Jake Knappy made PGA National Looks like your average municipal course on Thursday.
The 30-year-old shot a 12-under, bogey-free 59 in the first round of the Cognizing Classic – previously known as the Honda Classic.
Knapp came out of the gates red -hot, each of his first five holes birds; He was broken off two, and on the par-three fifth he stuck a tee shot from 194 meters away to just three and a half foot.
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Jake Knapp waves to the crowd after tapping Birdie during the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches in PGA National Resort & Spa on Thursday 27 February 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Jeff Romance/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
He came back to Earth temporarily and parried the next three, but he then Bird Six of his next seven. He once again lit a tee shot in four feet on the Par-three ninth, and on the 15th, another par 3, he drilled a Birdie Putt of more than 31 feet distance.
Through 15 holes, Knapp 11 was under par, but he would undergo his next two holes and needed a birdie on the par-Five 18th to break 60.
That was no problem. After a ride of 335 meters, he hit the green from about 200 meters. He missed and narrowly an eagle peat that would have been only the second 58 in the history of PGA Tour, but it is the 15th 59 ever on tour.
Jake Knapp plays his shot from the ninth tee during the first round of the Cognizant Classic. (Reinhold Matay image Images)
It is also the sixth time in the PGA history that someone went 12-bottom in one round and has joined Scottie Scheffler, Jim Fury (twice), Paul Goydos and Hayden Springer.
It was a 29 on the front and a 30 at the back for Knapp.
Knapp reached each par-5 in two shots and he hit Birdie Putts on par-3s and 4S. He then drilled all six of his putts between 6 and 12 feet in the day.
It would rightly be assumed that Knapp is the leader in the clubhouse at the moment, with three others closest to him at eight.
Jake Knapp poses with his score card and ball after shooting a 59 during the first round of the Cognizant Classic on 27 February 2025. (Mike Mulholland/Getty images)
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Knapp has one PGA Tour victory under his belt – the 2024 Mexico open, a year and one day to his 59; He participated in his first three Majors last year, finished T55 at the Masters and missed the cut at both the PGA Championship and US Open.
But maybe this can be a trust booster.
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