La Quinta, CA …

It had taken 14 years from 1977, and the first ever score of 59, for a PGA Tour player to sign for a second score of 59 in 1991.

But now just nine days after Justin Thomas shot a 59 on the opening day of last week’s Sony Hawaiian Open and 26-year old Canadian Adam Hadwin managed to shoot a 59 on the third day of the Career Builder Challenger here in La Quinta, California.

Unlike Thomas’ effort in Hawaii, and on a par 70 layout, the affable Hadwin posted his round on the par 72 La Quinta Country Club course and one of three host venues for this week’s $US 5.8m event.

As such, Hadwin is the first since David Duval in 1999, who eagled his last hole to shoot a 59 on the PGA West Palmer Course and also at Career Buider Challenge but in an event then known as the Bob Hope Classic, to sign for a 59 on a par 72 course.

Hadwin matched a number of records and also created a first in shooting his 59.

Canadian Adam Hadwin proudly shows off the ball he used to shoot the ninth score of 59 or better on the PGA Tour.

Those records include:-

• Ninth score of 59 in PGA Tour history.  (Jim Furyk shot 59 in 2013 and then 59, but on route to a 58 in last year’s Travellers).
• Only the fourth player in PGA Tour history to shoot a 59 on a par 72 layout (1977 Al Geiberger, 1991 Chip Beck & 2009 David Duval)
• Just the second non-American after Australian Stuart Appleby in 2010 to shoot a round of 59.
• Hadwin is the first player without a PGA Tour victory to shoot a round of 59 and in his 73rd Tour event.
• Hadwin’s effort of 13 birdies matched the PGA Tour record number of birdies held by Chip Beck when he shot his 59 at the 1991 Shriners Hospital for Children Championship.

Hadwin’s round had gone match unnoticed to the 13th when he posted his 10th birdie to move to 14-under par and this was after commencing his round at three under par.

He then went to 15-under par for the day after hitting a 6-iron to 15-feet at 15 ahead of a par at 16.

Canadian Adam Hawin becomes the 9th on the PGA Tour to shoot a round of 59.

Hadwin, whose previous lowest round on the PGA was a 63 back in 2014, then secured the 14th birdie of the day in landing a 172-yard 7-iron to six feet at the par four 17th.

It now meant a par at the last would see Hadwin become the ninth player in PGA Tour history to shoot a 59 while a birdie would tie him with American Jim Furyk who shot the all-time PGA Tour low of 58 in last year’s Travellers Championship.

However thoughts of a 58 were dismissed when he flew the green with his second shot down 18 and afterwards remarking:  “I hit an 8-rion thinking with the wind I would just let it drift left, and maybe some adrenaline kicked in, as it was a bit long there.”

It meant the Canadian now having to chip his third downhill and he did with his ball stopping three foot past the flag from where Hadwin joined the PGA Tour history books.

“Wow. I don’t really know what to say as it’s still sinking in,” he said.

Adam Hadwin’s name will now be added to those a member of the PGA Tour’s ’59 Club’.

“Everybody talks about the kind of way you get into the zone and I think that’s what kind of happened out there.  I was thinking about the 59, I knew exactly what I needed to do, it just didn’t seem to matter.

“I got away with a few shots coming down the stretch like I didn’t hit a solid shot into 14 but rolled it up to 15 feet, made the putt.

“Frankly, the best hole I played was the 16th hole, as that was a pretty incredible par as I whiffed it a little bit on the left and further than I would like but I had 208-yards to the flag, 109 to the front edge and hit a 6-iron perfect.”

Hadwin had just 21 putts in his round and now takes a one shot lead at 17-under into the final round and he seeks that maiden PGA Tour victory title.

The 9th scorecard on the PGA Tour to show a round of 59 .. counter signed by Colt Knost.

And whether or not he does succeed Hadwin says it will be nice to catch-up with Thomas when next the duo compete in the same event.

So what he say to Thomas?

“Tied you,” said Hadwin.   “I mean the kid’s playing some incredible golf right now but then I would love to start a run like he’s on, absolutely.

“I played on the Web.Com with him, we had great years when we both got out there and he’s just taken off.  So, he’s a special player.  But then I would be happy to join him as a PGA Tour winner at the end of tomorrow.”