VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — Kyle Cottam set a PGA Tour Americas record Saturday when he holed out from 108 yards for eagle on the 16th hole on his way to a 12-under 58 in the Digital Commerce Group Open.
It was the second straight year for a sub-60 round at Uplands Golf Club. A.J. Ewart shot 59 a year ago in the Victoria Open.
Cottam had six birdies in a seven-hole stretch for a 29 on the front nine, and he played the final four holes in 4 under with the eagle on the 16th He got up-and-down for par from just off the green on the 18th hole.
"I was absolutely surprised," Cottam said. "Obviously, you don't wake up in the morning and think you're going to shoot 58."
Cottam had the sixth sub-60 round on the PGA Tour Americas since 2024. There were two sub-60 rounds on the Canadian Tour, including a 58 by Jason Bohn in 2001.
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It was the second straight year for a sub-60 round at Uplands Golf Club. A.J. Ewart shot 59 a year ago in the Victoria Open.
Cottam had six birdies in a seven-hole stretch for a 29 on the front nine, and he played the final four holes in 4 under with the eagle on the 16th He got up-and-down for par from just off the green on the 18th hole.
"I was absolutely surprised," Cottam said. "Obviously, you don't wake up in the morning and think you're going to shoot 58."
Cottam had the sixth sub-60 round on the PGA Tour Americas since 2024. There were two sub-60 rounds on the Canadian Tour, including a 58 by Jason Bohn in 2001.
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