"How Many Consecutive Birdies Have You Made?"... 'Record of 10 Birdies in a Single Round'

Kim Sejin Sets 10 Consecutive Records in Dream Field Tour
Most 9-Hole Records in PGA and LPGA Tours
8 Consecutive Birdies in KPGA and KLPGA Tours

Weekend golfers dream of making birdies during their rounds. Even if their scores aren't great, landing a birdie naturally makes them want to dance with joy.

Sejin Kim, who is playing on the KPGA Challenge Tour, made 10 consecutive birdies in the 10th Dream Field Tour tournament.
[Photo by KPGA]

So how many consecutive birdies do tour players make? Recently, a "world record" was set in Korea: 10 consecutive birdies. The record holder is 19-year-old Kim Sejin. On the 2nd, at the Dream Field Tour 10th event, a Korean golf mini-tour held at Gunsan Country Club’s Gimje-Jeongeup Course (par 70) in Jeonbuk, Kim made this remarkable achievement. Starting from the 10th hole, Kim Sejin made birdies consecutively from the 18th hole to the final 9th hole. Ten consecutive birdies is a record never before seen in domestic men’s or women’s professional golf, nor on the PGA Tour in the United States.

This is the scorecard for the 10th tournament of Kim Sejin's Dream Field Tour.
[Photo by Dream Field Tour]

Kim Sejin is a first-year student in the Golf Department at Yongin University and a professional player on the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Tour. He mainly competes on the KPGA Challenge Tour, the second-tier tour, while occasionally participating in the Dream Field Tour. Except for a 6-meter birdie putt on the 6th hole (par 4), he showcased fantastic approach skills by making seven birdies all within 3 meters of the pin up to the 8th hole. On the 9th hole (par 4), although his second shot landed 9 meters from the pin, he sank the birdie putt to complete the historic record. He also enjoyed the joy of victory with an 8-under-par 62.

In a post-match interview, Kim Sejin smiled and said, "When I made the 9-meter birdie putt on the last hole, it was truly thrilling. I thought it would be a meaningful record, but honestly, I didn’t realize it was the record for the most consecutive birdies." Lee Pyung-yeop, CEO of the Dream Field Tour, explained, "We applied the pin positions and course settings from the KPGA Challenge Tour exactly. The course difficulty was by no means low." The Dream Field Tour is hosted by Lee & Brothers and sponsored by Gunsan Country Club. Anyone can participate by joining the Dream Field Tour on Naver Band as a member.

Yang Hee-young made nine consecutive birdies in the 4th round of the 2018 KEB Hana Bank Championship.
[Photo by LPGA]

On the PGA Tour, where the world’s top players compete, the record for most consecutive birdies is nine holes. Mark Calcavecchia (USA) first achieved this at the 2009 RBC Canadian Open. Kevin Chappell (USA) also made nine consecutive birdies during the second round of the 2019 Military Tribute, shooting a 59. On the LPGA Tour, the record of nine consecutive birdies was set by Beth Daniel (USA) during the second round of the 1999 Philips Invitational and by Yang Hee-young in the fourth round of the 2018 KEB Hana Bank Championship.

On the KPGA Tour, the record for consecutive birdies is eight. Nam Young-woo set this during the first round of the 2005 Kia Rochet Vivaldi Park Open, Bae Sang-moon during the fourth round of the 2009 Johnnie Walker Blue Label Open, and Kim Nam-hoon during the second round of the 2013 SK Telecom Open. On the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, eight consecutive birdies is also the record. Jo Yoon-ji set it during the final third round of the 2015 E1 Charity Open, and Ko Jin-young during the second round of the 2017 Jeju Samdasoo Masters. Park Bo-mi2, Kim Na-ri, and Kim Min-joo have recorded seven consecutive birdies.

▲PGA Tour (9): Mark Calcavecchia (2009 RBC Canadian Open), Kevin Chappell (2019 Military Tribute)

▲LPGA Tour (9): Beth Daniel (1999 Philips Invitational), Yang Hee-young (2018 KEB Hana Bank Championship)

▲KPGA Tour (8): Nam Young-woo (2005 Vivaldi Park Open), Bae Sang-moon (2009 Johnnie Walker Blue Label Open), Kim Nam-hoon (2013 SK Telecom Open)

▲KLPGA Tour (8): Jo Yoon-ji (2012 E1 Charity Open), Ko Jin-young (2017 Jeju Samdasoo Masters)