Mr. 57: Chilean golfer Cristóbal Del Solar sets new PGA Tour record round

Cristóbal del Solar wrote his name into the history books on Thursday, as the Chilean golfer shot a 13-under 57 at the Astara Golf Championship to set the new record for the lowest round ever shot at a PGA Tour-sanctioned event.

Cristóbal del Solar wrote his name into the history books on Thursday, as the Chilean golfer shot a 13-under 57 at the Astara Golf Championship to set the new record for the lowest round ever shot at a PGA Tour-sanctioned event. The 30-year-old Florida State alumni shot two eagles and nine birdies at Country Club de Bogotá in Bogota, Colombia, the shortest course on the Korn Ferry Tour – the developmental circuit for the PGA Tour – at 6,254 yards. Sitting some 8,600 feet above sea level, allowing the ball to fly further, rainfall on the Paco course earlier in the week meant that players were permitted to lift, clean and place balls under preferred lies. Del Solar’s bogey-free feat bests the previous record set by Germany’s Stephan Jaeger and “Mr. 58” Jim Furyk, who both shot 58 in the space of a remarkable two-week period in 2016 at the Korn Ferry Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic and the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship respectively. And yet the world No. 259 was somehow left to rue three “missed opportunities” to go even lower, including a birdie putt at the final hole that agonizingly lipped out. “Incredible, man,” del Solar told reporters.