Three straight birdies on the first nine, five under through five holes on the last nine.
The execution was solid, the result was historic for Chris Francoeur at the Korn Ferry Tour’s Utah Championship on Friday.
Francoeur, who ranked 120th on the KFT Points List entering the week at Ogden Golf & Country Club, carded the first sub-60 of the tour’s 2026 season during his second round where he had multiple chances to reach 58.
With four straight pars to finish his round, Francoeur’s finished 11-under on the round to become just the 16th player in Korn Ferry Tour history to shoot 59.
He opened the round at the 10th hole and went birdie-par-birdie-eagle-birdie through his first five holes to set the torrid pace.
At 120th on the Points List, Chris Francoeur needed to get something going @UTChampionship.
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) July 31, 2026
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It’s the third time in eight days where a player has recorded a 59 in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event.
Michael Kim carded a 59 last Friday at the 3M Open outside of Minneapolis. That came a day after Scott Stevens signed an 11-under 59 during the first round of the Osprey Valley Open on the PGA Tour Americas.
Live second round coverage in Ogden, Utah, can be seen on Golf Channel at 6-9 p.m. ET on Friday.
