The 15 Golfers Who’ve Broken 60 In A PGA Tour Tournament (And Where They Ended Up Finishing)

There’s no better way to make yourself feel worse about your abilities on the golf course than watching the best players in the world do their thing on the PGA Tour. That’s especially true when a guy managed to go on an absolute tear and break 60—a feat that has been a very rare occurrence since the circuit was established close to a 100 years ago.

It’s impossible to make a living as a professional golfer if you’re not able to get under par on a consistent basis, and most guys will walk away pretty frustrated if they’re not able to finish somewhere in the 60s by the time they wrap up a round.

Finishing in the 50s, on the other hand, is a wildly impressive achievement, and the golfers who’ve managed to do that in a PGA Tour event are members of a very exclusive club.

Nothing sums up the nature of golf quite like the fact that the majority of the people on this list still weren’t able to win the tournament, and here’s a look at how all of them ultimately fared.

Jim Furyk: 58 (Tied For 5th At The 2016 Travelers Championship)

No one had ever shot better than a 59 in a PGA Tournament prior to the final round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in 2016 (six men were tied for the record at that point), but that was no longer the case when it wrapped up thanks to the clinic Jim Furyk conducted.

The 46-year-old headed into Sunday in 70th place and 16 strokes back of the leader but surged after recording seven birdies, an eagle, and a par on the front nine to hit the turn sitting at 27 strokes.

He wasn’t able to match that but birdied four more holes while recording a par on the rest to finish with the 58 that put him a -12 for the day and was good enough for a tie for fifth place (three strokes behind winner Russell Knox, who ended up being a bit of an afterthought despite getting the victory).

Al Geiberger: 59 (Won The 1977 Memphis Classic)

Everyone else on this list shot a 59, and I’m going to go in chronological order as opposed to sorting them based on how far below par they ended up finishing.

Al Geiberger has the distinction of being the first person in PGA Tour history to break 60 with the 59 he shot during the second round of the Memphis Classic at Colonial in 1977; he’s also tied for the best round as far as stroke under par are concerned with the -13 performance.

Geiberger had eleven birdies and an eagle while hitting par on the remainder of those holes. The round was a bit of an anomaly when you consider he finished the tournament at -15, but that was still good enough to beat Gary Player and Jerry McGee by three strokes.

Chip Beck: 59 (Tied For 3rd At The 1991 Las Vegas Invitational)

Chip Beck never came close to becoming a household name on the PGA Tour, but he did earn four victories and had second-place finishes at The Masters and the U.S. Open.

He also secured his place in golf history by going on a tear during the third round at the 1991 Las Vegas Invitational at Sunrise Golf Club, as he had 13 birdies en route to finishing at -13.

However, the tournament was a low-scoring affair across the board, as Andrew Magee and D.A. Weibring set an event record by finishing at -31 over the course of their four rounds before the latter prevailed in a playoff that Beck missed out on after finishing in a tie for 3rd two shots back.

David Duval: 59 (Won The 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic)

David Duval is the third person on this list who ended up at -13 after shooting a 59, and he also pulled off one of the most impressive comebacks you’ll ever see because of it.

Duval entered the final day of the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic at PGA West seven strokes behind leader Steve Pate and sitting in 13th place.

Pate ended up shooting a 66, which is certainly not a bad way to cap off a tournament. Unfortunately, Duval still edged him out by a single stroke with the 59 he put together with 11 birdies before capping things off with a bang with an eagle putt on the 18th hole to end a -26.

Paul Goydos: 59 (2nd Place At The 2010 John Deere Classic)

Paul Goydos is another guy who had a fairly quiet PGA Tour career where he only ended up with a couple of wins and never really came close to contending at any majors.

However, he also cemented his legacy when the John Deere Classic descended upon TPC Deere Run in 2010, as he took the lead after Thursday’s round by firing a twelve-under 59 with 12 birdies (including eight of his last nine holes).

However, Steve Stricker was only a stroke behind heading into Friday after shooting a 60, and he was eventually able to outfox Goydos for the two-stroke victory after finishing at -26 on Sunday.

Stuart Appleby: 59 (Won The 2010 Greenbrier Classic)

In 2010, Stuart Appleby also managed to put together a final-round comeback that rivaled the one Duval pulled off when he surged up the leaderboard on Sunday at the inaugural Greenbrier Classic.

Appleby hadn’t gotten a win on the PGA Tour in four years heading into the tournament, and it didn’t seem like he’d be able to snap the drought when you consider he trailed Jeff Overton by seven strokes heading into Sunday.

However, he finished at -11 with the help of his nine birdies and the eagle that ended up being the difference maker in an event where he beat Overton by one stroke by finishing at -22 overall (his opponent narrowly missed a birdie put on the final hole that would have forced a playoff).

Jim Furyk: 59 (3rd Place At The 2013 BMW Championship)

He’s baaaaack!

Furyk had already joined the 59 Club before creating an even more exclusive one a few years later, as he also played some unreal golf while competing for the FedEx Cup when Conway Farms hosted the BMW Championship in 2013.

Furyk set himself up for success heading into the weekend by notching 10 birdies and an eagle (along with a bogey) while heading into the clubhouse with a scorecard boasting a score of -11 on Friday.

He ended up finishing in a tie for third at -13 (three strokes behind Zach Johnson) but ultimately settled for a tie for 14th at the ensuing Tour Championship.

Justin Thomas: 59 (Won The 2017 Sony Open)

It took more than 35 years for six guys to hit 59 in a PGA Tour event, but seven of them have been able to achieve that feat since 2017.

The first is Justin Thomas, who checked that box when he headed to Waiʻalae Country Club in Hawaii for the Sony Open in 2017.

His 59 came in the first round where he finished with eight birdies, two eagles, and a bogey to finish at -11 and take a three-stroke lead over the rest of the field.

Thomas never really looked back from there, as he followed that up with a 64 and back-to-back 65s to get the win by seven strokes with a collective score of -27.

Adam Hadwin: 59 (2nd At The 2017 CareerBuilder Challenge)

Adam Hadwin is the last person on this list who ended up at -13 on the back of a 59 and did so when the CareerBuilder Challenge was held across four different courses at the PGA West facility in La Quinta in 2017.

Hadwin got off to a relatively slow start but managed to make the weekend by shooting 71-69 during the first two days of the tournament only to kick things into high gear after hitting the course on Saturday.

He had 13 birdies (six in a row on the front nine and another string of five on the back) to notch his 59 less than two weeks after Thomas got his and take the lead heading into Sunday.

He ended up in a duel with Hudson Swafford for the top spot and eventually settled for second after losing by a stroke with a -19.

Brandt Snedeker: 59 (Won The 2018 Wyndham Championship)

Brandt Snedeker also set the tone at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in 2018, as he had ten birdies, an eagle, and a bogey during the -11 opening round that gave him a four-stroke lead.

He went wire-to-wire from that point after following Thursday up with a 67, 68, and 65 that ultimately put him at -21 to beat Webb Simpson by three strokes.

Kevin Chappell (Tied For 47th At The 2019 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier)

Kevin Chappell was responsible for what ended up being one of the least impactful 59s in PGA Tour history due to what transpired at one of its most ineloquently titled tournaments.

Chappell was sitting at +1 after shooting a 71 on Thursday but managed to bounce back in a big way during a round where he rattled off nine straight birdies (tying a PGA Tour record) and added two more to finish at -11.

It was more than enough to make the cut, but he wasn’t able to take advantage of the weekend where he scored a 72 and 73 and ultimately finished in a tie for 47th at -5.

Scottie Scheffler: 59 (Tied For 4th At The 2020 The Northern Trust)

Most golf fans weren’t intimately familiar with Scottie Scheffler when The Northern Trust was held at TPC Boston in 2020, but the man who would soon begin his push to become the best player on the planet made quite an impression during his first season on the PGA Tour.

Scheffler was sitting at -2 after the first round but was able to shave 12 strokes off of his score on Friday with six birdies on both the front and back nine.

He followed it up with a 67 and 71 to end up at -17—13 strokes behind a scorching hot Zach Johnson (who had a 60 on the day Scheffler shot 59) but still good enough for a tie for fourth.

Cameron Young: 59 (Tied For 9th At The 2024 Travelers Championship)

Cameron Young was the second person to break 60 at The Travelers Championship, as he wasn’t able to tame River Highlands to the same degree as Furyk but still did pretty well for himself in 2024.

He “only” had seven birdies during the third round but also added a couple of eagles (both of which came on a par-4) to end up at -11 after coming in at par for the rest of the holes he played that day.

He was still five strokes off the lead heading into the final day (he was far from the only person to take advantage of the relatively easy conditions at the course that week) but did end up in a tie for ninth at -17.

Hayden Springer: 59 (Tied For 7th At The 2024 John Deere Classic)

TPC Deere Run is the third and final course on this list to make a second appearance, as Hayden Springer was able to replicate what Paul Goydos pulled off 14 years after the latter set the mark to beat.

As was the case with Goydos, Springer tallied his 59 on Thursday and headed into the second round with a two-stroke lead after ending up with eight birdies (six of which came on the front nine) and a couple of eagles.

He may have set the pace, but he wasn’t able to maintain it; he shot an even-par 71 on Friday to take a step back, although he finished with a 66 and 67 to tie for seventh at -21.

Jake Knapp: 59 (Tied For 6th At The 2025 Cognizant Classic)

We’re wrapping things up with the most recent inductee into the 59 Club: Jake Knapp, who became its 14th member thanks to his performance during The Cognizant Classic at PGA National in 2025.

He got off to a hot start during his round with 10 birdies in his first 14 holes, and he added two more to finish at -12.

Knapp ended up regressing a bit with a 70 on Friday but still had a one-shot lead heading into Sunday with a 68 in the third round. He stumbled by closing things out with a 72 and finished four strokes behind the winner in a tie for sixth at -15.