Cameron Young impressed at the Travelers Championship on Saturday, recording a score of 59 in the third round of the tournament.
The result marks only the 13th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history, giving the 27-year-old American the clubhouse lead at 13 under after starting the day 11 strokes behind the leader.
The sub-60 score is also the first since 2020, when Scottie Scheffler scored 59 at TPC Boston’s Northern Trust tournament. Scheffler, who struggled at the US Open last week, was tied for third at 11 under heading into Round 3 but retired just hours after Young.
Young, who had a 9:45 a.m. tee time, recorded seven birdies, two eagles and no bogeys over the 18 holes to finish 11 under.
Young completed the historic score with a final, well-placed putt in the 18th hole.
In an interview after completing the round, Young said he didn’t expect the day to go so well for him.
“I’ve had mediocre results lately, but I feel like the golf I’ve been playing has been better than that, and to have a day like today where things start to happen and I feel like I’m being rewarded for good shots, it leaves me with a good taste in my mouth going in tomorrow,” Young said.
With his total at -13, Young was tied with Tom Kim, who at that point had still not been knocked off for his third round.
