Posted on 08/16/2018 4:47:18 PM PDT by jazusamo
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Brandt Snedeker predicted low scores at the Wyndham Championship - but not this low.
Snedeker shot an 11-under 59 on Thursday, falling one shot shy of matching the PGA Tour record.
He made a 20-foot putt on his final hole to become the 10th player in tour history to break 60. Jim Furyk set the record with a 58 in the final round of the Travelers Championship in 2016.
“I better be smiling,” Snedeker said. “I don’t do this every day.”
This is the third consecutive year the PGA Tour has had a sub-60 round. Snedeker is the first to shoot 59 since Adam Hadwin in the third round of the 2017 Careerbuilder Challenge.
It gave him a four-stroke lead after one round. Ryan Moore and John Oda shot 63s, and Martin Flores, D.A. Points, Brett Stegmaier, David Hearn, Abraham Ancer, Ollie Schniederjans and Jonathan Byrd had 64s.
Snedeker — who said a day earlier that the tournament would turn into a “birdie-fest” — began the round at par-70 Sedgefield Country Club with a bogey at No. 10, and took off from there. He played the front nine in 27, including an eagle 2 on the par-4 sixth hole when he holed out from 176 yards.
After that shot, Snedeker said a 59 felt like a real possibility. He remembered a non-tour event he played in China in which he was one putt from that score, but those thoughts “got in the way.”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Fifty-nine is unbelievable. Eighteen tee shots and eighteen putts makes thirty-six, leaving only twenty-three for the rest of the round. Congratulations to Snedeker.
cripes...how good ARE these guys...11 under par after one round and only 4 strokes up ?
He shot 59?
Where’s David Hogg?
I shot a 59 once,but it was only the first hole,,,
...but the rest of the kibitzers got away before I could reload ...
| HOLE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOTAL |
| YRDS | 418 | 442 | 174 | 428 | 529 | 423 | 223 | 374 | 416 | 3427 | 440 | 486 | 235 | 405 | 501 | 545 | 175 | 406 | 507 | 3700 | 7127 |
| PAR | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| R1 |
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2
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27
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5
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32
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59
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HA! I think I shot a 59 or two but they were on 9 holes.
Although it was on a Par 70 layout, still a heck-of-a-round.
Only 7 golfers have shot 59 on a standard Par 72 course:
Adam Hadwin (2017)
Kevin Sutherland (2014)
Jim Furyk (2016)
Al Geiberger (1977)
Chip Beck (1991)
Notah Begay III (1998)
David Duval (1999)
When setting these records, do they take into account that the course is a par 70, not a par 72?
Wait!?!? Golf? WTF?
What is not mentioned in the excerpt is the fact that this is only a par 70 course, which makes it easier to shoot 59. .....Still, 11 under par on any 18 hole course is to be admired.
Oooops! I screwed up!
I just read the excerpt on the index page.
I see now, after my comment, that the text at the top of the thread DOES mention it’s a par 70 course.
Not quite since he holed-out from 176 yards on one hole, but still...
I try to explain to my brother-in-law just how good the guys on the PGA tour are but there’s just no way that someone who doesn’t play golf can understand.
Starts with a bogey, then settles down and shoots 59. Wow. Bet he was happy to get that bogey out of the way on his first hole.
Yep, to start with a bogey and then play a round like that is amazing.
They certainly play a different game than i do. The thing that impresses me most is their concentration and consistency: for four rounds they never let up on a single shot. I have trouble doing that for eighteen holes. For seventy-two? Fugeddaboutit.
Oh, golf. I got a different idea from the headline.
Great round, just astounding.
The pros on the PGA tour don’t play from the same tee boxes as most regular club members either. They are amazing. Way to go, Brandt!
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