India, July 26 -- Golf's magic number 59 has been achieved very few times. Fifteen different players have shot 59 in PGA Tour history. The first to do so was Al Geiberger, at Memphis in 1977. Fifteen players have carded a 59, with 16 total sub-60 rounds in PGA Tour history. Jim Furyk is the only player to break 60 twice, including a record 58 at the 2016 Travelers Championship.

Michael Kim became the most recent player to break 60 when he fired a 12-under 59 during the second round of the 2026 3M Open. Prior to Kim, Jake Knapp broke 60 when he opened the Cognizant Classic last year with a 59 in Round 1 at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

To achieve 59 it takes a brilliant round and more than a little luck to shoot a 59. That...