Jake Knapp Shoots A 59 At The Cognizant Classic, 15th Sub-60 Round In Pga Tour History

Jake Knapp joined the PGA Tour's sub-60 club on Thursday.

Knapp - the No. 99 player in golf's current world rankings - shot a bogey-free 59 in the opening round of the Cognizant Classic at PGA National, the 15th time that someone has broken 60 in a PGA Tour event.

Knapp finished one shot off the tour scoring record of 58, done by Jim Furyk in the final round of the 2016 Travelers Championship. Knapp became the 14th player to shoot a sub-60 round it has been done 15 times, with Furyk the one who has carded such a round twice.

Knapp had a putt for eagle at the par-5 18th that would have tied Furyk's mark of 58 - 18 feet, 8 inches was the measurement given by the PGA Tour. The eagle putt didn't have the speed and he tapped in for 59.

The 12-birdie round on the par-71 course also broke the previous Cognizant scoring record of 61, first done in 2012 by Brian Harman and matched in 2021 by Matt Jones. There are three rounds of 62 in tournament history - Tiger Woods in the final round in 2012 on his way to a tie for second, Brandon Hagy in the second round in 2021 and eventual winner Chris Kirk in the second round of the 2023 event.