An 18-hole 59 shot by a 20-year-old South African golfer, a record that only came out 12 times on the PGA Tour
On the professional golf tour, there was a player who recorded 59 strokes in one round. The main character is Casey Jarvis (South Africa), a 20-year-old golfer born in July 2003 who is active on the South African Sunshine Tour.
Jarvis recorded 13 under par 59 in the third round of the Sunshine Tour Stella Artois Players Championship held at Dainfern Country Club (par 72) in Johannesburg, South Africa on the 16th (Korean time). Jarvis, who cut 13 strokes on the day with two eagles and nine birdies without bogey, made his first 59 on the Sunshine Tour in 14 years after Peter Camis (South Africa) shot 59 in the second round of the 2009 Lombard Insurance Classic. recorded as a player.
Jarvis recorded 7 birdies in 9 holes in the first half, and reduced 6 strokes with 2 eagles and 2 birdies in the second half. He drew even more attention by recording an eagle on the par 4 17th hole set at 452 yards. However, it was regrettable that he ended up par on the 18th hole, which was a par 5 hole. In an interview with the Sunshine Tour after the game, Jarvis said, “I couldn’t have imagined hitting 59. There were good quality shots and putts. (But) I stood at the 18th hole tee box conscious of 59, but my tee shot missed.” revealed
59 strokes in 18 holes is a rare record even on the PGA Tour. In the meantime, 11 players have recorded scores of 59 or less in 18 holes 12 times. In 1977, Al Geiberger (USA) shot 59 for the first time in round 2 of the Memphis Classic, and most recently Scotty Scheffler (USA) recorded 59 in round 2 of the Northern Trust, the first round of the 2020 FedEx Cup playoffs. there is. Jim Furyk (USA) is the only player to score in the 50s twice, hitting 59 at the 2013 BMW Championship and then 58 at the 2016 Travelers Championship. Jim Furyk’s 58 remains the record for the fewest 18 holes on the PGA Tour.
Meanwhile, Jarvis, who recorded a ‘dream 59 stroke’ in the third round, unfortunately did not have a relationship with the championship. Jarvis had to be satisfied with a runner-up in the tournament with a total of 24 under par.먹튀검증 Kyle Barker (South Africa), who recorded 61 strokes in the final round and significantly reduced the number of strokes, won with 30 under par.
