He’s the golfer who shot a round of 55 as an amateur before winning four times on the PGA Tour

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There have been some seriously impressive low scores shot over the history of golf.

On the PGA Tour, if anyone goes sub-60, then this is seen as a massive achievement and is quite rightly lauded.

Indeed, the current record holder on the PGA Tour for the lowest ever round is Jim Furyk, who shot a 58 at the Travelers Championship back in 2016.

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Going one better on the Korn Ferry Tour, Cristobal Del Solar shot a remarkable 57 in 2024, while a number of players have hit that magic 59 number.

However, when it comes to the lowest rounds ever, it’s hard to look past eventual PGA Tour player Homero Blancas and what he did in 1962.

How Homero Blancas shot a 55 before joining the PGA Tour

Going round in under 60 shots for 18 holes is quite the achievement in itself and it’s little wonder we see it so little on TOUR.

However, to go round in 55 takes some doing but that’s exactly what Homero Blancas managed as an amateur back in 1962.

Playing at Premier Golf Club as an amateur, the course record was already set at a very good 60.

But Blancas had other ideas when he turned up for his final round at the Premier Invitational.

Blancas went out in just 27 shots, an eight under par opening nine holes, before he continued to produce on the back nine with the record in sight.

At 13 under par with two holes to play, Blancas had a stroke of fortune on 17, before making a birdie on 18 and signing for a record-breaking 55.

The American would then go onto make the PGA Tour, where he’d have quite the career on there too.

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Homero Blancas’ PGA Tour record in full

Blancas is not one of the names we normally hear about when we look back at the golden period of the late 60s and 70s but he is very much a success story.

Blancas won four times on TOUR and played in 422 events overall, landing 73 top tens along the way.

Furthermore, he went on to have a good career on the senior tour too, making 275 starts on the Champions TOUR, winning once and adding another 24 top tens to his resume.

Still, whether Blancas counts his PGA Tour record or his 55 at Premier as his career moment, is down to him alone.

But in the main, it’s pretty safe to say he had quite the career and it’s highly unlikely anyone will surpass that 55 ever again.