LONDON: Cameron Tringale shot a spectacular 61 in the first round of the Scottish Open on Thursday. Australia’s Jason Scrivener had set the early pace thanks to a 69 at North Berwick before three-time major champion Jordan Spieth continued his preparations for next week’s British Open at St.
Andrews with a round of 68, only for South Africa’s Justin Harding to shoot 65. But these scores were eclipsed, however, by Tringale’s surge to the top of the leaderboard.
The American, yet to win a professional event in his own right, started the back nine with six successive birdies to reach 9 under par.
That meant he needed to play the last three holes in 2 under to shoot just the second 59 in the history of the DP World Tour, as the European Tour is now known.