Friday 21 September 2018 16:42, UK
Oliver Fisher has carded the first round of 59 in European Tour history on day two of the Portugal Masters in Vilamoura.
The Englishman made 10 birdies and an eagle in his bogey-free 12-under-par effort to at last break the barrier, with 18 players having previously recorded official rounds of 60.
There have been 10 sub-60 rounds recorded on the PGA Tour, with Jim Furyk registering both a 58 and a 59. The most recent one came from Brandt Snedeker at last month's Wyndham Championship.
Fisher started with three birdies and then eagled the par-five fifth before adding further gains on the sixth and eighth to turn in 28.
He birdied the 10th and 11th and when he got on the green at the par-five 12th in two and made a third birdie in a row, he was 10 under for the day.
The 30-year-old got up and down from the side of the driveable par-four 15th for another birdie but needed to hole a 20-footer to save par at the par-three next after leaving his tee shot a long way from the hole.
He got on the par-five 17th in two and another birdie meant a routine par up the last sealed his place in the history books.
"It feels great," Fisher told Sky Sports Golf. "I started off the round great with three straight birdies and then kept it going. I saw that you guys were out here and it was in the back of my mind all day.
"I'm just pleased that I two-putted there from 40 feet on the last.
"It was a great day, my caddie was great, it was very different to a couple of years ago on this green fighting to keep my card. I had that in the back of my mind, thinking 'do you know what? Things could be worse'.
"It was fun, I tried to enjoy it and thankfully I got over the line."
