Hayden Springer made an astounding 12 3s on Thursday in his first spherical on the John Deere Basic and completed with 4 of them to shoot the primary 59 of his profession and document simply the 14th sub-60 spherical in PGA Tour historical past.
After going out in 27 — Springer mentioned he was considering he was going to make every thing he checked out following a 16-foot birdie at No. 6 — the bid for 59 stalled a bit on the again as he opened with 5 consecutive pars. It picked again up over the ultimate 4 holes, nonetheless. One other birdie at No. 15 adopted earlier than the shot of the day on No. 17, the place he chipped in for 55 yards for his second eagle of the spherical.
“When it went in on 17 I instantly knew, ‘Okay, now I’ve an opportunity,'” mentioned Springer. “I imply, I did not ever assume I’d make that shot actually, however it sort of modified the momentum to truly be capable to go shoot 59.”
Every part got here right down to the ultimate gap for Springer the place he needed to rise up and down from 160 yards for his eighth birdie of the day (to go together with a pair of eagles). He hit a 308-yard drive and had 155 yards in on his strategy shot. After hitting it to 12 ft, he nailed the putt for the historic spherical.
“I am feeling good,” mentioned Springer. “I do not know, at loss for phrases by way of having the ability to do this. I really feel like that is one the uncommon issues in golf, so to sort of have that chance and pull it off, it feels fairly particular.”
Whereas Springer’s 59 is simply the 14th time 60 has been cracked on the PGA Tour, it is the second time it is occurred on this golf course and the second time it is occurred over the past three weeks. Cameron Younger did it on Saturday on the Vacationers Championship at TPC River Highlands.
Rounds on the PGA Tour beneath 60
Hayden Springer | 59 | 1 | John Deere Basic | 2024 |
Cameron Younger | 59 | 3 | Vacationers Championship | 2024 |
Scottie Scheffler | 59 | 2 | The Northern Belief | 2020 |
Kevin Chappell | 59 | 2 | A Navy Tribute on the Greenbrier | 2019 |
Brandt Snedeker | 59 | 1 | Wyndham Championship | 2018 |
Adam Hadwin | 59 | 3 | The American Specific | 2017 |
Justin Thomas | 59 | 1 | Sony Open | 2017 |
Jim Furyk | 58 | 4 | Vacationers Championship | 2016 |
Jim Furyk | 59 | 2 | BMW Championship | 2013 |
Stuart Appleby | 59 | 4 | Greenbrier Basic | 2010 |
Paul Goydos | 59 | 1 | John Deere Basic | 2010 |
David Duval | 59 | 4 | CareerBuilder Problem | 1999 |
Chip Beck | 59 | 3 | Shriners Hospitals for Kids Open | 1991 |
Al Geiberger | 59 | 2 | St. Jude Basic | 1977 |
Although the 59 is spectacular, it solely gained Springer about 9 photographs on the sphere as a result of the scoring common at TPC Deere Run is at the moment between 2.5-3.0. That might be adequate, although, for in regards to the fifth greatest strokes gained spherical worldwide in 2024.
Springer leads the occasion by 4 photographs over Harry Corridor after the morning wave completed up. Within the three earlier instances a 59 was shot within the first spherical of a PGA Tour occasion, two of these gamers went on to win (Justin Thomas, 2017 Sony Open and Brandt Snedeker, 2018 Wyndham Championship).
The one one who did not was Paul Goydos on the 2010 … John Deere Basic.
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