Strom, who birdied her 36th hole just to make the cut, earned her first career LPGA title to shatter the tour’s previous record held by Ayako Okamoto at the 1987 Lady Keystone Open (T-23) for the biggest comeback by position.
Clark’s 60 eclipsed the professional competition course record at Pebble Beach by two shots and the overall competitive record of 61, set by current DP World Tour player Hurley Long in the 2017 collegiate Carmel Cup.
No golfer in PGA Tour history has shot 60 two times in one season. No golfer, that is, until Sebastian Munoz closed out the accomplishment Thursday during the first round of the AT&T Byron Nelson.
In typical “what will I do next?” Mickelson fashion, the five-time Major champion opened 2019 with a bang on Thursday at the Desert Classic, carding a scintillating 12-under 60 at La Quinta Country Club.