You have to play phenomenally to break 60, so it’s no surprise the PGA Tour club has just 10 members while the European Tour just one…
Players Who Have Broken 60: Golf’s Most Exclusive Club
Al Geiberger, 1977 Memphis Classic
Geiberger was the inaugural member of the 59 Club, putting his wonder score together during the second round of the 1977 Memphis Classic at Colonial Country Club.
Geiberger, who obviously became known as Mr 59, crammed 11 birdies and an eagle into his 13-under par round, and went on to win the tournament, despite not bettering 70 in his other three rounds.
Al Geiberger, the original Mr 59, during his later Champions Tour career
Chip Beck, 1991 Las Vegas Invitational
Beck’s 59 came during the third round of the 1991 Las Vegas Invitational at the Sunrise Golf Course. He opened up with a 40-footer for birdie on his first hole – the 10th – and never let up, adding 12 more birdies.
Sunrise was a late replacement for Spanish Trails, and many players felt a 59 might be possible as the course was short, flat, new and never really designed to host a tournament.
Beck didn’t mind either way as the Hilton Corp hotel chain had put up a $500,000 bonus if anyone could shoot 59, with a further half million going to junior golf and PGA Tour charities – phenomenal sums given that the typical winner’s cheque that year was $180,000.
Chip Beck got a very tidy $500,000 bonus for his 59 in 1991
David Duval, 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
Double D could play a bit in his heyday, nowhere more so than in his highly impressive 59 during the final round of the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
Duval had already compiled 11 birdies heading into the 18th, before memorably hitting it close on the par-5 finale and rolling in the six-footer for eagle.
Most impressive of all is that Duval had birdie or eagle putts on 17 holes and only four of those were outside 10ft. He won the event by one from Steve Pate.
A relatively rare display of emotion for David Duval as he shoots 59 with a closing eagle in 1999
Paul Goydos, 2010 John Deere Classic
Goydos needed just 22 putts in his opening 59 at the 2010 John Deere Classic, shooting an eight-under par 28 on the back nine to…
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