CROMWELL, Conn. _ Jim Furyk made golf history Sunday at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands.
Furyk, 46, shot 12-under-par 58 in his final round to become the first golfer in PGA Tour history to shoot 58.
"I'm still a little stunned and a little flabbergasted," he said.
Furyk started his final round at 8:41 a.m. and was part of the third group to tee off Sunday.
He was 1-over after Saturday's third round and 16 shots behind leader Daniel Berger. When he finished play in the tournament to chants of "58" on No. 18, he was four shots off the lead and tied for fifth. Furyk completed the Travelers Championship at 11-under 269.
Berger, who was 15-under after the first three rounds, started his round at 2 p.m.
Furyk had 10 birdies and an eagle to go with seven pars. He started his round with a birdie on No. 2, an eagle on No. 3 and a birdie on No. 4. He then made six straight birdies from No. 6 to No. 12. He made his last birdie on No. 16. Furyk also shot a Travelers record 8-under 27 on the front nine to go with a four-under 31 on the back nine.
He entered Sunday as one of six golfers to shoot 59 in his career. Furyk shot 59 in 2013 at the BMW Championship. Al Geiberger, Chip Beck, David Duval, Paul Goydos and Stuart Appleby also shot 59.
"This 58 and 59, no one else can say they've done that on the PGA Tour, so it is really special," Furyk said. "It is probably going to take a little while for it to sink in and really put it into perspective for me."
After he completed play and signed his card, he was met by Travelers Executive Chairman Jay Fishman and Travelers Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Andy Bessette. They told him Travelers was going to donate $58,000 to a charity of his choice. Furyk told the pair he wanted to donate it to the Bruce Edwards Foundation, which supports research in the fight against ALS. Fishman has ALS, but insisted that half of the donation go to Furyk's foundation: The Jim & Tabitha Furyk foundation, which helps families and children in need.
As Furyk finished his round, fans packed the last three holes to get their view of history. Roars went up across the course after every shot from Furyk.
The PGA veteran entered his round struggling with his swing. He shot 3-over 73 Thursday and 2-over 72 Saturday.
"I felt like someone else leaped into body and was taking my swing," Furyk said.
