30 Golf Records That Will NEVER Be Broken..

30 Golf Records That Will NEVER Be Broken..

From insane golf shots that made it into the record books to the absolute worst records you don’t want on your name, these are the 30 most unbreakable golf records. Let’s talk about lightning striking twice. Actually, scratch that. Let’s talk about something even more ridiculous. June 2024, Newport Country Club. The US Senior Open is underway, and there’s this 56-year-old amateur named Frank Benzel Jr. grinding through his second round. Nobody’s really paying attention to him. He’s not a household name. He’s just out there trying to make the cut. Then something happens on the par 3 fourth hole that makes everyone stop and stare. Benel pulls out his sixiron from 173 yds out, takes his swing, and hole in one. The crowd goes wild. His playing partners are high-fiving him. It’s the moment of a lifetime, right? Well, hold on because Frank isn’t done yet. They walk to the fifth TE. Another par three. This time it’s 202 y. Benzel reaches for the same sixiron, probably still buzzing from what just happened, and sends another ball soaring through the Rhode Island sky. It lands on the green, rolls toward the cup, and you’ve got to be kidding me, another ace. Back-to-back holes in one in a USGA championship. The first time in 100,0001 tournaments spanning decades of golf history. Not just rare, literally never been done before. The odds of making one hole in one are already astronomical. two in a row, you’d have better luck getting struck by actual lightning twice. Okay, next up. So, imagine playing in the most pressure-p packed team event in golf, the RDER Cup, where grown men have been known to collapse, cry, and completely fall apart. Now, imagine winning every single match you play. Sounds impossible, right? September 2021, Whistling Straits, Wisconsin. Team USA is hungry. They’d lost three straight RDER Cups before finally winning backto back on home soil in 2016. Now they’re looking to repeat that success and the pressure is suffocating. Captain Steve Stricker needs someone who won’t crack, someone who can deliver when it matters most. Enter Dustin Johnson. Now DJ had a reputation as Mr. Cool. Nothing seemed to phase the guy, but but the Ryder Cup, that’s different. Just three years earlier in Paris, he’d gone 140 as the world number one. An absolute nightmare. This is where legends are made and careers are haunted. So what does DJ do? He goes out Friday morning for his first match. Wins it. Friday afternoon wins again. Saturday morning, another win. Saturday afternoon forsesomes. Make it four. And then Sunday singles, the ultimate test where you’re out there all alone with nowhere to hide. Yeah, he wins that, too. Five matches, five wins, zero losses, zero halves. A perfect 50 record. He became only the fifth player ever to go undefeated in a single RDER Cup. And the first American since Larry Nelson in 1979. In over 90 years of Ryder Cup history, going 5 to0 is basically golf’s version of a perfect game. For this one, we go way back to April 2005. Augusta National, one of golf’s most hallowed grounds. And there’s a legend walking the fairways one final time. Billy Casper, 1970 Masters Champion, 51-time PGA Tour winner, one of the greatest players of his generation. At 73 years old, he’s back for his swan song. His family is there, his wife Shirley, his kids, his grandchildren. They want to see grandpa play Augusta one more time to witness the greatness they’d only heard about in stories. What could possibly go wrong? Well, everything. It started badly. Triple bogey on the 10th, triple bogey on the 11th. By the time Casper reached the par 316th, his seventh hole of the day, he was already in deep trouble. Then came the nightmare. One ball in the water. Okay, drop and try again. Another ball in the water and another and another and another. Five balls total, all finding Ray’s creek like they were magnetically attracted to it. When he finally got one on the green with his sixth try, he three putted for a 14, the highest single hole score in Mast’s history. By the final green, the damage was done. 106 strokes, 34 overpar, the worst round ever played at Augusta National by 11 shots. But after holding that final putt, Casper walked off the 18th green and did something unexpected. He kept the scorecard in his pocket. So, because Casper never signed his card, the 106 doesn’t exist in the official record books. But make no mistake, it happened. Next up, picture trying to play 18 holes of golf without making a single bogey. For most golfers, that’s a once- ina-lifetime achievement. For the pros, it’s still incredibly rare. Now, imagine doing it for six rounds straight. In the year 2000, when Tiger Woods was basically playing a different sport than everyone else, he did exactly that and then some. During the heart of his legendary 2000 season, Tiger went an absolutely mindbending 110 consecutive holes without making a bogey. Not one. For more than a full tournament and a half, everything was pars and birdies. The streak started at the Canadian Open where he played the final 51 holes without a mistake. Then he rolled right into the National Car Rental Classic at Disney World and kept it going for another 59 holes. I mean, we’re talking about nearly seven complete rounds where the best player on the planet never once had a lapse in concentration, never hit one bad shot he couldn’t recover from, never three putted, never found trouble he couldn’t escape. It’s like watching a tightroppe walker cross Niagara Falls and then deciding to do it five more times just for fun. The record stood for 19 years until Jyn Young co broke it in 2019 with 114 holes. But Tigers 110 is still the PGA Tour record. And it perfectly shows what made 2000 Tigers so terrifying. He simply didn’t make mistakes. Here we are at May 12th, 2012. River Oaks Golf Club in Edmund, Oklahoma. It’s an early Saturday morning and Australian pro Ryan Gibson is heading out for what he thinks will be just another round. He’d reluctantly dragged himself out of bed after heavy Friday rains closed the driving range. No warm-up, just a few practice swings and away they went. Starting on the back nine, Gibson made par on the 10th. Nothing special. Then the floodgates opened. Eagle, birdie, eagle. Five straight birdies after that. When he turned to the front nine, Gibson had shot 26. 10 under par for nine holes. By now, small crowds were gathering. Word was spreading. This guy was doing something nobody had ever seen before. He kept going, birdie after birdie with only three pars interrupting the onslaught. When he rolled in his final putt, the scorecard was almost incomprehensible. 55, 16 underpar, 12 birdies, two eagles, and only 19 putts. The Guinness World Records made it official, the lowest score ever recorded on a regulation golf course. To put it in perspective, shooting 59 is considered one of golf’s holy grails. Gibson beat that by four shots. Next up, some players show up at the Ryder Cup and crumble under the pressure. The crowd, the tension, the weight of representing an entire continent. It’s too much. Then there’s Tommy Fleetwood, who apparently thrives on it. Here’s a guy who’s turned team golf into his personal playground. After the 2025 Ryder Cup at Beth Page Black, Fleetwood’s record stands at an absolutely ridiculous 11 wins, four losses, and two ties across 17 matches. That’s 12 total points. Good enough for 12th on Europe’s all-time list. But wait, it gets better. When you look at just forsomes and fourball matches, the team formats, Fleetwood has the highest winning percentage in Rder Cup history among players with at least 10 matches. He’s won 77.3% of his possible points in those formats, surpassing legends like Tom Watson and Arnold Palmer. His debut in 2018 was the stuff of legends. Paired with Franchesco Molinari, they called themselves Molly. They became the first European pairing ever to win all four matches together. They beat Jordan Spith, Bryson Dashambo, and Tiger Woods along the way at the 2025 Ryder Cup partnering with Rory Mroy. Fleetwood went undefeated in Forsoms yet again, extending his personal foresomes record to a perfect 6. When Europe needs a point, they know exactly who to call. Tommy Fleetwood doesn’t just play in Ryder Cups, he dominates them. Coming in next, this was October 2023. Rochelle Ranch Golf Club in Rollins, Wyoming. Kyle Bergkshire, four-time world long drive champion, is standing on a T- box at 6,700 ft of elevation, staring down a fairway with a 17 to 22 mph tailwind at his back. He’s got one goal: hit a golf ball farther than any human being has ever hit one. Bergkshire unleashes a swing that generates 233 mph of ball speed, faster than most NASCAR race cars on a straightaway. The ball launches like a missile carrying an absurd 512 yd through the air before finally touching down. But it doesn’t stop there. With the firm Wyoming ground and that tailwind pushing it along, the ball keeps rolling and rolling and rolling. When it finally comes to rest, the measurement is displayed. 579.63 yd. To put it in perspective, if Berkshire hit this drive on a par4, he’d have a wedge into the green from the previous T- box. Oh, and later that same day, just to prove it wasn’t a fluke, Berkshire went inside and broke his own ball speed record, cranking one at 241.6 mph, the fastest ball speed ever recorded on Trackman. The conditions were far from perfect. 52° weather, not the 85° he would have preferred. Bergkshire himself admits that on a warmer day he could add another 25 yd, which means we might one day see a 600y drive. For now, though, 579.6 63 yds stands as the longest drive in golf history. And it’s not even close. For now, we go way back. And trust me, this one is unbelievable. It’s April 1974 at the Tallahassee Open at Killern Country Club. Mike Rezer, a PGA Tour journeyman, had just made the cut with back-to-back rounds of 72. Nothing flashy, but solid enough to reach the weekend. The real prize, anyone who made the cut and finished the event earned an automatic spot in the next week’s Byron Nelson Classic. No qualifying required. Then Rezer decided to make his weekend a little more interesting by going horseback riding. It didn’t end well. The horse spooked, bolted into a tree, and threw him off. Rezer separated his shoulder, cracked ribs, and tore up his knee. Any rational person would have withdrawn. But this was 1974 before guaranteed status and he needed that exemption. So he showed up Saturday morning barely able to lift his left arm and decided to play anyway. Using mostly a 5iron and swinging one-handed, he fought through unimaginable pain. He shot 123 on Saturday, 51 overpar, and came back Sunday for another 114. Across the weekend, he finished 93 over par with a total of 381, the highest score in PGA Tour history. The cruel twist is that he couldn’t even play the Byron Nelson Classic after all. Now it’s July 1983, the Open Championship. Hail Irwin, three-time US Open champion, is right in the thick of contention during Saturday’s third round. He’s on the 14th green, having just barely missed a birdie putt. The ball sits there maybe 2 in from the hole, maybe 1 in. Reports vary, but everyone agrees. It was absurdly short. In golf, these are called gimmies in casual play. They’re so short that nobody even thinks about them. You just walk up and tap it in without a second thought, which is exactly what Irwin tried to do. Frustrated at missing the birdie, he casually walked up to backhand the ball into the cup with his putter. No big deal, right? Except he completely missed. Air shot. Total whiff. didn’t even touch the ball. He stood there stunned. That counted as a stroke. What should have been a routine tap-in birdie became a par, costing him a shot in a major championship. Come Sunday’s final round, Irwin fought brilliantly, birdieing the 17th to reach eight under par. He finished in the clubhouse alongside Andy Bean, both hoping Tom Watson would slip on the 72nd hole. But Watson played it perfectly, parring 18 to win by one stroke. One single stroke. Irwin would go on to describe it as the costliest mistake of my life. The shortest missed putt in open championship history, maybe in all of golf history that cost him a chance to win the clarit jug. For this one, we need to travel way back to 1973. Upland’s Golf Club in Victoria, British Columbia. Most 103year-olds are content to sit in a rocking chair and reminisce. See, Arthur Thompson had other plans. He was going to play 18 holes of golf. Born in 1869, yes, you that’s right, 1869. Thompson had been walking this 6,215 yard course for decades. He was a lifelong walker, refusing to use a cart and had one simple rule. Never play when it’s hotter than 75°. That was his secret to longevity. On this particular day, Thompson teed off and proceeded to do something extraordinary. He shot 103 at age 103 on a regulation golf course. Shooting your age is considered one of golf’s greatest achievements. A 70-year-old shooting 70, for instance. But Thompson took it to an extreme that will likely never be matched. According to Guinness World Records, Thompson remains the oldest male golfer to ever shoot his age. It’s a record that stood for over 50 years, and unless someone starts playing competitive golf well into their second century, it’s likely to stand forever. Thompson passed away in 1975 at age 106, still holding one of golf’s most remarkable records. The next year in 1976, another crazy thing happened. Morris Flitraftoft, a 46-year-old crane operator from Barrow and Fesse, had a dream. Play in the Open Championship alongside his hero Jack Nicholas. There was just one tiny problem. He’d never played a full 18 holes of golf in his life. But Maurice wasn’t going to let that stop him. After watching golf on his new color TV, he’d bought a half set of mail orderer clubs and practiced bunker shots on the beach. When he discovered the open required amateurs to have an official handicap, he simply declared himself a professional golfer on the entry form. The RNA amazingly accepted it. And so a few months later, Maurice showed up at Formbbolf Club for open qualifying. He arrived late, left his four-wood in the car, and walked to the first tea wearing plastic stylo shoes. His opening drive traveled four feet. What followed was legendary, a blur of triple and quadruple bogeies, redeemed only by a single par. He finished with a 12149 overpar, the worst score in open championship history. The R and A banned him for life, but Maurice kept trying under aliases like Gene Payeki, Gerald Hoppy, and Count Manfred von Hoffmanstall. He attempted to sneak back in twice successfully. When told his score had made headlines, his mother asked, “Oh, has he won?” The love of a mother. All right, time to switch gears. Counting down the 20 golf records that will never be broken. It’s not the kind of record you brag about over beers. But for John Daly, the two-time major champion and larger than-l life personality, it seems to fit his unconventional style. Known for his towering drives and unapologetically colorful lifestyle, Daly has never shied away from controversy on or off the course. And when it comes to withdrawals, DY’s track record is its own wild ride. Sometimes due to real injuries, other times fueled by pure frustration. Take the 2019 Open Championship for instance. Daly, struggling with osteoarthritis in his knee, requested the use of a golf cart, a rare allowance on the PGA Tour, but permitted under the Americans with Disabilities Act. When his request was denied, Daly didn’t just take it on the chin. He withdrew a decision that sparked debates over fairness and tradition in the sport. While some sympathized with his condition, others saw it as another chapter in Dy’s penchant for polarizing decisions. But let’s be real, injuries weren’t always the issue. Sometimes Dal’s infamous temper took the wheel. Case in point, the 2007 Honda Classic. After just two holes, Daly abruptly pulled out, officially citing an injury. Yet, rumors swirled that frustration with his performance had more to do with it than any physical ailment. It wasn’t the first, and certainly wouldn’t be the last time Daly walked off the course in dramatic fashion, leaving onlookers to shake their heads while he headed for the parking lot. Here we are at number 18 with a record so extraordinary it almost feels like fiction. Picture this. You’re not even old enough to drive, vote, or order a glass of wine. Yet, you’re already dominating one of the toughest sports in the world. That’s exactly what Lydia Co did. Before she even turned 19, Co had captured a mindblowing 10 LPGA Tour victories, earning her place as one of the most inspiring prodigies golf has ever seen. Co’s journey into the history books began when she burst onto the scene in 2012. At just 15 years, 4 months, and 2 days old, she stunned the golf world by winning the CN Canadian Women’s Open. That victory didn’t just earn her a trophy, it made her the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history. But hold on, it gets even crazier. Earlier that year, she had already made headlines by winning the New South Wales Open at age 14, becoming the youngest player to win a professional golf tour event. The world was quickly learning that Lydia Co was something truly special. By the end of 2014, Co had already accumulated five LPGA Tour wins. Her consistency, composure, and laser sharp game made her an unstoppable force on the course. While other teenagers were figuring out college applications or part-time jobs, Co was traveling the globe, collecting trophies, and rewriting the record books. Next up, number 17. With a record so rare it feels untouchable. Phil Mickelson at 50 years 11 months and 7 days old became the oldest golfer in history to win a major championship. Think about that for a moment. In a sport dominated by younger, stronger players where endurance and power often tipp the scales, Mickelson defied time itself to etch his name into the record books. So, how did this happen? The stage was Kiwa Island’s ocean course. One of the toughest layouts in the world. It’s the kind of place that doesn’t just challenge players, it exposes their weaknesses. Mickelson began the final round with a one-shot lead, but it was far from smooth sailing. Brooks Cupa, a two-time PGA champion and 20 years Mikkelson’s junior, came out swinging, taking the lead after the very first hole. But Phil wasn’t about to let history slip away. On the fifth hole, he gave the crowd something to go wild over. A ridiculous chip in birdie from the sand. Just like that, he took back the lead and the momentum. Then came the 10th hole, a par five that would become the turning point. Phil smashed a towering second shot that rolled perfectly into position for an eagle putt. And when that ball dropped into the cup, the crowd lost it. Meanwhile, Brooks started to unravel under the pressure and Louisisen quietly moved up the leaderboard, becoming Phil’s main threat. Then it all came down to the 18th. Phil stood on the tea with a two-shot cushion and the chance to do what no one his age had ever done before. He nailed his drive, a beauty straight down the fairway. His approach shot, smart and safe, landing right on the green and taking any drama out of play. As he walked up to the green, the crowd was buzzing, knowing they were about to see history. Phil’s first putt stopped just inches from the hole, and with a casual tap-in for par, it was over. The place erupted. fans stormed the course, surrounding him in chaos and celebration as he raised his arms in victory. Coming in at number 16, with a record so brutal, it’s every golfer’s worst nightmare. It’s the 2018 Masters, and Sergio Garcia, fresh off his triumphant 2017 win, is back at Augusta National as the defending champion. He steps onto the iconic 15th hole, Firethornne, with hopes of recapturing some of that magic. But instead, what unfolds is a scene so excruciating, so downright unbelievable that it goes down as one of the most infamous moments in Master’s history. So, what happened? Firethorn is a par five that lures players into chasing glory, offering the tantalizing chance for birdies or eagles if they dare take on the water hazard in front of the green. Garcia’s T-shot was solid, putting him in a good spot for an aggressive approach. But that’s when the nightmare began. His second shot hit the green but spun back, trickling, teasing until it rolled off the edge and splashed into the pond. Annoyed but determined, Garcia dropped another ball and tried again. And again, the ball hit the green only to roll back into the water. And then it happened again and again. Five times in total, Sergio hit the green only to watch helplessly as the ball slid back into the hazard. Each shot felt like a gut punch. Fans near the hole started murmuring in disbelief while others simply stared in stunned silence. By the time he finally got one to stick on dry ground, the damage was catastrophic. Garcia walked off the hole with a staggering 13 on his scorecard, tying the record for the worst score ever recorded on a single hole at the Masters. Augusta National, as beautiful as it is unforgiving, had once again shown why it commands so much respect. And here we are at number 15, a record that speaks volumes about consistency, endurance, and absolute brilliance. We’re at Augusta National again, and this time it’s Tiger Woods who takes the stage. What he pulled off in April 2024 might sound like just another day at the office for a legend like Tiger, but let’s be real. When you stop and think about it, this is just insane. Tiger Woods made the cut at the Masters for the 24th consecutive time. Let that sink in. 24 straight years. With this record, Woods surpassed golfing legends Fred Couppples and Gary Player, who previously shared the record with 23 consecutive cuts. What makes this streak even more jaw-dropping is everything Woods has faced along the way. He isn’t the same young phenom who tore through the golf world in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Over the years, he has faced a laundry list of challenges that would have ended most careers. Multiple back surgeries, a near fatal car crash, and the grueling process of rehabilitation all tested his body and spirit. The streak began in 1997, the year Woods announced himself to the world with a record-breaking 12-shot victory at the Masters. But it wasn’t always smooth sailing. In 2018, the streak was nearly broken. Battling through rain soaked rounds, Tiger barely scraped by, making the cut by the slimmest of margins. For fans, seeing his name just inside the line, it felt like he’d won another major. And here we are at number 14 with a story about precision, patience, and perhaps a little bit of luck. The 12th hole at Augusta National, Golden Bell, isn’t just any par three. It’s one of the most infamous holes in golf. A deceptively short but treacherous 155 yds that has crushed many a master’s dream. Ray Creek snakes in front. Bunkers lurk to punish any weward shot, and swirling winds play tricks on even the most seasoned pros. Most players approach this hole with caution, aiming safely for the middle of the green and hoping to walk away with par. But in 2003, Scott Verplank did something remarkable. He played this hole four times across the tournament and carded a flawless string of 222. Yes, you heard that right. Over four rounds, Verplank aced the strategy for Golden Bell, recording birdies every single time he stood on the T- box. That kind of consistency is unheard of, especially on a hole known for causing so much chaos. What makes this feat even more impressive is the history of the 12th hole. It’s the scene of some of the biggest collapses in Masters history. Just ask Jordan Speath, who famously lost the 2016 Masters with a quadruple bogey 7 on this very hole, or Greg Norman, whose troubles here contributed to his infamous meltdown in 1996. For Verplank to navigate this minefield perfectly for four straight rounds, is nothing short of extraordinary. Coming in at number 13, and this record is so electrifying that it feels like something out of a golfing fairy tale. Picture this. It’s the second round of the 2009 RBC Canadian Open. And Mark Calcaveia, a season pro with a knack for making headlines, is about to make history. Starting on the 12th hole, Calcavia does something no one had ever done before on the PGA Tour. He birdies eight consecutive holes. That’s right, eight birdies in a row. To put this into perspective, most players would be thrilled to string together just two or three birdies in a round. Birdies are hard to come by, even for the best in the world. But Calcaveia made them look almost routine. From the 12th to the 18th hole, he was unstoppable. But suddenly, things took a completely unexpected turn. Despite this record-breaking streak, Calcia didn’t win the tournament. Golf, as they say, can be cruel like that. The RBC Canadian Open is notorious for its tough conditions. And while Calcia’s magic on Friday gave him a share of the lead, the weekend didn’t go as planned. He eventually finished tied for eighth. A respectable showing, but far from the victory many hoped for after such an incredible performance. Eight consecutive birdies are remarkable, but how about achieving the ultimate dream shot, not once, but 10 times. The next record brings us to the kings of the ace. Here at number 12, we have a record that feels almost impossible to match. Every golfer dreams of a holein one, that magical shot that flies straight into the cup, bypassing the usual grind of a hole. For most, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime achievement, if it happens at all. But for Robert Allen B and Hal Sutton, it became a habit. Both players hold the PGA Tour record for the most official holes in one with an astounding 10 each. To put this into perspective, two of the greatest golfers of all time, Tiger Woods and Jack Nicholas, have managed just three each in their storied careers. That’s how rare this feat is. Aces require a combination of skill, precision, and a little bit of luck. and to pull it off 10 times in PGA Tour events is nothing short of extraordinary. For Alenby, an Australian known for his smooth swing and sharp iron play, the ability to hit the perfect shot seemed almost second nature. His knack for aces showcased just how dialed in he could get, particularly on par three holes where accuracy is king. Sutton, on the other hand, was a grinder with a reputation for rising to the occasion in big moments. While his career was highlighted by a players championship victory and a pivotal Rder Cup match, his collection of aces stands out as a testament to his incredible shotmaking ability. Which brings us to number 11 with a record that proves just how dominant one golfer can be. Imagine playing round after round and barely putting a foot wrong. That’s exactly what Tiger Woods did in the 2000 PGA Tour season. He sets an incredible record for the lowest scoring average in history at 67.79 strokes per round. To understand just how absurd that number is, consider this. A typical PGA Tour scoring average hovers around 70. For Tiger to shave more than two strokes off that over an entire season is absolutely insane. It wasn’t just one good tournament or a hot streak. It was months of sustained excellence where every part of his game, from driving to putting, was firing on all cylinders. The year 2000 is often regarded as Tiger’s Peak, and for good reason. He won nine tournaments that season, including three major championships, the US Open, the Open Championship, and the PGA Championship. At Pebble Beach, he demolished the field in the US Open, winning by a record 15 strokes. His ability to consistently overpower courses and outthink his competitors made it clear that no one could touch him. You’re halfway through our list at number 10. And this record is so unreal it seems to defy all logic. Picture this. You’re playing golf. A game where even the tiniest mistake, a misread putt, a gust of wind, or a bad bounce can cost you a stroke. Now imagine going not just one round or even two, but six entire rounds without a single bogey. That’s exactly what Kojin Young did in 2019, setting the professional golf record for the most consecutive bogey-free holes. An incredible 114. Yep, that’s right. 114 holes without making a single bogey. CO streak began at the AIG Women’s British Open during the third round at the third hole. From there, she was untouchable. Par after par, birdie after birdie, co seemed to be playing a different game than everyone else. Over this stretch, she went a jaw-dropping 41 under par, including 34 holes of major championship golf. It’s worth noting that this wasn’t just a streak of good luck. It was precision golf at its finest. But here comes the best part. What makes this record even more astonishing is who CO surpassed. The previous record holder was none other than Tiger Woods, who went 110 holes without a bogey back in 2000. At the time, many thought Wood’s record was untouchable. After all, Tiger was at the peak of his powers then, and the level of dominance he displayed seemed impossible to replicate. But Co, with her smooth swing and unshakable focus, prove that anything is possible. Counting down to number nine, and we’re with Phil Mickelson again. At first glance, you might think this record is just business as usual for a player of Phil’s caliber, but when you stop and think about it, it’s actually incredible. Phil Mickelson set the record for spending an unbelievable 26 years 1,353 weeks inside the world’s top 50 rankings. To put that into perspective, when Mickelson first broke into the top 50 in November 1993, Tiger Woods was still an amateur and Bill Clinton had just been sworn in as president. For over two decades, Mikkelson was a constant presence in the upper echelon of golf, competing against multiple generations of players and adapting his game to stay competitive. His journey into the top 50 began after a runner-up finish at the Casio World Open on the Japan Golf Tour. From there, Mickelson never looked back. What makes this streak so remarkable is the level of consistency required to maintain it. Golf is a sport of peaks and valleys where slumps and injuries can derail even the best players. Yet, Mickelson managed to stay relevant through it all, winning five major championships, including three M’s titles, and playing pivotal roles in Ryder Cups along the way. So yeah, while most of us struggle to stay consistent with a gym routine for a month, Phil Mickelson stayed in the top 50 for 26 years. Let that sink in. And here we are at number eight with a record that feels straight out of a comedy movie, but is all too real. Imagine standing on the T- box looking down at a seemingly straightforward par five and leaving the hole with an 18. Yes, you heard that right. 18 shots on a single hole. That’s exactly what happened to John Daly during the final round of the 1998 Bay Hill Invitational on the infamous par 56th hole. Daly, known for his long drives and fiery personality, stepped up to the sixth TE to conquer it. But golf, as we all know, has a way of humbling even the best players. His first shot straight into the water hazard that guards the left side of the fairway. And then came the drop and another attempt. And another ball in the water. Over and over, Daly tried to clear the hazard, but the golf gods weren’t having it. It took seven attempts before he finally got his ball over the water, only for it to land on a rock near the green and ricochet into a bunker. By the time Daly hold out, he had racked up 18 strokes, setting the record for the highest score on a single hole in PGA Tour in 50 years. The crowd was stunned and comparisons to the fictional tin cup scenario where a golfer keeps trying the same impossible shot out of sheer determination were inevitable. In true John Dailyaly fashion, he turned a simple par five into a featurelength comedy because why lay up when you can go for the record books instead? Which brings us to Lucky number seven, a record so mind-boggling it feels like it’s from another universe. Imagine stepping onto the tea tournament after tournament, knowing that winning once is a monumental achievement. Now imagine doing it again and again and again, 11 times in a row. That’s the kind of dominance Byron Nelson unleashed in 1945, carving his name into golf history with a streak that still stands as one of the most unbreakable records of all time. It all started in March with Nelson cruising to victory at the Miami Fore. From there, it was like watching a machine at work. Week after week, Nelson dismantled the competition. The fields weren’t filled with just weekend players, either. Many top golfers were still competing, even as others served during World War II. By the time August rolled around, Nelson had racked up 11 consecutive wins. 11 on the PGA Tour. But if you thought this was it, you’re wrong. In the same season, Nelson won 18 of the 30 tournaments he entered, an incredible 60% win rate. To put that into perspective, Tiger Woods during his prime never won more than nine events in a single season. Golfers today rarely even play 30 events in a year, making Nelson’s record even more unassalable. While modern players like Tiger Woods and Ben Hogan have come close, no one has truly threatened Nelson’s 11 win streak. Woods had a streak of seven straight victories in 2006207 and Hogan matched that in 1948, but the elusive 11 remains untouched. 11 straight wins are extraordinary, but what about a streak that lasted for 7 years? The next record shows what true consistency looks like. Counting down to our top five with number six on the list, this is a record that is as much about resilience as it is about brilliance. Picture this. Tiger Woods stepping onto the course for 142 straight tournaments, never once missing the cut. For 7 years, Tiger turned what is a career-defining challenge for most golfers into a formality. While others fell victim to pressure or off days, Tiger, he just kept going. Here’s some context. The cut is the moment in a tournament where the field is slashed, eliminating players whose scores are too high to continue into the weekend. For most, it’s a battle of survival. For Tiger, it was a non-event. Week after week, from 1998 to 2005, he didn’t just make the cut, he obliterated it. During this streak, Tiger notched 36 wins, including eight majors, proving that consistency isn’t just about showing up, it’s about dominating. Even on his worst days, when his game seemed to falter, he would grind, claw, and fight his way back. “I fight in. That’s how I am,” he once said. Then came May 2005, the Byron Nelson Championship at Cottonwood Valley, where Tiger finally faced an opponent he couldn’t defeat. One too many shots. A bogey on the final hole left him one stroke outside the cut line, ending the streak that had seemed invincible. In a twist of irony, it happened at the tournament named after Byron Nelson, the man whose record of 113 consecutive cuts Tiger had shattered two years earlier. Yes, you’ve made it to our top five. And this one takes us to what many call the goat of golf. We’re talking about Jack Nicholas and a record he’d likely trade anything to erase from his legacy. Imagine winning 18 major championships, more than any golfer in history, and still being remembered for your second place finishes. That’s because Jack Nicholas didn’t just win 18 majors. He also came in runner up an unbelievable 19 times. It’s a record just as extraordinary as his victories. No other player in golf history has matched this level of consistency when it mattered most. Let’s break it down. Jack Nicholas finished runner up four times at the Masters, four times at the US Open, four times at the PGA Championship, and an astonishing seven times at the Open Championship. Now, imagine for a moment if Nicholas had turned even half of those 19 second place finishes into victories. He wouldn’t just hold the record for the most majors. he’d have a mind-blowing 37 major titles. Think about that for a second. It’s a whatif scenario that only adds to the legend of Jack Nicholas. For Nicholas, it was never just about the wins. It was about competing, about showing up when it mattered most. Throughout his career, he racked up 56 top five finishes in majors, a number that dwarfs everyone else. The next closest, Tiger Woods with 26. Next up, number four, and this time we’re talking about the man many on the other side of the debate call the goat. It’s the year 2000, and Tiger Woods is in the prime of his career. What he accomplished that year was just incredible. Tiger held all four of golf’s major titles at once. A feat so extraordinary it earned its own name, the Tiger Slam. To grasp how monumental this is, you need to understand what majors mean in golf. Winning just one can define a player’s entire career. But Tiger wasn’t just chasing a single trophy. He was rewriting history. Over a mind-bending 10 months, he captured the US Open, the Open Championship, the PGA Championship, and the Masters. Doing what no one had ever done in the modern era. It all started at the 2000 US Open at Pebble Beach. Tiger finished at 12 under par, 15 strokes ahead of the nearest competitor, the largest margin of victory in US Open history. Second major on his route, the Open at St. Andrews. He dominated the field and won by eight strokes with a record 19 underpar total. The drama continued at the PGA Championship at Valhalla. This time it wasn’t a runaway victory, but a playoff thriller against Bob May. Tiger’s clutch putting under immense pressure sealed the win and his third consecutive major. Now with three major titles already under his belt, all eyes were on Tiger as he set his sights on the fourth. Then in April 2001, he arrived at Augusta National for the Masters. Carrying the weight of history and the expectations of the entire golf world. Once again, Tiger delivered. He outlasted the field, finishing two strokes ahead of David Duval. The victory made him the first player in the modern era to hold all four major titles at the same time. Sliding into our top three. And here we have a record that doesn’t just highlight dominance, it defines it. Imagine being the best in the world. Not just for a few weeks or even a few years, but for 683 total weeks. That’s over 13 years as the number one golfer in the world. A feat Tiger Woods accomplished during his unparalleled career. Tiger first claimed the top spot in the official World Golf Rankings on June 15th, 1997 at just 21 years old. At the time, he was already making waves in the golf world, but few could have predicted what was to come. Over the next decade and a half, Tiger would go on to redefine what it meant to dominate a sport. The most incredible part of this record, his longest consecutive streak as number one, an unbelievable 281 weeks from June 2005 to October 2010. For over 5 years, no one could dethrone him. To put that in perspective, the next closest golfer in total weeks at number one is Greg Norman, who held the position for 331 weeks, less than half of Tiger’s total. During his time at the top, he won 15 major championships, including the Tiger Slam, and more wins than most golfers dream of in a lifetime. His ability to dominate courses, intimidate competitors, and perform under pressure, was unmatched. And now we’re at number two with what might just be the most jaw-dropping performance in golf history. Imagine stepping onto the biggest stage, facing the best players in the world and beating them so soundly that it’s not even a contest. That’s exactly what Tiger Woods did at the 2000 US Open at Pebble Beach. He didn’t just win, he demolished the field, finishing 15 shots ahead of his nearest competitors, a record that still stands today as the largest margin of victory in any major championship. The conditions at Pebble Beach that week were brutal, as you’d expect at a US Open. The greens were lightning fast, the rough was punishing, and the wind was relentless. Most of the field struggled just to keep their scores respectable. By the end of the tournament, the best that Ernie El’s and Miguel Angel Jimenez could manage was three over par. Tiger, on the other hand, he finished at 12 under, the only player under par for the week. It wasn’t just the margin of victory that made this performance legendary. It was the way Tiger went about it. From the very first round, he left no doubt who was in control. He opened with a 65, putting himself six strokes ahead of the field after 36 holes and 10 ahead after 54. By the time Sunday rolled around, the tournament wasn’t about who would win. It was about whether Tiger would break every record in the book. And break them he did. His 15-shot margin surpassed the previous record set by old Tom Morris, who won the 1862 Open Championship by 13 strokes. His six-stroke lead at the halfway mark and 10stroke lead after three rounds were also US Open records. It was dominance on a level that defied comprehension. And finally, you’ve made it to our number one. And this one is the absolute holy grail of golf records. 18 major championships. It’s the benchmark of greatness. The one number every golfer dreams of chasing, but very few even get close to. And yet, Jack Nicholas didn’t just chase it, he redefined it, setting a record that has stood the test of time since his last major win in 1986. Between 1962 and 1980, Nicholas dominated the biggest stages in golf. He won majors at an astonishing pace, never going more than two seasons without adding another to his collection. His wins spanned every major championship. Six Masters titles, five PGA Championships, four US Opens, and three Open Championships. Each victory cemented his legacy, but it wasn’t just the quantity that stood out. It was the way he won. Nicholas thrived under pressure, delivering clutch performances when it mattered most. Take his 1986 Masters victory, for example. At 46 years old, Nicholas was considered past his prime, but he turned back the clock with a final round 65, including an unforgettable back n charge. The roars of the Augusta crowd echoed through golf history as he claimed his sixth green jacket, his 18th and final major title. It was a fitting exclamation point on a career defined by brilliance. And now you’re still here. We have another amazing video for you right in the middle of the screen. Enjoy.

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