59 watch......

[Mark2010]

Furyk three-putts No. 5 for bogey, but birdies No. 7. 11-under with two holes (par 5 and par 4) remaining in his round. Live coverage on Golf Channel. (Entire round of TV coverage reairs at 10:30 pm ET.)

 

[Small Town Guy]

Shipnuck on Twitter, probably true:

Prediction: Furyk will have a 6-footer on his final hole to shoot 59...and he'll miss it on the low-side.

 

[MileHigh]

Well, he's got two holes to do it, and he's on a par-5 right now.

 

[Mark2010]

Furyk's stats on par 5 are rather mediocre.

 

[old_tony]

Needs a birdie on the 385-yard No. 9. Tee shot is down the middle. Short iron is next.

 

[old_tony]

This would have to be the first-ever 59 to include a bogey in the round, wouldn't it?

 

[MileHigh]

Less than 5 feet for birdie?

 

[old_tony]

That's what it looks like. Maybe as little as 3 feet.

 

[DanOregon]

thanks for the heads up.

 

[MileHigh]

53 inches.

 

[MileHigh]

Got it!

 

[old_tony]

And he's done it.

 

[Mark2010]

Damn! That was some fantastic round! Way to go, Jim!

 

[JC]

RIP Mark.

 

[old_tony]

53 inches.

I believe they said 3 feet, 3 inches.

 

[Mark2010]

So now in the space of 8 days, I've watched an NFL quarterback throw seven TD passes in a game and a PGA player shoot 59 in a competitive round. I feel blessed to have seen it. I never expected I would.

 

[MileHigh]

RIP Mark.

ZING!!!

 

[Mark2010]

Gotta put the finishing touches on the will.

 

[Vombatus]

Mark, you better cross streets very, VERY carefully for the near future.

 

[TigerVols]

Mickelson finished at 63, leads by one shot.

We had the same thing three weeks ago with Tiger Woods at Firestone.

I doubt we'll see a guy shoot under 60 in a PGA Tour event again in my lifetime. Maybe on the Web.com or champions tour. I would expect we'll see someone (maybe Usain Bolt) run the 100 meters under 9.6 seconds before we see someone shoot a 59 in a competitive round.

Quoted for the shear hilarity of it.