Michael Kim shoots 59 at 3M Open, sinking dramatic birdie at the 18th for history
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Michael Kim sinks 24-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at 3M Open
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Michael Kim closed with four straight birdies to shoot 12-under 59 at the 3M Open on Friday, the first to shoot sub-60 this season.
Kim’s 59 is the 16th round of 59 or lower in PGA TOUR history. Jake Knapp was the last to do it at the 2025 The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
Kim made 12 birdies and no bogeys en route to his second round at TPC Twin Cities.
The run began at the third hole, sinking a 13-foot birdie putt, the first of five straight. That was the longest putt he needed to convert during that run, repeatedly stuffing approach shots close. Kim added another birdie at the ninth to make the turn in 6-under 29 and quickly continued his torrid pace with birdies at the 10th and 12th holes. Still, he seemed too far off the pace when he reached the 15th hole, needing to play the final four holes in 4-under.
He did just that, and he relied on the putter down the stretch.
Kim holed four birdie putts outside 10 feet, including the decisive 24-footer for birdie at the 18th, rolling it in, raising his hands into the air and fist-pumping.
The score is Kim’s career best and sets a new course record at TPC Twin Cities.
Kim is 14-under through 36 holes and the current leader.
