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  1. O.C. golfer shoots record 59 on PGA Tour

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  2. 59: Golf's magic number

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  3. Scheffler becomes 11th player to shoot 59 on PGA Tour

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  4. 23-year-old American becomes youngest golfer to shoot 59 in PGA Tour

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  5. 59? Paul Goydos becomes fourth PGA player to shoot mythical number

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  1. Amazing! Here are all the golfers to shoot 59 or better…

    Joaquin Niemann became the second LIV Golfer to break 60 when playing in Mayakoba at the start of the Saudi-funded circuit's third season in 2024. Al Geiberger was the first player to shoot 59 in a PGA Tour event. He made 11 birdies and an eagle at Colonial Country Club to make history.

  2. List of golfers who have hit 59 in PGA Tour history

    Al Geiberger was the first player on the PGA Tour to shoot a 59 at the 1977 Memphis Classic. Geiberger, known as "Mr. 59," shot a 13-under 59, which featured 11 birdies and an eagle, to break the ...

  3. The 13 Golfers Who Have Shot 59 (or 58!) On The PGA Tour

    On Thursday, Hayden Springer posted the 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history Thursday, joining a rapidly expanding list with an eagle-birdie finish in the John Deere Classic for a 12-under 59. Thirteen of the Tour's sub-60 rounds have been 59s, and Jim Furyk has the only 58 on the PGA Tour. Furyk is also one of the players to record a 59.

  4. Achieving 59: Golf's magic number

    There have been 14 sub-60 rounds shot in PGA TOUR history. Thirteen have been 59s, and Jim Furyk has the only 58 on the PGA TOUR. Furyk is also one of the players to record a 59.

  5. Rounds of 59 or lower in PGA Tour history

    Published July 4, 2024 03:02 PM. Thirteen different players have shot 59 or lower in PGA Tour history. The first to do so was Al Geiberger — Mr. 59 — at Memphis in 1977. Jim Furyk not only shot 59, but also fired the only 58 in Tour history at the 2016 Travelers Championship. Hayden Springer became the latest member of the group, shooting ...

  6. Our super-handy guide to all the 59s in PGA Tour (and pro golf) history

    Fisher arrived at the 2018 Portugal Masters ranked 287th in the world. He left as the first player in European Tour history to shoot 59. Amazingly, the tour had produced 19 60s before, but never a 59.

  7. Golfers who have broken 60 in the history of pro golf

    59. Al Geiberger was the first player to shoot 59 in a PGA Tour event when he did so during the second round in 1977 at Colonial Country Club. Known at "Mr. 59," he had 11 birdies and an eagle on the par-72 course. He remains the only PGA Tour history to win a non-major without a single round in the 60s.

  8. 59 (and lower) club: Players who broke 60 in pro golf

    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. • Notah Begay III shot 59 in 1998 on the Nike Tour during the Las Vegas Invitational. • Doug Dunakey shot 59 in 1998 on the Nike Tour during the ...

  9. Players Who Have Broken 60 On The PGA And DP World Tours: Golf's Most

    Finding two eagles and seven birdies at TPC River Highlands, Cameron Young became just the 13th player in PGA Tour history to shoot 59, with his 28 on the front nine being followed by a four-under 31 on the back nine. Rather amusingly, despite firing a 59 in Connecticut, the 11-under-par round is technically not the course record as, famously ...

  10. Players who have shot sub-60 rounds on the PGA Tour

    Al Brisch at the 1951 Texas Open was the first Tour player to shoot 60. It took 26 years for Geiberger to top that. 2. Chip Beck, third round of the 1991 Las Vegas Invitational, 13-under 59 (30-29 ...

  11. 59 Watch: Rounds of 59 or better in professional golf

    In the history of professional golf, 38 players have shot rounds of 59 or better in a tournament on a major tour. ... PGA Tour -- 12; Korn Ferry/Web.com Tour -- 13; Japan Tour -- 3;

  12. PGA Tour: Hayden Springer shoots historic 59 at John Deere Classic

    Hayden Springer became the 14th player to record a sub-60 round on the PGA Tour after shooting a 12-under 59 in the first round of the John Deere Classic. Springer carded eight birdies and two ...

  13. David Duval reflects on his 59: 'The easiest round of golf I ever

    It has been 22 years since David Duval became the third player in the history of the PGA Tour to shoot 59 during a PGA Tour event. ... tour under 60—Jim Furyk shot a 58 and a 59 and seven other ...

  14. Cameron Young shoots rare PGA Tour 59 at Travelers Championship

    CROMWELL, Conn. — Cameron Young made a par putt from just inside 10 feet for an 11-under 59 on Saturday in the Travelers Championship, the first sub-60 round on the PGA Tour in nearly four years ...

  15. See clubs Cameron Young used to shoot 59, including brand-new putter

    See Young's full bag breakdown and the clubs he used in his historic round below. Driver: Titleist GT3 9 degrees. Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 70 TX. 3-wood: Titleist GT2 Fairway 13.5 degrees ...

  16. Hayden Springer Shoots 59 at PGA Tour's John Deere Classic

    Hayden Springer joined an exclusive club Thursday at the John Deere Classic, firing a 59 on the Fourth of July. The 27-year-old Tennessean shot the 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history, and just ...

  17. Cameron Young shoots 59 in Round 3 of Travelers Championship for first

    Carding an 11-under 59 in Round 3 of the 2024 Travelers, Young became just the 13th player in PGA Tour history to sign for a sub-60 round and the first since Scottie Scheffler did so at TPC Boston ...

  18. How Many Golfers Have Shot a 59 on the PGA Tour?

    Prior to the year 2010, only three golfers in PGA Tour history had recorded a 59 in an official tournament.. The first-ever 59 on the PGA Tour was recorded in 1977 during the second round of the Memphis Classic by Al Geiberger, who made 11 birdies and an eagle on the par-72 layout at Colonial Country Club to make history.. The second came 14 years later in Las Vegas from Chip Beck, who made 13 ...

  19. Hayden Springer matches course-record 59, takes commanding lead at John

    Yet, on the Fourth of July 2024, the 27-year-old, outwardly laconic Dallas-bred Springer earned standing among the rare pantheon of players who have notched a sub-60 round on the PGA TOUR.

  20. Pro golfer holes out the shot of his life to shoot 59

    At that point, he'd made less than $3,500 in nine starts on the KFT and had only three PGA Tour starts, making one cut. The PGA Tour was a distant dream. Now, it's as if Griffin is never going to ...

  21. Cameron Young shoots 59 in third round of 2024 Travelers ...

    After last evening's rain, and with no wind, the 6,807-yard course was there to be had, and Young certainly obliged, becoming the 12th player in PGA Tour history to shoot a 59. "I didn't think about it too much, kind of the middle that have back nine, just because it didn't really feel like it," he said afterward.

  22. PGA Tour: Max Homa takes shot at format, uses Chiefs to make point

    The PGA Tour Communications team posted that Scheffler became the first player to hold a lead of seven shots or more after 18 holes since they started keeping records in 1983. This statement ...

  23. Remembering David Duval's famous 59 at The American Express

    Stuart Appleby is the only other player to win by shooting 59 on Sunday, which he did on the par-70 Old White course at The Greenbrier. Half of Duval's approach shots at PGA WEST's Palmer ...

  24. Missed gimmes, long bombs and a wild 2024 FedExCup season

    Cameron Young shot the first 59 on TOUR in four years at the Travelers Championship, and Hayden Springer hit the magic number at the John Deere Classic two weeks later. They were the 13th and 14th ...

  25. Collin Morikawa finishes second at Tour Championship

    The 27-year-old former Cal Bear took some solace in winning the "ghost leaderboard," shooting 22-under 262, the lowest score for 72 holes at East Lake Golf Club without the starting strokes. ... 2024 Tour Championship prize money payouts for each PGA Tour player at East Lake. PGA Tour. 20 hours. 477 shares. These 10 players earned the most ...