BREAKING: Davis Chatfield Shoots 59 in First Round of KFT Event

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Davis Chatfield fired a 59 (12-under) in the first round of the Compliance Solutions Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour on Thursday. 

It is the 16th sub-60 round ever on the Korn Ferry Tour. 

“I’ve never had a chance at a 59, and honestly through like 13 or 14 holes today I wasn’t thinking about it either. So yeah, when I was standing over that putt I felt good. I had a good read. Chandler was next to me and had a good read on it when he hit first, and yeah, I just hit a great putt and lucky that one went in,” said Chatfield after the round.

As of this posting, Chatfield leads the tournament by two shots. 

The Compliance Solutions Championship is the second to last event of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

Chatfield’s 59 

Chatfield opened the first round on the front nine. 

He made his first birdie of the day on the second hole, and added birdies on the fifth and sixth holes to get to three under. 

The former Rhode Island Am champ closed the front nine with a birdie on the ninth hole to turn at 31. 

On the back side, Chatfield birdied the tenth hole, made another birdie on 12 and then again on 14. 

Davis Chatfield

Then the par-5 15th hole happened. 

Chatfield put his tee shot on the 561 yard hole in the middle of the fairway. 

Then his next shot, he put in the hole for an albatross. 

“To be honest, like it wasn’t even a great 3-wood into that hole. I had 268 and kind of like knife pulled one and was lucky to clear that bunker, and then it just chased up and heard people screaming on the green. Made a nice 2,” said Chatfield. 

That got him to ten under for the tournament and within reach of the magical 59. 

Another par-5 awaited Chatfield on 16 and after nifty green side bunker shot, Chatfield tapped in for another birdie. 

On the last hole, Chatfield drained a long putt for birdie to clinch the 59.

“Wasn’t going to leave it short. Yeah, I got a good read, Chandler hit before me, he was right next to me. I knew the read, I just had to execute and was fortunate,” noted Chatfield.

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