ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Tyler McCumber began the final round of the RSM Classic 11 shots off the lead, two hours before the front-runners and on the 10th tee. When his day ended he was tied for fourth place and a twisting 53-footer away from a historic round of 59.
McCumber kickstarted his round with an eagle at the par-5 15th hole to go along with two birdies on his opening nine, but he made his move on a closing loop that brought him to the doorstep of joining the PGA Tour’s 59 club.
He birdied Nos. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 to move to 10 under for the day on the par-70 Seaside Course.
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“My 16th hole,” he said when asked when he started thinking about shooting 59. “[No.] 7, the par 5. Came off a couple birdies in a row and just trying to find a headspace that kind of kept the pedal down versus coasting in.”
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Tyler McCumber taps in for an impressive 60. pic.twitter.com/dJUZrj844w
McCumber’s drive at his last hole found the fairway but his approach shot from 126 yards was “a little thin” and he was left with a 53 footer for birdie that just missed the hole on the left. His 10-under 60 tied the tournament and course record that was also matched by Sebastian Munoz on Thursday.
It was a dramatic turnaround for McCumber who narrowly made the cut on Friday thanks to an unlikely birdie at his 36th hole.
“It was a little bit of a grind those first two days. I did get it going at times and sort of a few setbacks, part of that process is just really staying patient because I know when I get going I can make a lot of birdies,” he said.
