Was just pondering this, and Google came up empty....what's the record lowest (USGA) handicap ever recorded? I know it gets tricky because a lot of pros don't keep recorded handicaps, but I'd think somebody holds the record somewhere.
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There was an article last week or so that discussed Tiger and Phil's handicaps, as the match with Manning and Brady had just happened. Mickleson apparently keeps a GHIN account and they showed he was listed around +5. They didn't have an actual one for Tiger, but using his last however many tournament rounds, he came out to like +6.5. Other than that, I'm not much help.
This one mentions he was a +8 when he turned pro, but not anything about his peak as a pro.I calculated Tiger's as high as +6.2 last year from Torrey Pines to The Masters.
I wonder what it would have come out to back in his run in the 2000-2001 timeframe.
This one mentions he was a +8 when he turned pro, but not anything about his peak as a pro.
I have lost all bearing on what handicaps numbers actually mean, but I get the feeling those numbers would be pretty understated if directly compared against most of us.
Bubba Watson plays off +7.7 at Isleworth Country Club in Florida, while Whisper Rock Golf Club in Arizona boasts many Tour pros as members, including Phil Mickelson (+5.2), Martin Kaymer (+6.6), Paul Casey (+6) and Geoff Ogilvy (+5.8). Remember that they will only play in competitions at those courses every once in a blue moon. Imagine what those handicaps would be if they played there every week.
Tour pros do not keep handicaps. But I think I remember hearing at the height of his power Tiger would have been something like a plus 10.
Some crazy numbers in there.
This passage gives me pause though...
That makes it sound like they only record their rounds at their home course for their handicap. While I realize they probably don't really care about their true handicaps, if you're going to track it, aren't you supposed to count all rounds played under the RoG?
Some of them do. The article posted above lists a few.
I could see that, easily.Tour pros do not keep handicaps. But I think I remember hearing at the height of his power Tiger would have been something like a plus 10.
I could see that, easily.
Those guys would absolutely obliterate 72.0 courses.