PGA Tour Hopeful Shoots 58 At Q-School - Even With A Bogey!
Nic Cassidy shot into contention at the first stage of PGA Tour Q-School with a magical round of 58 in Mississippi even with a bogey on his card


It's a long and hard road through PGA Tour Q-School, but Nic Cassidy laid down a marker that he has the talent to go all the way as he shot 58 during the first stage.
The 24-year-old made a huge leap up the leaderboard during the second round at Lake Caroline Golf Club in Mississippi with a stunning day's work - that could've been even better without his one bogey!
Cassidy hit 13 birdies on the par-70 layout to break 60, and then some, and it could've been 57 but for him making a bogey on the par-five 15th hole.
He incredibly managed to birdie eight holes on the front nine, only missing out on the third, while he produced a run of seven in a row during a scintillating spell.
Even accounting for the fact it's not a full-on PGA Tour field or venue, shooting 58 in competition is always hugely impressive - especially with the pressure of trying to make it onto the PGA Tour.
An indication of how tough it will be comes with the fact that even after shooting 58, it's only good enough to give Cassidy a share of the lead after the second round on 13 under.
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Cassidy added his 58 to an opening 69, but he's only level with Lance Yates, who opened up with a 64 and went one better on Wednesday with a 63.
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There were a number of low scores on Wednesday at Lake Caroline, with JC Campbell and Mike Anderson also shooting 63, with three more 64s and a host of 65s recorded.
Everybody was well behind Cassidy though, who broke through the magical 60 barrier - a feat which is definitely becoming more commonplace these days.
15 players have broken 60 on the PGA Tour, and Matt McCarty almost added to that list at the Baycurrent Championship at Yokohama Country Club at the weekend, only to make a final-hole bogey to shoot 60.
Cassidy will now look to back-up his superb round with another solid one as he looks to progress to the next round of the ardous slog to grab a PGA Tour card.

Paul Higham is a sports journalist with over 20 years of experience in covering most major sporting events for both Sky Sports and BBC Sport. He is currently freelance and covers the golf majors on the BBC Sport website. Highlights over the years include covering that epic Monday finish in the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor and watching Rory McIlroy produce one of the most dominant Major wins at the 2011 US Open at Congressional. He also writes betting previews and still feels strangely proud of backing Danny Willett when he won the Masters in 2016 - Willett also praised his putting stroke during a media event before the Open at Hoylake. Favourite interviews he's conducted have been with McIlroy, Paul McGinley, Thomas Bjorn, Rickie Fowler and the enigma that is Victor Dubuisson. A big fan of watching any golf from any tour, sadly he spends more time writing about golf than playing these days with two young children, and as a big fair weather golfer claims playing in shorts is worth at least five shots. Being from Liverpool he loves the likes of Hoylake, Birkdale and the stretch of tracks along England's Golf Coast, but would say his favourite courses played are Kingsbarns and Portrush.
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