Tiger Woods' lowest round at the PGA Championship was recorded in 2007 when he shot a round of 63. During the second round of the event, the American golfer carded a 7-under 63. The tournament was held at Southern Hills Country Club, where Raymond Floyd had previously shot a round of 63 at the 1982 PGA Championship.
Tiger Woods was impressive with his performance at the 2007 Major. Although he had a rough start, shooting 71 in the first round, he quickly bounced back, firing a 63 in the second round. He then played two more rounds of 69 to emerge victorious at the Major.
In the first round of the event, Tiger Woods started with a bogey on the second hole, followed by another bogey on the fourth hole. He made four bogeys and just one birdie in the first round of the 2007 PGA Championship. On the back nine, he shot three birdies and a bogey to score 71.
Woods was particularly impressive in the second round when he shot his lowest round. He started with a birdie on the first hole and then added three more birdies and a bogey on the front nine, followed by four birdies on the back nine. He made eight birdies and one bogey to score 7-under 63.
In the third round, the golf legend made only two birdies and a bogey, scoring 69. He followed that with another round of 69, which included four birdies and three bogeys. He finished with a score of 8-under to emerged triumphant at the event by two strokes over Woody Austin.
Recently, Xander Schauffele and Shane Lowry shot the lowest rounds in men's Majors. Both carded 62 at the 2024 PGA Championship, held at Valhalla Golf Course.
Lowest rounds at PGA Championship
Over the years, several golfers have shot the lowest rounds at the PGA Championship. While the lowest of the Major was carded by Xander Schauffele and Shane Lowry in 2024, who shot 62, over the years several players have shot 63 at the Major.
Bruce Crampton first shot a round of 63 at the PGA Championship in 1975 during the second round of the event, finishing second that year. Four golfers in the history of the Major have shot 63 and gone on to win the event. These golfers are Raymond Floyd, Tiger Woods, Jason Dufner, and Brooks Koepka.
Here is a list of the players who have shot 63 at the PGA Championship over the years:
- 1975: Bruce Crampton, second round
- 1982: Raymond Floyd, first round
- 1984: Gary Player, second round
- 1993: Vijay Singh, second round
- 1995: Michael Bradley, first round
- 1995: Brad Faxon, fourth round
- 2000: Jose Maria Olazabal, third round
- 2001: Mark O’Meara, second round
- 2005: Thomas Bjorn, third round
- 2007: Tiger Woods, second round
- 2011: Steve Stricker, first round
- 2013: Jason Dufner, second round
- 2015: Hiroshi Iwata, second round
- 2016: Robert Streb, second round
- 2018: Charl Schwartzel, second round
- 2018: Brooks Koepka, second round
- 2019: Brooks Koepka – first round
- 2022: Bubba Watson, second round
Meanwhile, the 2024 PGA Championship is underway at Valhalla Golf Course. After three rounds, Xander Schauffele tops the leaderboard. The Major will conclude on Sunday, May 19. Unfortunately, Tiger Woods missed the cut and returned home after playing two rounds.