Scottie Scheffler walked off the 18th green at Silverado Resort on Thursday knowing he’d left history on the table. His opening-round 70 at the Procore Championship put him at two-under, hardly a disaster. But it snapped the streak that had golf fans watching every hole over the past two months. For the first time in 22 rounds, Scheffler failed to post a score in the 60s.

That one stroke meant more than just a number on the leaderboard. It meant Scheffler would not stand alone in the PGA Tour record books. His run of 21 consecutive rounds in the 60s ties him with Patrick Cantlay. Had he managed just a 69 on Thursday, the world’s top-ranked player would’ve claimed the record outright. Tough luck, Scottie.

The streak had begun back in June with a final-round 65 at the Travelers Championship. From there, Scheffler rattled off sub-70 scores across five straight tournaments: the Scottish Open, The Open Championship, the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the BMW Championship, and the TOUR Championship, which was 3 weeks ago. Scheffler kept dominating and controlling.

And this is exactly why Thursday stung. Mr. Inevitable had his chances. After an early bogey at the par-3 fourth, Scheffler bounced back with three birdies to climb into red numbers. A bogey on 11 slowed him again, but another birdie at 16th put the round back on track. Standing on 18th, he knew a closing birdie would have secured him the record outright. Instead, he pulled his tee shot way left, leaving himself with a near-impossible angle. His recovery to the green was spectacular given the circumstances, but the putt for birdie never fell. The 70 sealed his fate. “I think it was a pretty frustrating day overall. I felt like I did some things well out there, I just wasn’t quite getting the reward,” Scheffler admitted afterwards.

The history he chased is a relatively new one. The PGA Tour has only tracked consecutive rounds in the 60s since 1983. Cantlay’s mark came between the 2021 St. Jude Invitational and the 2022 American Express, a run that included back-to-back playoff wins in the FedEx Cup. Tiger Woods, perhaps surprisingly, never got beyond 14 consecutive rounds in the 60s, though he does own the all-time mark for most rounds at par or better (52 in 2000-01).

Scheffler’s streak now sits beside Cantlay’s at the top of the list, with Viktor Hovland (19), Bob Estes (17), Taylor Montgomery (17), Charles Howell III (16), and Tony Finau (16) trailing behind. However, he does have several other notable records on his resume to flaunt.

He is the first player in the modern era to win his first four majors by at least three strokes, he is the first player to win THE PLAYERS Championship in back-to-back years (2023 and 2024), he tied the PGA Tour record for the lowest 72-hole score (253, 31) at the 2025 CJ CUP Byron Nelson, and he has joined the list of Jack Niklaus, Gary Player, and Tiger Woods to win the Masters, PGA Championship, and The Open Championship before turning 30.

Records aside, the world No.1 still has plenty to play for this week. A 70 leaves him in the hunt, with three more rounds to chase another title. He is currently tied at 38, seven strokes behind the leader, Mackenzie Hughes. Interestingly, Scheffler’s fellow Ryder Cup rookie and teammate, Ben Griffin, posted a score of 64, currently tied at 2nd.

Regardless, Mr. Inevitable should not have too much of a worry as the Napa Valley event poses another record to break.

Scottie Scheffler might break Ben Hogan’s 70-year-old record

Scottie Scheffler has consistently maintained a top position on the leaderboard in almost every event he played this season. With his T4 at the TOUR Championship, Scheffler logged his 14th straight finish inside the top eight on the PGA Tour. That ties a record last touched in the 1950s by none other than Ben Hogan, whose 14-event streak set the golf standard for sustained excellence. Scheffler’s own run stretches back to March, when he finished T20 at THE PLAYERS before flipping the switch and never letting his foot off the gas. Since then, he’s racked up several marquee wins to define his season.

This week at the Procore Championship, he might break another record. A finish of eighth or better, and Scheffler will move past Hogan into sole possession of the longest such streak in PGA Tour history. Given that Hogan’s streak has stood untouched for over 70 years, breaking it would further cement Scheffler’s 2025 campaign as one of the most dominant single seasons in golf history.