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The toughest courses on the PGA Tour in 2023 were three major venues, then Torrey Pines South

Torrey Pines South is no joke.

It’s no secret but the stats do bear out that Torrey Pines South is no joke.

One of two golf courses – along with the North – that hosts the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open, the South is proving once again to be one of the toughest tests in golf.

So far in 2024, the Farmers field was 3 under during the first round Wednesday. In Thursday’s second round, the field of 156 was a combined 18 over, according to the PGA Tour’s ShotLink.

The South is the lone course in play for the final two rounds of the Farmers, so whoever reaches the finish line first there has earned his stripes.

Looking at the entire course stats from last season, Torrey Pines South was the highest non-major venue on the most difficult courses list.

What was the most difficult golf course on the PGA Tour’s 2022-23 schedule?

The golf courses which hosted the 2023 major championships check in at Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 6 on this list.

The PGA Tour season is officially in the history books, with Viktor Hovland capturing the Tour Championship.

The 2022-23 season had 47 tournaments that were contested over 50 golf courses in eight different countries. Now that the season has concluded, the stats gurus at the PGA Tour have calculated the numbers to determine which ones were the most difficult.

Of those 50 courses, five had an average score of more than one stroke over par per round. Just one course was over par two strokes per round. Sixteen of the 49 had an over-par average. TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course, a par 71, had the average score closest to par at 70.98.

The golf courses which hosted the 2023 major championships check in at Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 6 on the list of most difficult venues.

What course proved to be the most difficult? What about the easiest golf courses? Check out this list below. Stats courtesy pgatour.com.