Scheffler cards 12 birdies in magic 59 at TPC Boston

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American Scottie Scheffler secured his place in the history books with a brilliant round of 59 in the Northern Trust at TPC Boston.

Scheffler carded 12 birdies and no bogeys on the par-71 layout to reach 13 under par and share the early clubhouse lead with Australian Cameron Davis in the first Fedex Cup playoff event.

The 24-year-old from Texas, who finished in a tie for fourth in the US PGA Championship earlier this month, is the 12th player to break 60 on the PGA Tour, with six of those rounds coming since 2016.

Speaking after his round, Scheffler said: “Today was obviously a good day on the course. I got off to a really good start, made a bunch of birdies on the front nine.

“I had some key up and downs at the beginning of the round that kind of got me rolling, freed me up a little bit. Then the momentum just kind of kept going. I never really lost momentum, which was nice.”

Matching the fireworks, Dustin Johnson raced to the turn in 27, 11-under.