Jim Furyk Shoots 6th-Ever 59 in 2nd Round of BMW Championship

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Published: September 13, 2013

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Jim Furyk has been playing some of the best golf of his career lately, but on Friday during the second round of the BMW Championship, he played some of the best golf of anyone's career. 

Entering the day at one-over and in a tie for 39th place, the 43-year-old became just the sixth golfer ever to break 60, finishing with an unreal 12-under 59 at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forrest, Ill.

ESPN has the news:



Not only did he shoot a 59, but he did it despite bogeying hole No. 5. According to ESPN Stats & Info, that's an accomplishment that has never been done before in the long history of the sport:



The PGA Tour even provided a shot of the veteran making it official and signing the historic card:



Lastly, the PGA Tour explained how he did it via Twitter:



Furyk started the day on the back nine, where he did something that only the most talented players in the world are capable of pulling off—if they're playing a video game. He went birdie, birdie, birdie, par, birdie, eagle, par, birdie, birdie on his way to an eight-under 28 before making the turn back to hole No. 1. 

His pace didn't slow down there, though, as he knocked down three birdies on the next four holes to get to 11-under with five to play. 

As whispers of a sub-60 began, however, he slipped up and bogeyed No. 5. 

After a par on No. 6, Furyk calmly drilled this 11-foot putt on No. 7 to bring him back to 11-under with two holes remaining.



He parred the par-five No. 8, meaning he had to birdie the final hole for history. Naturally, he stuck this approach shot within a few feet like it was just another ordinary day of golf:



And here's the historic final putt:



Afterward, Furyk seemed ecstatic, if not fully aware of what he just accomplis...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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