Stuart Appleby shoots 59

Stuart Appleby made history on Sunday on the PGA Tour, shooting a final-round 59 to win the Greenbrier Classic.

The Australian used a full set of Callaway equipment to become only the fifth player in history to break 60 in a PGA Tour event. He also pocketed more than a million dollars and secured his place in both the WGC Bridgestone Invitational and the USPGA Championship.  

Appleby’s outstanding performance on Sunday was all about straight driving and deadly putting - he averaged 301 yards off the tee using the FT Tour driver and required just 23 putts with his Odyssey White Hot XG putter. He also hit 15 of 18 greens, setting up birdie chances on virtually every hole.

 

 

 

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For the week, Appleby averaged 1.632 putts per GIR (2nd best in the field) and 27 putts per round (3rd best in the field). He also averaged 307 yards off the tee, hit 73% of fairways and 80% of greens over the four days.

The victory was the 13th of the season for Callaway’s Fusion Technology drivers, with fellow Staff Players Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els using FT Tour to win at stellar venues such as Augusta, Bay Hill and Doral. Appleby’s win was also the 13th of the season for Odyssey putters.

Starting the final day seven shots back, Appleby blitzed the front nine, going out in 28, before eagling the 12th and then birdieing the final three holes to overhaul the leader and win his first tournament since the 2006 Shell Houston Open.

"I knew what it was all about," Appleby said of the 10-foot putt he faced on the 18th. "I knew I had to make it - I knew I had to make it for the tournament, I knew I had to make it to have a 59. I'm sitting there going 'How many opportunities are you going to get to do this?’ The cards had been laying out perfectly for me all day. Why wasn't I going to do one more? I just got a good look at it and just, bang, it felt good."


In the Bag:

DRIVER: Callaway FT Tour (8.5)

FAIRWAY: Callaway Diablo Edge Tour (15)
3-IRON: Callaway X-Forged
IRONS: Callaway X-Proto (4-PW)
WEDGES: Callaway X-Forged (54, 58)
BALL: Callaway Tour i (z)
PUTTER: Odyssey White Hot XG 330 mallet