Sung Kang came up one stroke shy of the seventh 59 in PGA Tour history on Friday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Playing on the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula Country Club, Kang shot 11-under 60 and jumped into a tie for the 36-hole lead. Kang, who played back-to-front in Round 2, came to the par-3 ninth on the Shore Course needing a birdie for 59. Instead, his tee shot found a native area around the green. Kang, however, did manage to get up-and-down for par.
The 28-year-old South Korean player went out in 6-under 31 on the back nine of the course, making an eagle on the par-5 16th. On the less generous front side, with a par of 34, Kang birdied five of seven holes, including the final three in a row, before arriving to the last hole.
It was difficult to see a round like this coming from Kang, who has missed his last three cuts. This is his best round of the year — and likely to be the best of his PGA Tour career — by eight shots.
Jim Furyk remains the last player to shoot 59 on the PGA Tour, doing so in the second round of the 2013 BMW Championship.
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