SILVIS, Ill. (AP)—
Paul
Goydos has become just the fourth golfer in PGA Tour history to shoot a 59.
Goydos put together his 12-under, bogey-free round on the opening day
of the John Deere Classic. He made the turn at 4-under,
birdied all but one
hole on the back nine at the 7,257-yard TPC Deere Run course and capped Thursday’s
sizzling round by knocking in a 7-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th.
He raised his club to acknowledge the roar from the
crowd and accepted high-fives on the way to the clubhouse.
“It’s almost a mythical number in our game,” said Goydos, a
46-year-old pro from Dove Canyon, Calif.
It’s the first 59 on the tour since
David
Duval went that low in a memorable final round at the 1999 Bob Hope Classic.
The other 59s were by Al Geiberger in 1977 and
Chip
Beck in 1991.
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