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All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":85,"badge":86,"author":87,"excerpt":88,"date":89,"readTime":90,"image":91,"imageAlt":83,"tags":92,"body":95,"_path":96},"Michael Kim Cards Historic 59 at 3M Open","michael-kim-shoots-historic-59-3m-open","long-reads","Long Reads: Feature","Marcus Wright","Michael Kim joins golf's most exclusive club with a stunning 12-under 59 at TPC Twin Cities.","2026-07-24 19:32:45","1 min read","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Fmichael-kim-shoots-historic-59-3m-open.webp",[93,94],"PGA Tour","3M Open","## Michael Kim's 59 Joins the Rarest Scorecard in PGA Tour History\n\nMichael Kim posted a **12-under-par 59** during the opening round of the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, joining one of the shortest lists in professional golf. Sub-60 rounds on the PGA Tour have occurred fewer than a dozen times since Al Geiberger carded the first one in 1977.\n\nKim made **12 birdies** on the par-71 layout, attacking pins and converting putts from the opening hole through the 18th without a bogey. By the time his final putt dropped, players who had already finished their rounds were lingering near the scorer's tent to shake his hand.\n\n> \"I feel pretty cool being part of the history books,\" Kim said after signing his card.\n\nPGA Tour officials verified the score with no errors. Kim, a former **University of California** standout who won the **2018 John Deere Classic**, has struggled with inconsistent form in the seven years since, making only sporadic runs into contention. The 59 is the lowest round of his professional career by a significant margin.\n\nThe names on the all-time sub-60 list remain few: Geiberger, Chip Beck, David Duval, Paul Goydos, Jim Furyk (who also shot a **58**), and Scottie Scheffler. Kim now sits alongside them.\n\nThe round gives Kim the first-round lead at the 3M Open, which carries full FedEx Cup points. His previous best PGA Tour round was a 62. 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