three rounds of the tournament, and it's a score that has been posted twice:- Greg Norman (63-67-67), 1994
- Webb Simpson (66-63-68), 2018
72 holes
264 is the tournament record, and that record has stood for more than three decades. These are lowest final scores in The Players Championship:- 264 — Greg Norman (63-67-67-67), 1994
- 268 — Fuzzy Zoeller (66-67-68-67), 1994 (non-winner)
- 268 — Scottie Scheffler (67-69-68-64), 2024
- 269 — Jack Nicklaus (66-70-68-65), 1976 at Inverrary Country Club in Lauderhill, Florida
- 269 — Brian Harman (72-65-64-68), 2024 (non-winner)
- 269 — Xander Schauffele (65-69-65-70), 2024 (non-winner)
- 269 — Wyndham Clark (65-65-70-69), 2024 (non-winner)
- 270 — Al Geiberger (66-68-67-69), 1975 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas
- 270 — Nick Price (64-68-71-67), 1993
- 270 — Fred Couples (66-72-68-64), 1996
- 270 — Webb Simpson (66-63-68-73), 2018
Source:
PGA Tour. Official Media Guide 2024, The Players Championship.
