NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – James Hahn missed a chance to shoot the 13th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history. He settled for a 12-under-par 60 and a chance to win the Barbasol Championship.
Eight strokes back entering Saturday’s third round, Hahn had two eagles to move within two strokes of leader J.T. Poston at Keene Trace Golf Club.
“To come up one short stings a little bit,” said the 39-year-old Hahn, who won the 2015 Northern Trust Open and the 2016 Wells Fargo Championship for his two career wins on the top tour.
Hahn’s 132-yard approach on the par-4 18th spun back, leaving a 35-foot putt he missed to the right – a few minutes before second-round leader Poston teed off.
Jim Furyk set the PGA Tour record with a 58 in the 2016 Travelers Championship and also is one of 11 players to shoot 59.