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Records of the USPGA Championship

Age: Oldest 
Winner -- Julius Boros (48 years, 4 months, 18 days), 1968 Youngest Winner -- 
Gene Sarazen (20 years, 5 months, 22 days), 1922 Champions: Most Victories 
-- 5, Walter Hagen (1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927) 5, Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1971, 
1973, 1975, 1980) Consecutive Victories -- 4, Walter Hagen (1924, 1925, 1926, 
1927) Most Runner-ups -- 4, Jack Nicklaus (1964, 1965, 1974, 1983) Scoring 
(Stroke Play, 1958 to present) Low 72 Holes -- 267, Steve Elkington (68-67-68-64), 
1995 267, Colin Montgomerie (68-67-67-65), 1995 Lowest Score Under Par, 72 Holes 
-- 17-under, Steve Elkington, 1995 17-under, Colin Montgomerie, 1995 Low 72 Holes 
(non-winner) -- 267, Colin Montgomerie, 1995 Highest 72-Hole Score by Winner -- 
287, Larry Nelson, 1987 Low First 54 Holes -- 197, Ernie Els (66-65-66), 1995 
Low Last 54 Holes -- 199, Steve Elkington (67-68-64), 1995 199, Colin Montgomerie 
(67-67-65), 1995 Low First 36 Holes -- 131, Hal Sutton (65-66), 1983 131, Vijay 
Singh (68-63), 1993 131, Ernie Els (66-65), 1995 131, Mark O'Meara (64-67), 1995 
Low Last 36 Holes -- 132, Miller Barber (64-68), 1969 132, Steve Elkington (68-64), 
1995 132, Colin Montgomerie (67-65), 1995 132, Davis Love III (66-66), 1997 Low 
Score, First Round -- 63, Ray Floyd, 1982 63, Michael Bradley, 1995 Low Score, 
Second Round -- 63, Bruce Crampton, 1975 63, Gary Player, 1984 63, Vijay Singh, 
1993 Low Score, Third Round -- 64, Miller Barber, 1969 64, Hal Sutton, 1984 64, 
Bob Tway, 1986 64, Jay Haas, 1995 Low Score, Fourth Round -- 63, Brad Faxon, 1995 
Low Score, 9 Holes -- 28, Brad Faxon (front nine, final round), 1995 Largest Winning 
Margin -- 7 shots, Jack Nicklaus, 1980 Most Rounds in the 60s -- 41, Jack Nicklaus 
Most Sub-par Rounds -- 52, Jack Nicklaus Lowest Scoring Average (Min. 30 rounds) 
-- 70.79, Steve Elkington Lowest Scoring Average (Min. 50 rounds) -- 71.17, Greg 
Norman Lowest Scoring Average (Min. 75 rounds) -- 71.33, Jack Nicklaus Miscellaneous: 
Most Appearances -- 37, Arnold Palmer Most Cuts Made -- 27, Ray Floyd 27, Jack 
Nicklaus Most Rounds Played -- 126, Jack Nicklaus Most Top Three Finishes -- 12, 
Jack Nicklaus Most Top Five Finishes -- 14, Jack Nicklaus Most Top 10 Finishes 
-- 15, Jack Nicklaus Most Top 25 Finishes -- 23, Jack Nicklaus Wire-to-Wire Winners 
-- Bobby Nichols, 1964 Ray Floyd, 1969 Jack Nicklaus, 1971 Ray Floyd, 1982 Hal 
Sutton, 1983 

 

 

 

 

 


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