Michael Kim turned Friday at the 3M Open into a day he’ll never forget, and he finished it in style. The PGA Tour veteran birdied his final four holes at TPC Twin Cities to card a 59, just the 15th such round in Tour history.
Kim was locked in from the start. He needed only 21 putts across 18 holes, piled up 12 birdies and avoided a bogey entirely on his way to 14-under for the tournament. But the closing stretch made the round even more memorable.
On the par-5 18th, Kim laid up, then knocked his approach to 24 feet. With history hanging in the balance, he faced a tough uphill putt and rolled it in to seal the 59.
That finish brought a celebration to match the moment.
This putt for 59 ...HISTORY for @Mike_Kim714!📺 PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/XCyOOWeeEP
Afterward, Kim made it clear he knew exactly what was at stake on that last putt.
“I remember thinking on 18 that you have to go for it,” Kim said. “Sixty or 61 doesn’t make too much of a difference and to shoot 59 today was pretty cool and I’m part of the history books, which is great.”
The reaction didn’t stop there. Kim was still buzzing moments later when he posted:
59!!!!!!Let’s gooooooOne of 15… will do a breakdown later https://t.co/PCl2bu841C
And even with the round in the books, the 33-year-old said the whole thing still felt unreal.
"To be honest, I'm afraid I'm going to wake up from my hotel bed," Kim said after his round. "So far, it feels real."
Kim now sits three shots clear at the top of the 3M Open, but he knows the hard part is still ahead. He said the key is not letting Friday’s fireworks become the standard for the rest of the weekend.
"I think it will be important for me to not compare myself tomorrow to today's round," he said. "Even if I get off to a poor start or just an O.K. start, to not be so disappointed that I'm not playing as well as I did today.
We still have a long ways to go and that guy named Scottie Scheffler is probably going to throw up a good score today anyway. Nowhere near done and hopefully I can shoot a couple good ones for the next couple days."
Kim’s only PGA Tour win came at the 2018 John Deere Classic, and his last professional victory came last year at the French Open, a DP World Tour event. The last player to shoot 59 on the PGA Tour before him was Jake Knapp at the Cognizant Classic in 2025.
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