Last Updated: Oct 31, 2023
Golf Score Terms: Course Record
Every golf course keeps track of its course record, generally from the championship tees. This is the lowest documented score ever on the course.
Written By: Zach Gollwitzer
Posted in: Golf Score Terms
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A brief overview of the term including definition, usage, origins, helpful visuals.
Every golf course keeps track of its course record, generally from the championship tees. This is the lowest documented score ever on the course.
Tiger Woods shot the course record in the final round.
If you hear someone say, "I shot the course record", they are either really good at golf, or they are lying.
Every golf course keeps track of a "course record" which is the lowest score that has ever been shot from the furthest back tees.
On most golf courses, the course record is held by a pro golfer and is in the low 60s.
For example, the course record at Firestone South Course is 61, held by Tiger Woods:
About the author: Zach Gollwitzer
Hey, I‘m Zach, the founder of The DIY Golfer! I created this site while playing D1 collegiate golf with a simple mission—I wanted to learn the golf swing and get better at golf myself.
Fast forward a few years, and my “journal“, The DIY Golfer, has been viewed by millions of golfers worldwide looking to do the same with their games. my mission is to make golfers more consistent in just a few hours a week through advanced practice strategies and timeless, first-principle golf instruction.