Hayden Springer has develop into the 14th participant to report a sub-60 spherical on the PGA Tour after capturing a 12-under 59 within the first spherical of the John Deere Basic.
Springer carded eight birdies and two eagles, holing from simply exterior 12 ft on the ultimate inexperienced for the final of his birdies to interrupt the 60 barrier.
The 27-year-old American fired an eight underneath 27 on the entrance 9 at TPC Deere Run, the bottom nine-hole rating on Tour since 2000, then went quiet for a number of holes. He was 9 underneath through 16 holes when he holed out from the tough for eagle on the par-five seventeenth.
That put him one birdie away from the elusive 59. He discovered the centre of the 18th fairway, put his second shot about 12 ft from the pin and drained the putt.
His feat comes lower than two weeks after Cam Younger shot 59 on the Vacationers Championship which was the primary 59 since 2020. Jim Furyk holds the PGA Tour report with a 58 on the 2016 Vacationers Championship and he has additionally carded a 59, together with Scottie Scheffler, Kevin Chappell, Brandt Snedeker, Adam Hadwin, Justin Thomas, Stuart Appleby, Paul Goydos, David Duval, Chip Beck, and Al Geiberger.
“I’m feeling good. I’m sort of puzzled when it comes to with the ability to try this,” stated Springer after signing his card.
“It’s a type of uncommon issues in golf, so to have that chance and pull it off is fairly particular.
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Springer struggled to comprise his emotion after capturing a historic 59 in spherical one on the John Deere Basic
“It’s particular to have the ability to try this. I performed effectively final week but it surely has been slightly bit robust to seek out something and get stuff going and go low.
“It’s particular. It feels good to be standing right here and to have had a very good spherical of golf.
“I did not truly assume I might make that shot [on 17] however I did and that sort of modified the momentum.”
Springer celebrates after holing his birdie putt on the 18th gap for a rating of 59
Springer had missed seven of his final 9 cuts however did end tenth ultimately week’s Rocket Mortgage Basic.
He’s ranked 236th on the earth and has by no means received on the PGA Tour. He turned professional in 2019 however, after shedding his card, he earned his approach again on tour through Q-school final December.
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