However, on the pga tour, duvals 59 had stood as the most recent until 2010, when paul goydos opened the john deere classic with a stunning 59. He won the medal in the 10metre air rifle category, which made him indias first ever individual gold medalist. Chris jones on pga players whove felt the curse of 59 espn. Masahiro kuramoto made history on the japan golf tour in 2003, while jason gore and adrien mork both shot 59 on either side of the atlantic during the mid2000s on the secondary tours however, on the pga tour, duvals 59 had stood as the most recent until 2010, when paul goydos opened the john deere classic with a stunning 59. Paul goydos makes pga tour history by shooting 59 at john. Two of the 11 sub60 rounds in pga tour history were shot at the greenbrier. Jan 16, 2017 thomas produced the eighth sub60 round in pga tour history on thursday. On this day, in 1999 david duval shoots a 59 in the final. The lowest single round ever carded in a pga event was a 58 shot by furyk during the 2016 travelers championship. Pga tour ends contract with west virginia governors. Thanks in large part to those bookend eagles on thursday, thomas became the seventh player in. Every shot from brandt snedekers 59 at wyndham 2018 pga tour. Heres a look at those players, when and where they shot those rounds and how.
Shooting 59, winning wyndham championship was really. He had just shot a 40 on the front nine and things didnt feel right with his game. Making his 73rd pga tour start, hadwin entered this weeks careerbuilder. Justin thomas becomes youngest to shoot 59 usa today. Furyk, one of six to have shot 59, says record something you dream of. Paul goydos became the fourth player to shoot a 59 in pga tour history when he bettered par by 12 strokes in the first round of the john deere classic on thursday. Oct 10, 2018 he spent one season on the pga tour but felt unwelcome, so he returned to his native canada, where he went on to win 55 times on the canadian tour, made 17 holes in one, and shot 59 three. Thomas fired an 11under 59 in thursdays first round at the sony open, becoming just the seventh player in pga tour history to post that 59 figure. The first came from jim furyk, at the 2016 travelers. Every shot from his 2ndround 73 at 2019 pga championship duration. It was also just the eighth sub60 round in a tour event, as jim furyk set the low singleround scoring record last august at the travelers championship with a finalround 58.
Justin thomas made a 15foot birdie putt on his final hole to tie the 54hole record on the pga tour and build a seven shot lead saturday at the sony open. Although he has won twice on the pga tour, he was the oldest player to ever record a 59, being 46 years old, when he shot his during the third round of the 2010 john deere classic. Jun 18, 2019 al geiberger was the first golfer to shoot 59 in a pga tour tournament round. Golfers who have broken 60 in history in professional golf golfweek. Apr 21, 2020 brent geiberger son of former pga champion and 59shooter al holds the record for making 240 feet and four inches of putts in the first round of the 2006 booz allen classic. That time phil mickelson shot a 59 that didnt count in the record books. The putt that took furyk into the history books was a threefoot birdie putt on his 18th. Pga tour ends contract with west virginia governors resort. Can you name the golfers who have shot 59 in an official tour event test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. It lets you step onto worldfamous courses, as or against celebrated golf pros from today or yesterday. So, she saw the 20footer he made on the sedgefields ninth hole, his last of the day, to become just the ninth player in pga tour history to shoot a 59. Sep, 20 adam hadwin fired a under 59 at the 2017 careerbuilder challenge, becoming the eighth player in pga tour history to shoot 59. Three of them al geiberger, chip beck and david duval had scratched that rare figure on pga.
When duval did it he was just hitting his stride and was the third man in history to do it on the pga tour. In the history of professional golf, 25 players have shot rounds of 59 or better in a tournament on a major tour. James michael furyk born may 12, 1970 is an american professional golfer who plays on the pga tour. Canadian adam hadwin shot a under 59 on saturday in the careerbuilder challenge for the ninth sub60 round in pga tour history and the second in 10 days.
Jim furyk becomes sixth pga tour player to shoot 59 daily news. There have been 10 sub60 rounds shot in pga tour history. Jim furyk shoots first 58 in pga tour history at travelers. In mens major championships the lowest round is 62 by branden grace at the 2017 open championship. Kevin kisner had a shot at 59 on saturday until missing a 9foot eagle putt on his final hole. The 29yearold canadian shot the ninth sub60 round in pga tour history and the second in 10 days to take the thirdround lead saturday.
Porto feliz, brazilcanadian drew nesbitt made history saturday morning at the brazil open when he completed his second round at the weatherdelayed event and shot the first 59 in pga tour. This is a list of those plus other notable rounds of 59 or better. Furyk was one of only six men in pga tour history to shoot 59 coming into sunday and became the first golfer to shoot two different rounds in the 50s on. I had just signed a book contract to write about the six men who had shot 59, golfs magic number. Justin thomas wins sony open, sets pga tours 72hole. Nov 03, 2016 becks 59 in 1991 came at the tours las vegas stop, although he shot the score at the par72 sunrise golf club. Aug 01, 2019 beberfrankels 36hole total of 127 puts him position to go after another record held by bhatia. Just a year agojustin thomas, adam hadwin, and woody austin of the champions tour all recorded a sub 60 round within a week of each other. Mar 06, 2012 i had just signed a book contract to write about the six men who had shot 59, golfs magic number. Al geiberger was the first golfer to shoot 59 in a pga tour tournament round. Al geiberger sells 59 clubs, other memorabilia golf. Justin thomas shot a 11under 59 in round 1 of the sony open on thursday to take the lead just four days after winning the tournament of champions. With an eagle on the final hole from 14 feet, 11 inches, thomas became the seventh player and the youngest to shoot 59 in pga tour history.
Al geiberger, who shot the first 59 in pga tour history, expects more. There have been many examples of players surpassing 200 feet, the most recent being kevin na in octobers shriners hospitals for children open, who shot rounds of 62. In the history of professional golf, 25 players have shot rounds of 59 or better in a. May 18, 2019 koepka, who has an incredible seven shot lead after a remarkable opening two rounds, calmly pumps his tee tee shot straight down the middle of the fairway. Hadwin was the first canadian golfer to ever shoot 59 on tour and the 9th player to ever shoot 59 on tour the 4th player to shoot 59 playing a par 72 course. I am quoting this from the 9 alltime best 18hole scores on the pga tour the lowest score in pga tour history is 58 58 jim furyk, final round, 2016 travelers championship 2731, tpc river highlands par 70 on a. Justin thomas wins sony open, sets pga tours 72hole scoring. Stuart appleby shot 59 in the final round to win the inaugural tournament in 2010 by one stroke, and kevin chappell.
We plugged moe normans swing into a shot tracer app. The first came from jim furyk, at the 2016 travelers championship, and that round put him in extremely rare professional companyonly ryo ishikawa, on the japan golf tour, and stephen. However, due to bindras inexperience in writing, he coauthored. In 2010, he was the fedex cup champion and pga tour player of the year. He made a 20foot putt on his final hole to become the 10th player in tour history to break 60. Jim furyk shoots record 58 in pga tour history cnn. With history on the line, furyk finally finishes strong golf digest. Sep 19, 2019 last friday at the greenbrier, on his final hole, kevin chappell had an 11foot birdie putt to shoot the second 58 in pga tour history. Breaking the 60 barrier is incredibly difficult, even during a practice round on a defenseless golf course.
Jim furyk birdied two of his last holes on friday at the bmw championship in lake forest, ill. Paul goydos makes pga tour history by shooting 59 at john deere classic american paul goydos became only the fourth player ever to shoot 59 in a. Quiz by lumberjack0 golfers who have shot 59 quiz by lumberjack0. Last friday at the greenbrier, on his final hole, kevin chappell had an 11foot birdie putt to shoot the second 58 in pga tour history. He spent one season on the pga tour but felt unwelcome, so he returned to his native canada, where he went on to win 55 times on the canadian tour, made 17 holesinone, and shot 59 three. Snedeker shot an 11under 59 on thursday, falling one shot shy of matching the pga tour record. According to, geiberger is the only player to win a pga tour tournament outside of the majors without shooting a round in the 60s. European challenge tour pga european tours equivalent of nationwide tour adrien mork 2006 moroccan classic, 2nd round. Tiger woods pga championship round 1 back 9 shot by. Will wilcox shot a 12under 59 in the final round of the 20 utah championship, becoming the fourth player in the history of the tour to card golfs magic number. Justin thomas becomes youngest to shoot 59 in pga tour history. For much of the book, woods continues to circle back to the 10th tee box during the first round of the tournament. Sutherland shoots firstever 59 in champions tour history. Geiberger became the first to post a 59 in a pga toursanctioned event, in the second round at the colonial country club, and went on to win.
William ben hogan august, 1912 july 25, 1997 was an american professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game. Watch rod pampling just miss shooting the eighth sub60. Some of the records are relayed right here on this page, but when the name of the record appears as a link, click on that link for a. Jan 15, 2017 thomas produced the eighth sub60 round in pga tour history thursday. Every shot in record 63 in first round at 2019 pga championship duration. Since then there have been five more 59s and one 58 shot on the. Furyk holds the record for the lowest score in pga tour history with a round of 58 which he shot during the final.
Thats when stephan jaeger, a germanborn 27yearold, shot the firstever 58 in a pga tour sanctioned event. Jim furyk shoots first 58 in pga tour history with. Positive messages this is a sports simulation that lets players step onto the virtual green as a professional golf player. Three of them al geiberger, chip beck and david duval had scratched that rare figure on. Adam hadwin stopped counting at 59 under 59, that is. Apr 16, 2020 two of the 11 sub60 rounds in pga tour history were shot at the greenbrier. It was a college tournament in longview texas circa 1962. American brandt snedeker shot the 10th sub60 round in pga tour history when he carded 11underpar 59 in the opening round at the wyndham championship on thursday after missing a short birdie. Isnt it fair to say that shooting 59 on a par 72 is better than shooting the same. Adam hadwin becomes first canadian to shoot a 59 on pga tour.
Some of the records are relayed right here on this page, but when the name of the record appears as a link, click on that link for a more in depth account of that record. Jan 12, 2017 thomas fired an 11under 59 in thursdays first round at the sony open, becoming just the seventh player in pga tour history to post that 59 figure. Becks 59 in 1991 came at the tours las vegas stop, although he shot the score at the par72 sunrise golf club. Phil mickelson 2004 pga grand slam of golf, 2nd round. Jul 08, 2010 paul goydos makes pga tour history by shooting 59 at john deere classic american paul goydos became only the fourth player ever to shoot 59 in a us pga tour event when he went 12 under par in. Jim furyk became the first player in pga tour history to shoot a round of 58, achieving the feat at the travelers championship in connecticut. Thomas shoots lowest 72hole score in pga tour history, wins.
Thomas produced the eighth sub60 round in pga tour history on thursday. To match bhatia, all beberfrankel needs is a twoover 72, and a oneover 71 will give him the. Shooting 59, winning wyndham championship was really special. The 43yearold golfer became the sixth man to shoot a 59 in pga tour history and the first with a bogey on his card in the second round of the bmw championship, the penultimate fedex cup. Furyk made 11 birdies and holed out for eagle on the par4 15th hole. Stuart appleby shot 59 in the final round to win the inaugural tournament in 2010 by. Jim furyk became the sixth golfer in the history of the pga tour to join the 59 club by shooting a 12under 59 at the bmw champioship, conway farms. Apr 20, 2020 masahiro kuramoto made history on the japan golf tour in 2003, while jason gore and adrien mork both shot 59 on either side of the atlantic during the mid2000s on the secondary tours. Every shot from brandt snedekers 59 at wyndham 2018 youtube. What is the greatest single round of golf ever played. Greg norman, vijay singh and brooks koepka are the only golfers to record two rounds of 63 in the majors.
Goydos becomes fourth to shoot 59 in pga tour history. Jan 15, 2017 thomas produced the eighth sub60 round in pga tour history on thursday. He still shot 59, which represents its own irrefutable place in history, but he missed his chance to stake a claim for the best round of all time on the pga tour. Parents need to know that tiger woods pga tour 14 is a familyfriendly golf game. Youd think a golfer who shot the first 59 in pga tour history would have it made. Thomas shoots lowest 72hole score in pga tour history. Here is a stroll through the pga tour recordbook, with highs and lows, bests and worsts in various categories. In professional competition a round of 59 or less is. In professional competition a round of 59 or less is regarded as a significant achievement.
Al geiberger, who recorded the historic number matched only four other times on tour. Annika sorenstam became the first lpga player to shoot a 59, doing so in the second round of the standard register ping in phoenix in 2001 in other official golf tournaments ryo ishikawa shot 58 in 2010 on the japan golf tour at the crowns. He shot 12 under on the par70 tpc stonebrae in the opening round of. Lessons learned from tiger woods in new book on 1997. Pga tour ends contract with the greenbrier inside golf. Jim furyk shoots sixth 59 in pga history on windy day. While not the lowest score ever, but certainly one of the greatest rounds ever playedjo. Justin thomas closes with eagle for seventh 59 in pga tour. What is the lowest professional golf score for 18 holes. Notah begay iii shot 59 in 1998 on the nike tour during the las vegas invitational. Sep 14, 20 jim furyk birdied two of his last holes on friday at the bmw championship in lake forest, ill.
Whats the greatest single round in pga tour history. Bhatias threeround total in 2017 made him the only player in boys junior pga history to break 200. Became the first pga tour player with three career scores of 60 or lower 2017. Chris jones on pga players whove felt the curse of 59. To shoot a 59 you need precision, skil and a bit of luck.
Watch justin thomas eagle his final hole to shoot 59 at. Watch rod pampling just miss shooting the eighth sub60 score. Adam hadwin becomes first canadian to shoot a 59 on pga. Stephan jaeger shoots firstever 58 in pga toursanctioned. Doug dunakey shot 59 in 1998 on the nike tour during the. Tiger woods pga championship round 1 back 9 shot by shot footage. The lowest officially recorded round is 55 by rhein gibson in 2012. Aug 16, 2018 every shot from brandt snedekers 59 at wyndham 2018 pga tour. Justin thomas sets pga tour record, claims sony open title. Sep 19, 2019 he still shot 59, which represents its own irrefutable place in history, but he missed his chance to stake a claim for the best round of all time on the pga tour. The 59 club on the pga tour is so rare that its quite possibly the only list in the sport that doesnt include the. He shot a secondround 61 in 2015 on his way to finishing t6. Tiger woods pga tour 14 is a fun way to learn about the game of golf, including its history.
Adam hadwin becomes first canadian to shoot 59 on pga tour. Golfer jim furyk sets record low score for pga tour with first 58 in. The lowest score ever shot in a competive round was 55 by homero blancas. Furyk, a 46yearold american, hit a round of 59 in 20 cnn jim furyk made history sunday after becoming the first man to card a round of 58 at a pga tour event. Son of academy awardwinning director nearly shoots 59 at. Kevin chappell 59 cards 11th sub60 round in pga tour history. Stuart appleby shot 59 in the final round to win the inaugural tournament in 2010 by one stroke, and kevin chappell shot 59 in last years second round. Hogan is notable for his profound influence on golf swing theory and his legendary ballstriking ability. Beberfrankels 36hole total of 127 puts him position to go after another record held by bhatia.
However, his 25foot birdie putt on the final hole lipped out, resulting in him missing out by a single shot on making only the sixth round of 59 in pga tour history. Tiger woods pga championship round 1 back 9 shot by shot. That time phil mickelson shot a 59 that didnt count. American scores 12 under par, bringing him to 11 under for tournament. Who has shot a 59 in golf tournament play in history. There isnt any eyebrowraising content to worry about in this game except for the option to voice chat during online play, and thus risk hearing inappropriate language such as profanity. There are 11 pga tour players who have posted a sub60 round in history. Nine have been 59s, and jim furyk has the only 58 on the pga tour.
Jan 21, 2017 the lowest single round ever carded in a pga event was a 58 shot by furyk during the 2016 travelers championship. Adam hadwin fired a under 59 at the 2017 careerbuilder challenge, becoming the eighth player in pga tour history to shoot 59. Mickelson led the tournament wiretowire and completed a four shot win over brandt snedeker for his 41st pga tour victory and 3rd phoenix open title. Incredibly, it was only a matter of weeks before australias. Geiberger shot rounds of 72, 59, 72 and 70 in winning the 1977 danny thomas memphis classic. The pga tour covered the end of pamplings round on facebook live. Brandt snedeker first player to shoot 59 on pga tour this year. Canadian pga tour professional adam hadwin shoots a course record 59 in the careerbuilder challenge. Aug 15, 2018 tiger woods pga championship round 1 back 9 shot by shot footage. My obsessive journey to olympic gold is 2011 autobiography of indian 2008 summer olympics gold medalist abhinav bindra. Brad mcintosh 2005 queensland pga championship, 2nd round. Nesbitt makes history with pga tour latinoamericas first 59. He made a 3footer at the par4 ninth hole, his final hole, to shoot 12under 59.