Michael Kim fires 59 for 16th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history

Michael Kim made a 24-foot, 4-inch putt on his final hole Friday to shoot 59 at the 3M Open.

Kim recorded the 16th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history, making 12 birdies and no bogeys at the par-71 TPC Twin Cities.

It’s the first 59 on Tour since Jake Knapp in the first round of last year’s Cognizant Classic. He went on to tie for sixth. The last five players to break 60 on Tour have not won that week. The last to do so was Brandt Snedeker in the 2018 Wyndham Championship.

Kim’s only Tour title came that season at the John Deere Classic.

Still, it’s been a career renaissance the last few season’s for Kim. This year, he finished tied for second at the Valero Texas Open and is currently 65th in FedExCup points.

His performance this week, however, comes on the heels of three consecutive missed cuts.

After opening in 2-under 69 to sit seven off the lead, Kim made an early charge in Round 2. He made five consecutive birdies on Nos. 3-7 and add another at the ninth to turn in 29.

After birdies at Nos. 10 and 12, he finished with four straight. That included, in order, birdie putts of 11'8", 13'7", 17'1" and 24'4".

At 14 under for the tournament, he currently leads Ben Kohles by three shots, with the afternoon underway.

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