A Day for Records

Saturday become a banner day for report-breaking performances. Some you heard approximately, some you may not have. Let me deliver you on top of things.

We'll start with the maximum talked-about participant first.

Jordan Spieth shot a profession-fine 61 (that is 10-under at TPC Deere Run). As marvelous as that is, I'm extra inspired that he shot the sixty one after capturing a sixty four on Friday. Who says it is hard to again up a good round? All he did become make 2 eagles for the duration of his spherical, and end birdie-eagle-birdie on the ultimate 3 holes... And if that wasn't sufficient, the eagle turned into a hole-out from 106 yards.

Of course, that sort of issue is becoming recurring for Jordan, isn't it? I don't suppose he is going to be criticized a whole lot now for going to the Deere as opposed to the Scottish Open.

Then, out at the Web.Com Tour, Martin Pillar -- sure, that is LPGA participant Gerina Pillar's husband -- set a new 54-hole document. After capturing sixty one-63-65, he has an aggregate total of 189 -- it really is 24-beneath at Hillcrest CC. That course is also moist, like TPC Deere Run (and Lancaster CC where the ladies are playing -- water, water anywhere!) however going low continues to be going low. He's five shots clear of the sphere at this factor.

And then there may be the primary report published with the aid of Chella Choi at the US Women's Open -- the bottom nine-hole spherical ever at a US Women's Open (29). The LPGA site has an article about it; I'm copying it right here simply because this is so exquisite for a main.

• Chella Choi’s first-nine 29 is the lowest nine-hole score in the U.S. Women’s Open. Five players shot a 30, most recently Jodi Ewart Shadoff in (first round, first nine) in 2013.
• A 29 has only been returned once in a women’s championship. Christina Kim shot a 29 (second round, second nine) in stroke play qualifying at the 2001 U.S. Girls’ Junior.
• Tom Kite is the only player in any USGA Open championship to shoot a 28, which he did in the 2012 U.S. Senior Open (first round, first nine).
• A 29 has been shot five times in USGA Open championships. It was shot three times in the U.S. Open. Neal Lancaster did it twice (fourth round, second nine in 1995 and second round, second nine in 1996) and Vijay Singh did it in 2003 (second round, second nine). It was shot twice at the U.S. Senior Open. Olin Browne did it in 2011 (third round, second nine) and Jay Don Blake did it in 2012 (second round, first nine).
• Choi’s 64 is the lowest third-round score in the U.S. Women’s Open. A 65 had been shot three times, most recently by Na Yeon Choi in 2012.
• Choi’s nine birdies are the most in a round at the U.S. Women’s Open since Lori Kane also made nine in the second round in 1999.

Does this mean Chella Choi will win? Probably not since she's 6 strokes behind leader Amy Yang and 3 strokes behind Stacy Lewis... but she's certainly in better shape entering the last round.

And of course, she's in the document books now. There are worse things to do at a primary.

The actual question is... What can Spieth, Pillar and Choi do for an encore?