(Cromwell) Cameron Young holed a putt from just under 10 feet for par to score an 11-under 59 on Saturday at the Travelers PGA Championship .
En route to the first sub-60 score in almost four years on the PGA Tour, Young carded two eagles on par-4 holes.
The first came on the third hole, where he sent his ball into the cup with a fairway wedge, a shot from a distance of 142 yards. Then, on the 15the hole, 280 yards long, Young lodged his tee shot less than four feet from the objective before making his short putt.
This is the 13the score below 60 in the history of the PGA since the very first achieved by Al Geiberger at the Memphis Classic in 1977. Scottie Scheffler was the last golfer to achieve such a feat, on the TPC Boston course during the tournament The Northern Trust, in 2020.
“I can’t say I expected it,” Young said. “I’m playing better than the results show. When I woke up this morning, I didn’t really think I would be five under par after four holes. It was a lot of fun to make. »
However, Young won’t earn the distinction of setting the highest score in TPC River Highlands history. In 2016, Jim Furyk scored a 58 at the Travelers Championship, the lowest score in PGA history.
Another unusual fact: Jordan Spieth became the first golfer in PGA history to be part of a group where one of the players shot 59 on two occasions.
Note to readers: Corrected version: In the penultimate paragraph, it is stated that Jordan Spieth was part of a group where a player signed a card of 59 for the second time.
Spieth was alongside Justin Thomas when he pulled off such a feat in the opening round of the Sony Open in 2017.
Young could have finished with a better score. After his eagle at 15e hole, he placed his tee shot at 16e hole, a par-3, seven feet from the target. However, he missed his putt.
On the final hole, where he needed a birdie to match Furyk’s score, his tee shot hit the steep face of a bunker, and he failed to send his second shot on the green.
He still made par to achieve the seventh round of 59 or less on various golf circuits around the world this year.
“To have a day like today where everything goes well for you and you feel like you’re being rewarded for good shots, it leaves a good taste in my mouth,” Young said.
After three rounds, Young had a cumulative record of 13 shots under par. He was tied with Tom Kim, who witnessed part of Young’s round on a video screen at the practice range as he prepared to begin his round.
Young played one of six rounds of 64 or better before the leaders began their journey Saturday.