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PGA Championship Records

By Brent Kelley, About.com

Here are various tournament records for the PGA Championship, one of men's golf's four major championships:

Oldest Winner
Julius Boros (48 years, 4 months, 18 days), 1968

Youngest Winner
Gene Sarazen (20 Years, 5 months, 22 days), 1922

Most Victories
5 by Walter Hagen (1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927)
5 by Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980)

Most Second-Place Finishes
4 by Jack Nicklaus
3 by Arnold Palmer
3 by Billy Casper
3 by Lanny Wadkins

Best 72-Hole Total Score
265 (15 under) by David Toms (66-65-65-69) in 2001
266 (14 under) by Phil Mickelson (66-66-66-68) in 2001
267 (17 under) by Steve Elkington (68-67-68-64) in 1995
267 (17 under) by Colin Montgomerie (68-67-67-65) in 1995
268 (12 under) by Steve Lowery (67-67-66-68) in 2001
269 (11 under) by Nick Price (67-65-70-67) in 1994
269 (15 under) by Ernie Els (66-65-66-72) in 1995
269 (15 under) by Jeff Maggert (66-69-65-69) in 1995
269 (11 under) by Davis Love III (66-71-66-66) in 1997

Best 72-Hole Score in Relation to Par
18 under (270) by Tiger Woods (66-67-70-67) in 2000 and (69-68-65-68) in 2006
18 under (270) by Bob May (72-66-66-66) in 2000
17 under (267) by Steve Elkington (68-67-68-64) in 1995
17 under (267) by Colin Montgomerie (68-67-67-65) in 1995
15 under (273) by Lee Trevino (69-68-67-69) in 1984
15 under (269) by Ernie Els (66-65-66-72) in 1995
15 under (269) by Jeff Maggert (66-69-65-69) in 1995
15 under (265) by David Toms (66-65-65-69) in 2001

Best Final Score by a Non-Winner
266 (14 under) by Phil Mickelson (66-66-66-68) in 2001
267 (17 under) by Colin Montgomerie (68-67-67-65) in 1995

Highest Total Score by Winner
287 (1 under) by Larry Nelson (70-72-73-72) in 1987
282 (6 under) by Lanny Wadkins (69-71-72-70) in 1977
282 (6 under) by Wayne Grady (72-67-72-71) in 1990

Largest 54-Hole Lead
5 by Raymond Floyd (202) in 1969
5 by Tom Watson (203) in 1978
5 by Raymond Floyd (200) in 1982

Lowest Round
63 - Bruce Crampton (31-32) second round, 1975
63 - Raymond Floyd (33-30) first round, 1982
63 - Gary Player (30-33) second round, 1984
63 - Michael Bradley (30-33), first round, 1993
63 - Vijay Singh (32-31) second round, 1993
63 - Brad Faxon (28-35) final round, 1995
63 - Jose Maria Olazabal (32-31) third round, 2000
63 - Mark O'Meara (32-31), second round, 2001
63 - Thomas Bjorn, third round, 2005
63 - Tiger Woods, second round, 2007

Lowest 9-Hole Score
28 by Brad Faxon on front side, final round, 1995
29 by Fred Couples on back nine, first round, 1982
29 by Gibby Gilbert on front nine, second round, 1983
29 by John Adams on front nine, first round, 1995

Highest Final-Round Score
89 - Ralph Johnston, 1972
89 - Lon Hinkle, 1987

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