DETROIT — Jake Knapp shot an 11-under 61 to interrupt a Rocket Basic file that stood for lower than a day, turning into the primary PGA Tour participant to interrupt 60 and shoot a 61 or decrease in the identical season.
Knapp began the second spherical a hundred and thirtieth within the 156-player discipline after opening with a 72. He surged into competition Friday with 9 birdies and an eagle in a bogey-free spherical.
“I used to be simply most likely upset all evening and this morning, so I feel that possibly helped a bit of bit,” he mentioned.
Knapp, ranked No. 99 on the planet, is the one participant on the tour to shoot 61 or higher in two rounds this season.
He shot a 59 – one off the tour scoring file of 58 set by Jim Furyk in 2016 – on the Cognizant Basic 4 months in the past, when he broke the event scoring file earlier than cooling off and ending tied for sixth.
Knapp broke the 18-hole file at Detroit Golf Membership that was set Thursday within the first spherical when Aldrich Potgieter and Kevin Roy each shot a 62.
“I really feel like once I begin making birdies, I wish to make extra,” Knapp mentioned. “I used to be even sort of occupied with 59 once I caught it shut on my third to final gap.”
