Michael Kim nails dramatic birdie on the 18th to make PGA Tour scoring history at 3M Open

Michael Kim made past with an exclamation constituent connected Friday astatine the 3M Open.

Kim, 33, was going for conscionable the 16th sub-60 circular (59) successful PGA Tour past heading into the 18th hole. Kim’s wedge changeable from the fairway connected the par-5 18th rolled to the fringe of the green, leaving him 24 feet distant from making a birdie and adding his sanction to the past books.

Kim had 1 happening connected his caput erstwhile stepping up to the putt: Don’t permission it short.

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Michael Kim of the United States poses for photos with his scorecard aft shooting a 59 during the 2nd circular of the 3M Open astatine TPC Twin Cities connected July 24, 2026, successful Blaine, Minn. (Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)

"I thin to permission those abbreviated erstwhile it’s that uphill and I just, past happening was conscionable get it there, conscionable don’t permission it short," Kim said.

He surely did not permission it abbreviated arsenic Kim buried it successful the bottommost of the cupful and past gave a fewer immense fist pumps successful celebration.

Going into the past mates of holes, Kim knew what was astatine involvement and wanted to springiness himself a changeable astatine making the grounds books.

"I conscionable benignant of told myself like, ‘Hey, this is the way, this is the infinitesimal to get into the past books and let’s spell for it, let’s not effort to luck our mode into it, let’s effort to measurement up and deed immoderate truly bully shots,’" helium said.

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Michael Kim hits a tee changeable connected spread 14 during the 2nd circular of the 3M Open play tourney astatine TPC Twin Cities successful Blaine, Minn., connected July 24, 2026. (Nick Wosika/Imagn Images)

Kim went connected aggregate runs passim his round. Starting connected the 3rd hole, helium made 5 birdies successful a row. He past made par connected the eighth hole, but proceeded to birdie 3 of the adjacent 4 holes.

He ended his circular with 4 consecutive birdies.

Kim was impeccable with his putter arsenic 8 of his 11 birdies were from much than 10 feet away.

"When you deed a putt and it does precisely what you benignant of envisioned earlier you deed it, it’s an awesome feeling. Felt similar that each time retired there," helium said.

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Michael Kim walks to his shot aft hitting a tee changeable connected spread 14 during the 2nd circular of the 3M Open play tourney astatine TPC Twin Cities successful Blaine, Minn., connected July 24, 2026. (Nick Wosika/Imagn Images)

Kim’s historical time moved him into a three-shot pb implicit Ben Kohles, but Kim knows determination is simply a batch much play near to play.

"Today was an awesome day, but still, I’m lone halfway determination truthful inactive request to benignant of get focused up for the weekend," helium said.

Kim’s 59 marks the 4th 1 connected circuit since 2024. Jake Knapp was the past to bash truthful during the archetypal circular of the 2025 Cognizant Classic. Jim Furyk holds the PGA Tour grounds with a 58 astatine the 2016 Travelers Championship.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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