Briefly: Scottie Scheffler shoots a PGA Tour 59

Scottie Scheffler made four birdies over his last five holes Friday and posted the 12th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history, shooting an 11-under-par 59 in the second round of the Northern Trust in Norton, Mass.

It didn't even get him the lead. Dustin Johnson was 11 under through 11 holes at TPC Boston before turning into a par machine and settling for a 60 and a two-stroke lead in the tournament. After No. 11, Johnson had only two good looks at birdie the rest of the way, and he even parred No. 18, the easiest hole on the course Friday.

Johnson was at 15-under 127, two shots ahead of Scheffler and Cameron Davis (66). Scheffler finished with two putts from across the 18th green for his 12th birdie, knocking in his last putt from 4 feet.

"You don't really get a putt for 59 often, so I was quite nervous over the putt, but that's nothing new," Scheffler said. "I get nervous over every shot. That's just playing competitive golf."

Not since the John Deere Classic in 2010 have two players had 60 or lower on the same day.

That makes five straight years with a 59 or better on the PGA Tour. A 59 is no longer the record; Jim Furyk shot a 58 at the Travelers Championship in 2016.

It was the second time Scheffler shot a 59 this year. He also had one with friends in Dallas when the tour shut down for three months because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I wanted to shoot 59. I've never done it," he said.

Never?

"Not that I remember," Johnson said, breaking into a smile before adding, "And I think I'd remember that."

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