BOGOTA, Colombia — Cristobal Del Solar set the Korn Ferry Tour’s scoring record on Thursday with a 13-under-par 57 in the Astara Golf Championship, the lowest round in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event and matching the record on tours that are part of the Official World Golf Ranking.
Del Solar, a 30-year-old from Chile who played at Florida State University, put together such a flawless round on the Pacos Course at Bogota Country Club that he made par on his final three holes and still shot a 57. He made two eagles, one of them on the 330-yard ninth hole to go out in 8-under 27, tying the Korn Ferry Tour record for nine holes.
The Pacos course is 6,254 yards at some 8,500 feet of elevation.
Del Solar broke the developmental tour’s record of 58, set by Chattanooga’s Stephan Jaeger during the first round of the Ellie Mae Classic in 2016. Jaeger, a 34-year-old from Germany who starred at Baylor School and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, was a six-time winner on the Korn Ferry Tour but now competes on the PGA Tour.
David Carey was the first player with a 57 in a high-level event at the 2019 Cervino Open on the Alps Tour. Del Solar became the 53rd player with a sub-60 round on high-level tours around the world — including the LPGA Tour, PGA Tour Champions and LIV Golf League — since Al Geiberger first shot a 59 in the 1977 Memphis Classic.