Corey Shaun during the PGA Tour Q School (Image Source: Getty)
Corey Shaun fired a 9-under-par 61 in the opening round of the PGA Tour Q School to break the course record at TPC Sawgrass' Dye's Valley Course. The former UCLA player secured a five-stroke lead over Richy Werenski.
On Thursday, December 12, Shaun entered the PGA Tour Q School after securing the DP World Tour card last month. Starting from the tenth tee, he picked up three birdies on holes 10-12 before sinking another one on the front nine on the sixteenth. He began with five straight birdies on the back nine and finished at 9-under-par.
With 9-under 61, the Encinitas, California, resident broke Tommy Gainey's record at Dye's Valley. Gainey had carded 62 during the 2014 Korn Ferry Tour Championship. Besides, the Encinitas, the California resident also equaled Esteban Toledo's record for the lowest first-round Q School score and broke Toledo's record for the highest opening-round lead.
