Eighteen-year-old Blades Brown missed a final-hole six-foot putt to shoot an unimaginable 59 on the American Specific Open, however nonetheless completed with a course file to tie Scottie Scheffler for the lead after two rounds.
Brown wanted a birdie from his last three holes however a wayward second shot on the par-five seventh left him scrambling for par, earlier than he needed to accept par as soon as once more on the par-three eighth.
That left him one gap to clinch the birdie that may write him into the historical past books however his try was pushed proper and went previous the outlet. That left him a brief putt to seal the course file 60.
It’s the lowest spherical in PGA Tour historical past by an 18-year-old since 1983 and places him alongside Scheffler on the prime of the leaderboard on 17 below par.
In his first spherical, he shot a powerful 67 after which on Friday, Brown’s second arrived. Nevertheless, he shall be agonising about being so near being simply the Sixteenth-ever participant to shoot a 59 on the PGA Tour.
And did Brown really feel the stress on the ultimate gap?
“Absolutely, of course I did,” Brown stated.
“I stuck to my game plan, I executed a game plan I could control. I couldn’t get it this time but I am so stoked.
“I used to be really fairly calm I used to be simply how stunning this golf course was – I used to be simply wanting on the water on the market.
“Sometimes you just need something to calm you down and I just said ‘I am going to execute this shot I can and putt this line I see’.
“Sadly it did not go in however I’m pleased with the end result I had in the present day.
“Scottie is an unbelievable player and to have my name next to his name on the leaderboard.
“This weekend I’m simply going to concentrate on executing the photographs I can and seeing what occurs.
“I am going to go take a nap them tee it up tomorrow.”
Beginning on the again 9, six birdies and an eagle raised eyebrows and piqued curiosity, with Brown rounding the nook with out dropping a shot as pars on the seventeenth and 18th noticed him eight below.
His entrance 9 was not as electrifying however birdies on the second fourth, fifth, and sixth noticed him enter the ultimate three holes needing one birdie so as to add his title to the historical past books.
It was made all of the extra dramatic by the truth that on Wednesday afternoon, the 18-year-old completed seventeenth on the Bahamas Nice Abaco Basic on the Korn Ferry Tour in what was their second occasion of the season. Then, he flew over 3,000 miles to California with no apply rounds to participate in The American Specific.
In the meantime, Scheffler accompanied a first-round 63 with a second-round 64 as he added eight birdies and no bogeys and is now accompanied by {the teenager} on the prime of the desk on 17-under after a sensational 12-under 60.
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