Game’s Best Take To Social Media To Applaud Jim Furyk’s 58.
Chris DiMarco
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Wow. Congrats to Jim Furyk. What a round of golf. First to shoot 58 on tour and becomes first man to shoot in 50’s twice! #balling
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Luke Donald
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We bow down to you Jim #58 #history
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Annika Sorenstam
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Jim Furyk Creates PGA History Shooting 58 Says “It Was Fun To Be First To Break 59 Barrier” (Video).
American Jim Furyk created PGA Tour with the 46-year-old golfer shooting the first-ever round of 58 and on the final day of the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut.
Six players enjoyed a share of the record of having shot 59 since Al Geiberger shot the first 59 in the 1977 Memphis Classic.
And Furyk, with his 12-under par 58 on the par 70 TPC River Highlands course, was also the last in posting a 59 in the 2013 BMW Championship.
Now the veteran American has become the first player in ...
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Londoner Anthony Wall created European Tour history in defeating Swede Alex Noren in the Aberdeen Asset Management Paul Lawrie Match Play Championship at Archerfield.
Wall overcame a 16 years and 204 day wait for a second Tour victory after his maiden success in the 2000 Alfred Dunhill Championship in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In the interium period Wall has played 431 events and beating the record of 276 events between a first and second win set by the late Christy O’Connor Jnr.
Wall fought ...
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Leishman, 32 added a two under par 68 to his opening 65 to move into a four way tie at the top of the board in the $US 6.6m.
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Since being opened for play just a handful of months ago the Gil Hanse designed course has become home to boa constrictors, monkeys, sloths, an abundance of bird life along with crocodile-like creatures.
And in the quest for a medal the likes of Padraig Harrington, Rickie Fowler, Henrik Stenson and Bubba Watson could come ...
Russell Knox ‘I’m A Beast, This Is My Life, I Love Every Minute Of It’ & Right In Connecticut Contention
Russell Knox’s quest to break into the Ryder Cup team is back on track with a second straight 67 to be well in contention late on day two of the Travelers Championship in Connecticut.
Knox confessed following Sunday’s conclusion to the PGA Championship he needs one ‘good performance’ prior to the end of Hazeltine qualifying if he’s to make the European Team automatically.
And the US-based Scot again let his clubs do all the talking racing to seven under par on the back of four birdies in ...
Chris Wood Breezes Into Paul Lawrie Match-Play Second Round At Archerfield.
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The BMW PGA winner is looking for a victory this week to cement his place in the European Ryder Cup team and ensure he can begin married life later this month with a week’s holiday rather fight to get into Darren Clarke’s team for Hazeltine.
Wood lost the first to Rumford but from there it was all Wood starting with a birdie ...
