Jul 4, 2024
Achieving 59: Golf's magic number
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Jim Furyk's historic 58 in 58 seconds
A record of all sub-60 rounds in PGA TOUR history
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A record of all sub-60 rounds in PGA TOUR history
There have been 15 sub-60 rounds shot in PGA TOUR history. Fourteen 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.
The 58 on TOUR
| Name | Score | Course | Event | Round | Finish | Comment |
| Jim Furyk | 27-31 | TPC River Highlands (par 70) | 2016 Travelers Championship | Final | T5 | One eagle, 10 birdies. Hole-out eagle on the par-4 third hole. Made seven consecutive birdies on Nos. 6-12. |
All 59s on TOUR
| Name | Score | Course | Event | Round | Finish | Comment | |
| Jake Knapp | 29-30 | PGA National Resort (The Champion Course) | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | First | T6 | 12 birdies and six pars, first 59 at PGA National Resort (The Champion Course) in tournament history. | |
| Hayden Springer | 27-32 | TPC Deere Run | 2024 John Deere Classic | First | T6 | Holed out from 55 yards on No. 17 to give himself a chance, then buried a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole. | |
| Cameron Young | 28-31 | TPC River Highlands | 2024 Travelers Championship | Third | T9 | Two eagles, including a 142-yard eagle hole-out, with 9-foot par putt on 18th to seal the deal. | |
| Scottie Scheffler | 30-29 | TPC Boston | 2020 THE NORTHERN TRUST | Second | T4 | Had six birdies on both sides to become the second player to card a 59 in the FedExCup Playoffs. | |
| Kevin Chappell | 28-31 | Old White TPC | 2019 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier | Second | T47 | Tied the PGA TOUR record with nine consecutive birdies after starting the day with a par on No. 10. Made 11 birdies in total and didn't card a bogey. | |
| Brandt Snedeker | 32-27 | Sedgefield CC (par 70) | 2018 Wyndham Championship | First | Won | Ten birdies, one eagle, one bogey. Started on back nine. Only the third time in TOUR history a player has shot a sub-60 score with a bogey. | |
| Adam Hadwin | 29-30 | La Quinta CC (par 72) | 2017 CareerBuilder Challenge | Third | 2nd | Thirteen birdies. Made six consecutive birdies on the front nine and five straight on the back nine. Made a 4-foot par putt on the 18th hole. | |
| Justin Thomas | 29-30 | Waialae CC (par 70) | 2017 Sony Open | First | Won | Two eagles, eight birdies, one bogey. Made a 14-foot, 11-inch eagle putt on the ninth hole. Won by seven strokes. | |
| Jim Furyk | 28-31 | Conway Farms GC (par 71) | 2013 BMW Championship | Second | 3rd | One eagle, 11 birdies, one bogey. Made a 3-foot, 3-inch birdie putt on the ninth hole. | |
| Stuart Appleby | 28-31 | TPC Old White (par 70) | 2010 Greenbrier Classic | Final | Won | One eagle, nine birdies. Made 11-foot birdie putt on the 18th to win by one | |
| Paul Goydos | 31-28 | TPC Deere Run (par 70) | 2010 John Deere Classic | First | 2nd | Twelve birdies. Made 7-foot putt birdie putt on the 18th hole. | |
| David Duval | 31-28 | PGA West Palmer Course (par 72) | 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | Final | Won | One eagle, 11 birdies. Made 6-foot eagle on 18th hole. Won by a stroke. | |
| Chip Beck | 30-29 | Sunrise GC (par 72) | 1991 Las Vegas Invitational | Third | T3 | Thirteen birdies. Began on back nine. Birdied his last three holes, including a 3-footer on the ninth hole. | |
| Al Geiberger | 29-30 | Colonial CC (par 72) | 1977 Memphis Classic | Second | Won | One eagle, 11 birdies. Began on back nine, made an 8-foot birdie putt on the ninth hole. | |
