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Els` feat vaults him into exalted company of golf greats
Melbourne, Feb 05: Els, who took a four-stroke lead over New Zealand`s Campbell, broke the previous Royal Melbourne record of 62 set by New Zealand`s Richard Lee in 2002. The South African`s best previous round was a 61 in the 1994 Dubai Desert Classic.
Melbourne, Feb 05: Els, who took a four-stroke lead over New Zealand's Campbell, broke the previous Royal Melbourne record of 62 set by New Zealand's Richard Lee in 2002. The South African's best previous round was a 61 in the 1994 Dubai Desert Classic.
Three PGA Tour players have shot 59s, Al Geiberger in the 1977 Memphis Classic, Chip Beck in the 1991 Las Vegas Invitational, and David Duval in the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. All three were 13 under on par-72 courses.
Annika Sorenstam also accomplished the feat in the LPGA Tour's 2001 Standard Register Ping.
Jason Bohn shot a 13-under 58 in a 2001 Canadian Tour event, and Japan's Shigeki Maruyama also had a 13-under 58 in qualifying for the 2000 U.S. Open in Rockville, Md. Two Nationwide Tour players also have had 59s, Doug Dunakey and Notah Begay.
New Zealand's Mahal Pearce and Australians Wade Ormsby and Craig Carmichael were five strokes behind Els after 65s. England's Nick Faldo opened with a 68, Greg Norman shot a 71, and former U.S. amateur champion Ricky Barnes had a 72.
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Three PGA Tour players have shot 59s, Al Geiberger in the 1977 Memphis Classic, Chip Beck in the 1991 Las Vegas Invitational, and David Duval in the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. All three were 13 under on par-72 courses.
Annika Sorenstam also accomplished the feat in the LPGA Tour's 2001 Standard Register Ping.
Jason Bohn shot a 13-under 58 in a 2001 Canadian Tour event, and Japan's Shigeki Maruyama also had a 13-under 58 in qualifying for the 2000 U.S. Open in Rockville, Md. Two Nationwide Tour players also have had 59s, Doug Dunakey and Notah Begay.
New Zealand's Mahal Pearce and Australians Wade Ormsby and Craig Carmichael were five strokes behind Els after 65s. England's Nick Faldo opened with a 68, Greg Norman shot a 71, and former U.S. amateur champion Ricky Barnes had a 72.
Bureau Report