Hayden Springer shot the 14th sub-60 rating in PGA Tour historical past in Thursday’s opening spherical of the John Deere Basic.
Springer holed out from 55 yards for eagle on the par-5 17th after which made a 12-foot, 8-inch birdie putt on the final to shoot 12-under 59 at TPC Deere Run.
“I’m feeling good. Type of, I don’t know, at loss for phrases when it comes to with the ability to try this,” Springer, who had by no means shot decrease than 61, even in apply, stated after his spherical. “I really feel like that’s one the uncommon issues in golf, so to sort of have that chance and pull it off, it feels fairly particular.”
It’s the second 59 in three weeks on Tour as Cameron Younger shot that quantity within the third spherical of the Vacationers Championship. It’s additionally the second 59 in event historical past, with Paul Goydos first doing so in 2010.
Neither Younger (T-9) nor Goydos (runner-up) went on to win their respective occasions. Springer at present holds the clubhouse lead by 4 photographs over Englishman Harry Corridor.
Jim Furyk owns the Tour file with a 58 within the remaining spherical of the 2016 Vacationers. Furyk can also be among the many 13 gamers to shoot 59. He didn’t win both occasion. Solely 5 occasions has a participant damaged 60 on Tour and gained, most just lately Brandt Snedeker within the 2018 Wyndham Championship.
Buoyed by reminiscences of his late daughter, Springer earned his Tour card for the primary time in December at Q-College. He entered this week in Silvis, Illinois, 127th on the FedExCup factors record, having simply ended a stretch of six missed cuts.
Pissed off by his lack of success, Springer stated he reunited together with his childhood coach, Rosey Bartlett, the director of instruction at Trophy Membership (Texas).
“She’s coached me since I used to be 6 years previous,” Springer stated. “So I took just a little break from her for a pair years after which simply these final — earlier than final week, these final six tournaments lacking these cuts I felt like I wanted to get one thing going, so she was capable of assist me.”
Instantly. Springer tied for tenth finally week’s Rocket Mortgage Basic. And now this.
