6 Golf Records of All Time You Won't Believe

“Records are meant to be broken; they give people the motivation to push to their fullest potential”.

There will be a day where someone will score more runs than Sachin Tendulkar in ODI, when someone will jump higher than Mike Powell, and a day far away, when someone will beat Asha Bhosle as the most recorded artist in history.

Golf has seen many records being broken within the sport that has led to a growing number of people to indulge in the sport. These records are truly mind-boggling, but in today's game, where the strength in depth is so much greater, it's difficult to imagine any player dominating for an extended period of time.

The greats have all faced difficulties, whether technical, physical, or emotional, and yet they have all maintained their performance levels.

If we begin to list the golf records of all time, there would be no trees left on this planet as all would be used for the paper required in making the list.

However, the top golf records are worth discussing to honor them fully. So here are a few:

1. Phil Mickelson's 26-year Run in the Top 50 of the World Rankings

As the man himself put it, it was "a good run." Phil Mickelson entered the world's top 50 for the first time in November 1993, when he finished runner-up at the Casio World Open on the Japan Golf Tour. He stayed there for 1,353 weeks.

2. Tiger Woods Spent 683 weeks as the World's Number One.

Rory McIlroy describes Tiger Woods' combined 13 years at the top of the world rankings as "insane." The first was a 264-week period between August 1999 and September 2004, followed by another 281-week period between June 2005 and October 2010.

3. Lydia Ko's Ten LPGA Tour Victories Before the Age of 19

Lydia Ko, a Korean-born New Zealand golfer, won the 2012 CN Canadian Women's Open as an amateur, becoming the LPGA Tour's youngest ever winner at the age of 15 years, four months, and two days.

She had won the New South Wales Open earlier in the year, making her the youngest winner of a professional golf tour event at the age of 14.

The following year, at the age of 17, she became the youngest player of either gender to reach World No. 1 - and the titles just kept coming. By the end of 2014, the teen sensation had won five LPGA Tour titles.

4. Jack Nicklaus' Gap of 24 years Between His First and Last Major Victory

Twenty-three years, nine months, and 27 days elapsed between Nicklaus' 1962 US Open victory and his 1986 victory at Augusta (pictured). He was 22 when he defeated Arnold Palmer in an 18-hole playoff at Oakmont to win his first Major.

Eighteen years later, he won a fourth US Open before adding a 17th Major with a victory at the PGA Championship, which many thought would be his last. These kind of records are not even seen in some of the top golf courses of Dubai.

5. Tiger Woods' 142 Consecutive Cuts

This list obviously won’t be complete without the epitome or flag bearer of golf etiquettes. Missed cuts for Woods were as rare as hen's teeth until injuries caught up with him.

In fact, he won 43 times before missing his second professional cut. On May 13, 2005, one of these unusual events occurred at the Byron Nelson Championship, bringing an end to an incredible seven-year run that began with the 1998 Buick Invitational. Even on his bad days, he always found a way to make it to the weekend.

He won 36 tournaments, including eight Majors, during this time.

6. In 1945, Byron Nelson Won 11 Races in a Row

Tiger gave it his all, winning seven straight times in 2006/2007, but Byron Nelson's record will undoubtedly never be broken.

Another record was set in 1945 when the American won 18 times on the PGA Tour, including 11 straight between March and August. His medal event scoring average was 68.33, and he was under par on 93 occasions in 112 rounds. He competed in 30 events, finishing in the top five 28 times.

These are the top golfers of all time who have changed the face of golf as a sport across the globe.

Final Words

We hope this article helped you gain a better understanding of the best golf records of all time, now you tee off with your golf buddies and expound your golfing knowledge to them with a cigar in your hand while they look at you in complete awe.

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