DETROIT — Jake Knapp shot an 11-under 61 to interrupt a Rocket Traditional document 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 one hundred and thirtieth within the 156-player area 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 believe that possibly helped slightly bit,” he mentioned.
Knapp, ranked No. 99 on the earth, 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 document of 58 set by Jim Furyk in 2016 — on the Cognizant Traditional 4 months in the past, when he broke the event scoring document earlier than cooling off and ending tied for sixth.
Knapp broke the 18-hole document 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 need to make extra,” Knapp mentioned. “I used to be even form of serious about 59 once I caught it shut on my third to final gap.”
