I know that there was one kicked at 57 yards last weekend by the Nebraska kicker. Don't know how many in the history of the NCAA.
Don Chandler of the Green Bay Packers kicked field goals from 39, 20, 31, and 43 yards in Super Bowl II.
the ball is usually kicked about 7 yards back from the line of scrimmage.
46 yards
Lawrence Tynes (38 yards).
In modern NFL era, the shortest field goal could only be 17 yards. The Goal Post is 10 yards deep in the end zone and the holder is 7 yards from the Line of scrimmage. So if a team kicked from the goal line, the kick would be from 17 yards out.
That is 54 yards by Steve Christie of the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII.
Any field-goal reguardless on distance is always worth 3 points
A field goal is measured from where the ball is kicked from, not from the line of scrimmage. If Team A is kicking a field goal from the 20 yard line, the distance of the field goal would me measured as follows: Length to Goal Line: 20 Yards Length of Endzone: 10 Yards Place of Kick: 7 yards behind the line of scrimmage (typically kicks made from 6 to 7 yards behind the los) Total Distance of Field Goal: 37 yards.
That is just how the rule is. Twenty yards are added to each field goal attempt from where the team stopped. It would be a little hard to kick it through the post at the one yard line, so that could be a reason.
Steve Christie of the Buffalo Bills kicked a 54-yard field goal against the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVIII in Atlanta.
Norm Johnson ... 46 yards in Super Bowl XXX.
Dan Miller at 58 yards against the Chargers on December 26, 1982.