Golf history was made at the 2022 Sentry Tournament of Champions, where three players shattered the PGA Tour’s scoring records in an incredible display of golf.
Cameron Smith took home the trophy with a mind-blowing 34-under-par total. Jon Rahm finished just one shot back at 33-under, while Matt Jones rounded out the record-breaking trio at 32-under.
Just how crazy were these scores? Before this tournament, no player had ever gone lower than 31-under in a regular PGA Tour event.
The magic happened at Hawaii’s Kapalua Plantation Course, which seems to be a scoring paradise. It’s the same place where Ernie Els set the previous record of 31-under back in 2003 – a mark that stood for 19 years until Smith and company came along.
“It was like a video game out there,” Smith said after his win. “We just kept making birdies and the course just kept giving us chances.”
The final round was a shootout for the ages. Smith fired a 65, while Rahm posted a 66, and Jones closed with a blistering 61.
Only one player has ever broken 30-under at a different course – Dustin Johnson shot 30-under at TPC Boston during the 2020 Northern Trust. And that was on a par-71 course, while Kapalua plays to a par of 73.
When it comes to the lowest total strokes over 72 holes (regardless of par), that record is shared by Justin Thomas and Ludvig Aberg. Both shot 253 – Thomas at the 2017 Sony Open and Aberg at the 2023 RSM Classic.
Here’s a fun fact: there have been some even lower scores in PGA Tour history, but those came in five-round tournaments. Joe Durant once shot 36-under at the Bob Hope Classic, but that was over 90 holes instead of the standard 72.
The way today’s players are attacking courses, it’s probably just a matter of time before someone goes even lower. But for now, that magical week in Hawaii stands as the ultimate scoring showcase in PGA Tour history.
 and Matt Jones (-32) at Kapalua Plantation Course.){kind=link}