The most difficult golf courses on the PGA Tour for the 2024 season
The 2024 PGA Tour season is over, and the stats are in ranking most difficult courses played during the past eight months.The top three on the list hosted majors. That’s probably no surprise to most but then you have to scroll down to No. 13 to see the fourth major venue.In between those venues were, according to the stats, some of the most challenging golf courses on the schedule.The top two most difficult courses played more than two shots over par while the top four all played more than one shot over par. There were 12 golf courses in all that had an average score of over par for the 2024 season, leaving 30 that the Tour pros averaged below par during the year.The PGA Tour stats for most difficult golf courses for 2024 has 42 courses listed covering The Sentry through the Tour Championship.The 18th hole tee signage during a practice round prior to the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. (Photo: Andrew Redington/Getty Images)Pinehurst No. 2 proved its mettle, testing the best players in the world at the 2024 U.S. Open.Yardage: 7,548Par: 70Scoring average: 70.891 (+2.891)Royal Troon hosted the 2024 Open Championship, where Xander Schauffele earned his second major title of the season.Yardage: 7,385Par: 71Scoring average: 73.851 (+2.851)Augusta National proved to be especially challenging in 2024 due to some difficult windy conditions during the second round.Yardage: 7,555Par: 72Scoring average: 73.906 (+1.906)Yardage: 7,569Par: 72Scoring average: 73.504 (+1.504)Yardage: 7,289Par: 70Scoring average: 70.824 (+.824)Yardage: 7,538Par: 71Scoring average: 71.731 (+.731)Yardage: 7,438Par: 72Scoring average: 72.514 (+.514)Yardage: 7,340Par: 71Scoring average: 71.408 (+.408)Yardage: 7,765Par: 72Scoring average: 72.402 (+.402)Yardage: 7,466Par: 72Scoring average: 72.331 (+.331)Yardage: 7,084Par: 70Scoring average: 72.288 (+.288)Yardage: 7,435Par: 70Scoring average: 72.247 (+.247)
