3M Open 2026 R2 - Michael Kim Shoots Historic 59 July 25, 2026 - Golf Today

Kim closed with four consecutive birdies and holed a 24-foot putt at the last, securing the 16th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history.

Simon Bale|July 25, 2026

Categories: PGA Tour, The Tours

Keywords: 3M Open, Michael Kim, PGA Tour, Sub-60 round, TPC Twin Cities

Michael Kim of the United States celebrates victory of the Fedex Open de France following his round on day four of the FedEx Open de France 2025 at Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Breteche

Michael Kim shot a 12-under 59 at TPC Twin Cities on Friday, taking a three-stroke lead into the weekend at the 3M Open.

Kim made 12 birdies without a bogey in the second round, including four in succession to finish. His closing run moved him to 14-under 128 through 36 holes, three ahead of Ben Kohles, Chandler Phillips and Emiliano Grillo.

It was the 15th score of 59 in PGA Tour history and the 16th sub-60 score. Jim Furyk, who shot 59 in 2013 and a Tour-record 58 at the 2016 Travelers Championship, remains the only player to break 60 twice.

Kim became the first player to go below 60 on Tour since Jake Knapp opened with 59 at the 2025 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, 512 days earlier. He also broke the 3M Open record of 60, set twice in 2025 by Adam Svensson and Kurt Kitayama.

Twelve birdies and 21 putts

Kim began the day at 2-under after an opening 69. He made five consecutive birdies from the third, then collected another three across four holes beginning at the ninth.

Eight of his 12 birdie putts came from at least 10 feet. Kim needed only 21 putts and holed a combined 145 feet 4 inches, finishing with a 24-foot 4-inch birdie putt on the 18th.

“I tend to leave those short when it’s that uphill, and the last thing was just get it there; just don’t leave it short,” Kim said.

The ball dropped, prompting Kim to raise both arms before pumping his fist. His 12 birdies left him one short of the PGA Tour record for a round, shared by Adam Hadwin and Chip Beck.

Kim gained 10.882 strokes on the field. He led the field in Strokes Gained: Approach the Green at 4.204 and Strokes Gained: Putting at 6.524, while also recording the best proximity figure and fewest putts.

“When you hit a putt, and it does exactly what you kind of envisioned before you hit it, it’s an awesome feeling,” Kim said. “Felt like that all day out there.”

Kim takes control of the tournament

It was five shots better than Kim’s previous Tour low of 62. Before Friday, he had broken 70 only three times in 13 competitive rounds at TPC Twin Cities and had made one cut across five previous 3M Open starts.

Kim had considered skipping the tournament after playing five consecutive weeks and missing his previous three cuts. He instead returned home after The Open Championship, rested for several days and travelled to Minnesota.

“Today was an awesome day, but still, I’m only halfway there,” Kim said. “Still need to kind of get focused up for the weekend.”

The 33-year-old is seeking his second PGA Tour victory in his 275th start. His only previous 36-hole lead came at the 2018 John Deere Classic, where he secured his first title.

Kohles followed his opening 62 with a 69 to reach 11-under. Phillips joined him in second place after a 65 as did Grillo after a second-round 67.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler sits seven strokes behind Kim after a 70. Scheffler reached 9-under before a water-bound approach led to a double bogey, and he also dropped a shot at the par-three 17th.

Related: Cameron Percy Takes Three-Shot Senior Open Lead Into Weekend

The Australian recovered from two early bogeys to shoot 68 on a demanding King’s Course, with Jerry Kelly his closest challenger after 36 holes.

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Pos.	Player	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Michael Kim	-14	69	59	128
T2	Ben Kohles	-11	62	69	131
T2	Emiliano Grillo	-11	64	67	131
T2	Chandler Phillips	-11	66	65	131
T5	Jackson Koivun	-10	64	68	132
T5	Troy Merritt	-10	66	66	132
T7	Zac Blair	-9	68	65	133
T7	Billy Horschel	-9	67	66	133
T7	Brian Harman	-9	69	64	133
T10	Jesper Svensson	-8	65	69	134
T10	Michael Brennan	-8	65	69	134
T10	Denny McCarthy	-8	66	68	134
T13	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	-7	68	67	135
T13	Kevin Yu	-7	69	66	135
T13	Gary Woodland	-7	64	71	135
T13	Kevin Streelman	-7	67	68	135
T13	Austin Smotherman	-7	68	67	135
T13	Lee Hodges	-7	68	67	135
T13	Scottie Scheffler	-7	65	70	135
T13	Hideki Matsuyama	-7	70	65	135
T13	Lucas Glover	-7	65	70	135
T13	Kevin Roy	-7	65	70	135
T13	Chandler Blanchet	-7	67	68	135
T24	Austin Eckroat	-6	69	67	136
T24	Davis Thompson	-6	68	68	136
T24	Seamus Power	-6	68	68	136
T24	Haotong Li	-6	68	68	136
T24	Muzzy Donohue	-6	73	63	136
T24	Vince Whaley	-6	67	69	136
T24	Zecheng Dou	-6	67	69	136
T31	Sam Stevens	-5	68	69	137
T31	Kurt Kitayama	-5	68	69	137
T31	Maverick McNealy	-5	71	66	137
T31	Tom Kim	-5	68	69	137
T31	Casey Jarvis	-5	71	66	137
T31	Pontus Nyholm	-5	68	69	137
T31	Davis Chatfield	-5	69	68	137
T31	Keith Mitchell	-5	68	69	137
T31	Beau Hossler	-5	69	68	137
T31	Jeffrey Kang	-5	67	70	137
T41	Hank Lebioda	-4	69	69	138
T41	Lanto Griffin	-4	70	68	138
T41	Will Gordon	-4	68	70	138
T41	Fabián Gómez	-4	71	67	138
T41	Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen	-4	66	72	138
T41	John Parry	-4	69	69	138
T41	Kristoffer Ventura	-4	72	66	138
T41	Mackenzie Hughes	-4	71	67	138
T41	Jake Knapp	-4	68	70	138
T41	Camilo Villegas	-4	69	69	138
T41	Patrick Fishburn	-4	70	68	138
T41	A.J. Ewart	-4	69	69	138
T41	John VanDerLaan	-4	67	71	138
T54	Matti Schmid	-3	67	72	139
T54	Ricky Castillo	-3	71	68	139
T54	Joel Dahmen	-3	70	69	139
T54	Jimmy Stanger	-3	69	70	139
T54	Neal Shipley	-3	70	69	139
T54	Max Greyserman	-3	69	70	139
T54	Jordan Smith	-3	71	68	139
T54	Rico Hoey	-3	67	72	139
T54	Mark Hubbard	-3	70	69	139
T54	Corey Conners	-3	70	69	139
T54	Chris Kirk	-3	70	69	139
T54	Zach Bauchou	-3	70	69	139
T54	Trace Crowe	-3	67	72	139
CUT	Ben Silverman	-2	69	71	140
CUT	Brian Campbell	-2	69	71	140
CUT	Adam Schenk	-2	70	70	140
CUT	Max McGreevy	-2	74	66	140
CUT	Gordon Sargent	-2	73	67	140
CUT	Luke Clanton	-2	72	68	140
CUT	Keita Nakajima	-2	67	73	140
CUT	Preston Stout(a)	-2	69	71	140
CUT	Rasmus Højgaard	-2	69	71	140
CUT	Harry Higgs	-2	69	71	140
CUT	Tyler Duncan	-2	70	70	140
CUT	Mac Meissner	-2	73	67	140
CUT	Ryan Brehm	-2	74	66	140
CUT	William Mouw	-2	71	69	140
CUT	Stephan Jaeger	-2	70	70	140
CUT	Adrien Dumont de Chassart	-2	69	71	140
CUT	Marcelo Rozo	-2	67	73	140
CUT	Hayden Springer	-2	71	69	140
CUT	Doug Ghim	-1	69	72	141
CUT	Taylor Moore	-1	70	71	141
CUT	Sungjae Im	-1	71	70	141
CUT	Steven Fisk	-1	70	71	141
CUT	Matthieu Pavon	-1	72	69	141
CUT	Luke List	-1	71	70	141
CUT	Ben James	-1	70	71	141
CUT	Ryder Cowan(a)	-1	73	68	141
CUT	Adam Svensson	Par	68	74	142
CUT	Takumi Kanaya	Par	73	69	142
CUT	Aldrich Potgieter	Par	77	65	142
CUT	Charley Hoffman	Par	73	69	142
CUT	Johnny Keefer	Par	76	66	142
CUT	Griffin Wood	Par	72	70	142
CUT	Sihan Sandhu(a)	Par	71	71	142
CUT	Dylan Wu	Par	75	67	142
CUT	Erik van Rooyen	Par	74	68	142
CUT	Joe Highsmith	Par	71	71	142
CUT	Adam Hadwin	Par	69	73	142
CUT	Chad Ramey	Par	72	70	142
CUT	Cameron Champ	+1	72	71	143
CUT	Brice Garnett	+1	73	70	143
CUT	Nick Dunlap	+1	73	70	143
CUT	Tony Finau	+1	74	69	143
CUT	Ben Martin	+1	72	71	143
CUT	Justin Lower	+1	70	73	143
CUT	David Lipsky	+1	70	73	143
CUT	Jackson Suber	+1	68	75	143
CUT	Christo Lamprecht	+1	70	73	143
CUT	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	+1	71	72	143
CUT	Garrick Higgo	+1	72	71	143
CUT	Andrew Putnam	+1	69	74	143
CUT	Tom Hoge	+2	68	76	144
CUT	Stefano Mazzoli	+2	75	69	144
CUT	Paul Peterson	+2	72	72	144
CUT	Thorbjørn Olesen	+2	69	75	144
CUT	Davis Riley	+2	76	68	144
CUT	Taylor Pendrith	+2	70	74	144
CUT	Karl Vilips	+2	69	75	144
CUT	Cam Davis	+2	71	73	144
CUT	Nick Hardy	+2	71	73	144
CUT	Jeremy Paul	+3	75	70	145
CUT	David Skinns	+3	75	70	145
CUT	Rafael Campos	+3	72	73	145
CUT	Danny Walker	+3	72	73	145
CUT	Alejandro Tosti	+3	75	70	145
CUT	Max Homa	+4	72	74	146
CUT	Patrick Rodgers	+4	77	69	146
CUT	Brannon Fahrny	+4	72	74	146
CUT	Matt Kuchar	+5	75	72	147
CUT	Cooper Schultz	+5	71	76	147
CUT	Pierceson Coody	+6	69	79	148
CUT	Thomas Campbell	+6	72	76	148
CUT	Jeevan Sihota	+6	71	77	148
CUT	Peter Malnati	+7	72	77	149
CUT	Aaron Wise	+7	72	77	149
CUT	Kensei Hirata	+8	78	72	150
CUT	Brandt Snedeker	+8	76	74	150
CUT	Nicholas Lindheim	+10	75	77	152
W/D	Patton Kizzire	-	77	-	77

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Simon Bale is the publisher of Golf Today. A low single-figure handicap golfer, he was previously a major shareholder and course reviewer for Top100GolfCourses.com for over a decade, starting in 2010. Through this role, he developed extensive knowledge of golf course design and architecture while playing more than 300 courses worldwide.