BOISE, Idaho — Russell Knox shot the fifth 59 in Web.com Tour history Friday, missing a chance to break the tour record when he parred the final two holes in the second round of the Boise Open.
The 28-year-old Scot had two eagles and eight birdies in his bogey-free round at 6,807-yard, par-71 Hillcrest Country Club. He made a 7-foot par putt on his final hole, the par-4 ninth.
"I told myself I had no choice but to make this putt," Knox said. "Missing wasn't an option. I'd convinced myself that I'd already made it. It was right in the middle. Never in doubt."
Knox is the second Web.com Tour player in two weeks to shoot 59, following Will Wilcox in the Utah Championship. Notah Begay III had a 59 in the 1998 Dominion Open, Doug Dunakey accomplished the feat in the 1998 Miami Valley Open and Jason Gore did it in the 2005 Cox Classic.
Knox had a one-stroke lead at 13 over.
"There's still a million different things that can happen over the weekend," Knox said. "Obviously, no one can ever take this round away from me. But I came here to win a tournament, not shoot 59. It's a nice bonus, and it'd sure be nice to do both."
He opened with a 69 on Thursday.
"That's the way this stupid game works," Knox said. "You have a day like yesterday and hit nice putts, and they just don't go in. Then the following day, they go in.
