Cameron Young joins exclusive club after shooting 59 at Travelers Championship


The 59 club has another member.

Cameron Young broke 60 Saturday in the third round of the Travelers Championship, becoming the 12th PGA player to do so.

It's the 13th sub-60 in PGA history, as Jim Furyk has done it twice, including an all-time low 58 in the same tournament in 2016.

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Cameron Young celebrates on the 18th green after making a par putt to shoot an 11-under round of 59 during the third round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 22, 2024, in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Keyur Khamar/PGA Tour via Getty Images)

Young's 59 was 11 under par: he entered the clubhouse with a share of the lead after trailing by 11.

The 59th watch began early, when Young got off to a birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie start, holing out from 142 yards on the par-four third hole. He closed his front nine with consecutive birdies and entered the turn with a 28.

He calmed down a bit, but arguably his best shot of the day came on the drivable par-four 15th, where he hit the green and was just four feet from the flag. He made the easy eagle to move to 10 under par that day.

Young had a nine-foot par putt for the ages and slid it in the backdoor for the lowest score.

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Cameron Young makes a par putt on the 18th hole during the Travelers Championship on June 22, 2024 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Keyur Khamar/PGA Tour via Getty Images)

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In total, there were nine pars, seven birdies, two eagles and zero bogeys, en route to making 115-foot putts.

It's the first 59 on tour since Scottie Scheffler did it in the 2020 Northern Trust at TPC Boston, but the seventh sub-60 on all pro tours this year.

These include a 59 by Joaquín Niemann at LIV Golf and a record 57 by Cristóbal del Solar at the Korn Ferry Tour in Bogotá, Colombia.

Young was able to lift, clean and place his golf ball in the short grass due to the soggy course conditions and the potential for more rain.

It could have gone even lower. After his eagle on the 15th hole, Young hit his tee shot to 7 feet on the par-3 16th and missed the short birdie putt.

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Cameron Young smiles with Jordan Spieth during the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 22, 2024. (Keyur Khamar/PGA Tour via Getty Images)

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But now he has put himself in a prime position to win this weekend: it would be his first on the PGA Tour.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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