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Adrien Dumont de Chassart shoots 59 in Wichita Open for 14th sub-60 round in Korn Ferry Tour history
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Adrien Dumont de Chassart of Belgium shot an 11-under 59 on Thursday in the Wichita Open for the 14 sub-60 round in Korn Ferry Tour history. Dumont de Chassart had 12 birdies and a bogey in the morning round at storm-damaged Crestview Country Club, with players allowed to lift, clean and place their golf balls in the fairways because of wet conditions. Advertisement 'Honestly, with all the rain and storms that they got, I thought the course was in really good shape,' Dumont de Chassart said. 'Greens were rolling nice. You still got some bounces on the green, which is pretty impressive with all the rain they got. It was ideal, right, 80 degrees, about to be 95 the next two days. Probably blowing about 10 miles per hour max. It was a good day to shoot 59 that's for sure.' The 25-year-old former Illinois player broke the course record of 60 set by Justin Suh in the 2022 final round and matched by Alejandro Tosti in the 2023 final round. Cristobal del Solar set the Korn Ferry Tour record last year with a 13-under 57 in the Astara Golf Championship. Frankie Capan III and Stephan Jaeger have shot 58 on the tour. Dumont de Chassart began play on No. 10, and birdied the first three holes. He birdied No. 14, bogeyed the 15th and birdied Nos. 16 and 17 to get to 5 under. On the front nine, he birdied the first five holes and hit a 6-iron close on the eighth for his final birdie. Advertisement 'Played really well down the stretch,' Dumont de Chassart said. 'Missed a shorty on 7, but that's what's cool about golf, you feel nervous even on 4-footers, right? So I'm glad I bounced back and hit a really, really good 6-iron on 17, hole 8, to set up an easy birdie.' ___ AP golf:
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a day ago
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Adrien Dumont de Chassart shoots 59 in Wichita Open for 14th sub-60 round in Korn Ferry Tour history
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Adrien Dumont de Chassart of Belgium shot an 11-under 59 on Thursday in the Wichita Open for the 14 sub-60 round in Korn Ferry Tour history. Dumont de Chassart had 12 birdies and a bogey in the morning round at storm-damaged Crestview Country Club, with players allowed to lift, clean and place their golf balls in the fairways because of wet conditions. 'Honestly, with all the rain and storms that they got, I thought the course was in really good shape,' Dumont de Chassart said. 'Greens were rolling nice. You still got some bounces on the green, which is pretty impressive with all the rain they got. It was ideal, right, 80 degrees, about to be 95 the next two days. Probably blowing about 10 miles per hour max. It was a good day to shoot 59 that's for sure.' The 25-year-old former Illinois player broke the course record of 60 set by Justin Suh in the 2022 final round and matched by Alejandro Tosti in the 2023 final round. Cristobal del Solar set the Korn Ferry Tour record last year with a 13-under 57 in the Astara Golf Championship. Frankie Capan III and Stephan Jaeger have shot 58 on the tour. Dumont de Chassart began play on No. 10, and birdied the first three holes. He birdied No. 14, bogeyed the 15th and birdied Nos. 16 and 17 to get to 5 under. On the front nine, he birdied the first five holes and hit a 6-iron close on the eighth for his final birdie. 'Played really well down the stretch,' Dumont de Chassart said. 'Missed a shorty on 7, but that's what's cool about golf, you feel nervous even on 4-footers, right? So I'm glad I bounced back and hit a really, really good 6-iron on 17, hole 8, to set up an easy birdie.' ___ AP golf:
USA Today
02-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Former No. 1 amateur wins Argentina Open to punch ticket to 2025 Open Championship
Former No. 1 amateur wins Argentina Open to punch ticket to 2025 Open Championship Justin Suh picked a good time to get his first win since 2022. The 27-year-old won the Korn Ferry Tour's 118 Visa Argentina Open on Sunday, running away from the field for a five-shot win at Jockey Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He did so in record fashion, breaking the 72-hole tournament scoring record with a 23-under 257 (the previous: record was 263, which Mason Andersen and Kris Ventura did last year), and the score tied for the sixth lowest 72-hole score in KFT history. Part of his week included a 60 in the third round. More importantly, Suh earned a spot in the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush with the win. "It feels great. From the start of the week we kind of knew it was going to be a hectic week," Suh said. "To stay patient through it all and come out with the score that I did, I'm extremely grateful that we got it in all four days. Just can't be happy enough to get the win, especially with The Open exemption on the line, there's a lot there riding on it. Overall just couldn't be happier." The third round finished Sunday morning because of storms, then Suh ran away for his second KFT title Sunday afternoon. His last win came at the KFT Championship in 2022. Now, the former No. 1 amateur will make his fifth start in a major come July. It'll be his first start at the Open. "A couple years ago when I was playing well on the PGA Tour, that was one of the majors I missed, so to get there through this exemption is really, really cool." Last year, Suh lost his PGA Tour card after making only 12 cuts in 29 starts. His win Sunday vaulted him to second in the KFT standings, a big boost to earning his way back to the PGA Tour next year. "I struggled with my game all last year, kind of went through a slump," Suh said. "Just kind of being on the other side of it now and to have worked on the things I've worked on with my coach and my team, just couldn't be more grateful to be in the position I'm in. Just to see the progress over the last four to five months has been really exciting."
