{"id":201049,"date":"2025-10-09T18:46:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/201049\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T18:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:46:23","slug":"korn-ferry-tour-standout-johnny-keefer-could-break-this-incredible-tiger-woods-record-sort-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/201049\/","title":{"rendered":"Korn Ferry Tour standout Johnny Keefer could break this incredible Tiger Woods record (Sort of)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Tiger Woods scoring record is in danger at this week\u2019s . . . Korn Ferry Tour Championship?<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t blame you for being confused. This is one of those read-the-fine-print stats. Let\u2019s explain.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: A super-handy guide to all 82 of Tiger Woods\u2019 PGA Tour titles<\/p>\n<p>As golf fans are aware, the 15-time major champ never played on the PGA Tour\u2019s developmental circuit. Tiger turned pro after winning a third consecutive U.S. Amateur in 1996 and quickly earned his PGA Tour card through sponsor exemptions, picking up his first win in only his fifth start as a pro. And he never looked back.<\/p>\n<p>Woods would win a record-tying 82 times (and possibly still counting) on the PGA Tour, breaking many other records along the way. One of those was the tour\u2019s single-season scoring record, which he set during his storied 2000 campaign with a 67.79 stroke average. Incredibly, Woods matched that number in 2007 and it has stood the test of time and even Scottie Scheffler\u2019s scorching past few years.<\/p>\n<p>But now Johnny Keefer has a chance to beat it this week. Sort of.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the Korn Ferry Tour noted that Keefer, the tour\u2019s No. 1 player this year and a guy headed to the PGA Tour next year, has an identical 67.79 scoring average for the season. So he\u2019s in position to possibly break that record\u2014if it\u2019s considered the record across both tours.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: Billionaire has Tom Fazio build him $50 million personal golf course<\/p>\n<p>Keefer was asked about the record during a practice round earlier this week. Here\u2019s what he said:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Johnny Keefer enters <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tourchampulf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@TourChampULF<\/a> atop the Korn Ferry Tour Points List, with just one player (Austin Smotherman) who could mathematically surpass him.<\/p>\n<p>The season-long Points winner will qualify for next year&#8217;s U.S. Open and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THEPLAYERS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@THEPLAYERS<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cw1shRTXiJ\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Cw1shRTXiJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KornFerryTour\/status\/1976306496494260422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t even know that, but that\u2019s really cool,\u201d Keefer says in the clip. \u201cTiger\u2019s obviously a guy that we all look up to, so having any stat even near Tiger is a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind, Keefer wasn\u2019t even born yet when Tiger had that historic 2000 season. Which is both a reminder of how old we\u2019re all getting\u2014and also just how good that year was that the mark hasn\u2019t been broken yet. Not even on the Korn Ferry Tour.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, Keefer will have his work cut out for him this week to beat that mark. Last year, no one averaged that low at the difficult Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort with Braden Thornberry winning the event at nine under.<\/p>\n<p>So, there\u2019s a good chance Tiger\u2019s record is safe. And if Johnny happens to break it, well, Woods will still have the PGA Tour mark.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: Why getting a tee time at Bethpage Black just got (slightly) easier<\/p>\n<p>This article was originally published on golfdigest.com<\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Tiger Woods scoring record is in danger at this week\u2019s . . . 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