There’s been a lot of discussion about whether scoring records will fall at the US Open at Merion this year. Here are the records as they stand today. Which, if any, do you expect to fall?
Lowest Score For 72 Holes
268 – Rory McIlroy (65-66-68-69), 2011
272 – Jack Nicklaus (63-71-70-68), 1980
272 – Lee Janzen (67-67-69-69), 1993
272 – Tiger Woods (65-69-71-67), 2000
272 — Jim Furyk (67-66-67-72), 2003
273 – David Graham (68-68-70-67), 1981
Lowest Score In Relation To Par After 72 Holes
16-under – Rory McIlroy, 2011
12-under – Tiger Woods, 2011
Lowest Score For 18 Holes
63 (8 under) – Johnny Miller, final round, 1973
63 (7 under) – Jack Nicklaus, first round, 1980
63 (7 under) – Tom Weiskopf, first round, 1980
63 (7 under) — Vijay Singh, second round, 2003
Lowest Score, 9 Holes
29 – Neal Lancaster (fourth round, second nine), 1995
29 – Neal Lancaster second round, second nine), 1996
29 — Vijay Singh (second round, second nine), 2003
Most Stokes Under Par At Any Point
17 – Rory McIlroy (final round), 2011 (finished 16-under)
All Four Rounds Under Par
Lee Trevino, 1968 (69–68–69–69, par 70)
Tony Jacklin, 1970 (71-70-70-70, par 72)
Lee Janzen, 1993 (67-67-69-69, par 70)
Curtis Strange*, 1994 (70-70-70-70, par 71)
Rory McIlroy (65-66-68-69, par 71) and Robert Garrigus* (70-70-68-70), 2011
* Did not win
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