Travelers Championship: Watch Cameron Young channel inner Jim Furyk with an astonishing 59
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Young made history on Saturday at the Travelers Championship, showing off his best Jim Furyk impression with his sub-60 score.
Cameron Young took advantage of the soft conditions at TPC River Highlands for round 3 of the Travelers Championship. He fired off an 11-under 59 to tie Tom Kim for the lead at 13-under total.
Young became the first player since Scottie Scheffler in 2020 at TPC Boston to shoot a sub-60 round on the PGA Tour. He also became the 12th different player on Tour to shoot sub-60. Jim Furyk did it twice, including his historic 58 at the 2016 Travelers Championship.
The 27-year-old’s previous best score was a 62 from the second round of the 2022 Genesis Invitational.
Young made over 115 feet of putts in the third round, including a 9-foot 7-inch par putt on 18 to secure the 59.
History for Cameron Young!
A 9-footer for par on 18 cards him a 59 @TravelersChamp pic.twitter.com/IXYhp3w7Jw
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 22, 2024
He took Moving Day seriously as Young jumped 42 spots to sit atop the leaderboard.
Young was 5-under through his first four holes after he made three birdies and an eagle on the par-4 3rd. Two more birdies at the 8th and 9th saw him go out in 28 strokes.
Another birdie at the par-5 13th, followed by his second eagle of the day at 15, put him at 10-under. He just needed one birdie to record a sub-60 round with three holes left. That birdie came on the par-4 17th as Young sank a 5-footer to tally his seventh birdie.
However, that par on 18 was his most crucial shot. It was not an easy putt, and Young had ice in his veins as he made it without hesitation.
Young has one runner-up finish this year, four top-10s, and five top-25s. However, he has not had his best form since the Masters.
Something clicked in Connecticut, though, as he joined an elite club of sub-60 golfers.
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