SILVIS, Ill. (AP) -Paul Goydos became 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.
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. Duval also was playing in the Deere Classic, beginning his round in the afternoon. The other 59s were by Al Geiberger in 1977 and Chip Beck in 1991.
Defending champion Steve Stricker shot a 60, making for the two lowest scores ever in a single round at a PGA event. And he just missed tying Goydos on the last hole.
Michael Letzig, Matt Jones, Aaron Baddeley and James Nitties all finished at 7-under 64. Jay Williamson, Daniel Chopra, Scott McCarron and Charley Hoffman had 65s.
Scottish Open
LUSS, Scotland (AP) – Darren Clarke upstaged fellow Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell with a 6-under 65 to take a one-shot lead after the first round.
ll, returning to tournament golf and his European Tour roots for the first time since his win at the U.S. Open, shot a 71 on a blustery day at Loch Lomond.
McDowell birdied his final two holes to finish alongside Phil Mickelson, who was making his first appearance in Europe since winning the Masters in April.
One shot behind Clarke were England’s Graeme Storm and Italy’s Edoardo Molinari, who both shot 66 in milder morning weather, and Irishman Damien McGrane.
John Daly, who won the British Open in 1995, was just two shots off the lead after a 67. In the group of six players alongside Daly at 4 under was Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa.
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