Stinger GC Captain Louis Oosthuizen recorded the third lowest round in LIV Golf history at Greenbrier at LIV Golf-Chicago, shooting a 10-under 60 on Sunday that included 11 birdies and one bogey.
Bryson DeChambeau’s 58 last year at Greenbrier and Joaquin Niemann’s 59 to start this season at Mayakoba are the two best scores in LIV history.
Oosthuizen, who famously shot 57 at his home course in South Africa, credited his putter for his low score. His 60 left him at 14-under, as he finished tied for eighth.
“I made so many putts today,” Oosthuizen said. “I’m going to go watch it all because I’ve never seen myself make that many putts in my life. So yeah, it was pretty cool to be on that end for a change.”
Oosthuizen birdied his opening hole, the par-four seventh, then reeled off four consecutive birdies from holes 9-12. Another birdie at the 14th, and consecutive birdies at 17 and 18 had him at eight under through 13 holes. That’s when he began thinking about shooting 59, telling his caddie Colin Byrne, “Three more, let’s do it.”
But the weather then changed just as he reached the first tee.
“I made bogey on one, just when the rain started, driver squirted off, and I was in no man’s land, and I ended up making a good five,” Oosthuizen said. “But then I made a long putt immediately to get back. So, all of a sudden, I had four more holes left for birdie.
“Then made a great putt on three, over the edge, and then I knew I had to birdie the last three. Birdied four, and then five, I just pulled it, and I knew it was done. Then the last putt was just a bonus.”