Michael Kim became the first PGA player to card a 59 this season on Friday, sinking a 24-foot, 4-inch birdie putt on the 18th hole to finish 12-under-par 59 in the second round of the 3M Open in Blaine, Minn.
Kim, 33, aggressively pumped his fist after finishing the par-5 18th hole at TPC Twin Cities.
“I kind of remember thinking on 18 that you have to go for it, 60 or 61 doesn’t really make too much of a difference,” Kim said. “To shoot 59 today was pretty cool and feels like I’m part of the history books, which is great.”
Per PGA Tour Communications, Kim posted the 16th round of 59 or lower in PGA Tour history. Jake Knapp was the last to accomplish the feat, doing so at the 2025 The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
Kim sank 12 birdies during his bogey-free round to reside at 14-under 128 for the tournament.
He recorded the first of five straight birdies at the third hole and added another on the 9th to sit at 6-under 29 at the turn. He added birdies on the 10th, 12th, 15th and 16th holes before sinking his long putt to end his day.
“Yeah, funny enough, some shots I didn’t feel like supremely confident over, but that’s kind of golf,” Kim said. “I was kind of happy I got away with par on 13. But other parts of my game, like my putting, felt fantastic. When you hit a putt and it does exactly what you kind of envisioned before you hit it, it’s an awesome feeling. Felt like that all day out there.”
Kim has one PGA Tour win on his resume. He won the 2018 John Deere Classic by eight strokes.
