![]() ![]() The 36-year-old native Scotsman missed the cut last week at the Travelers Championship but had already forgotten about his subpar performance. Knox made eight birdies and one bogey, including six birdies in a seven-hole stretch beginning at No. He’s dialed in so far in Detroit, shooting a second-round 7-under 65 at Detroit Golf Club, two strokes behind co-leaders Joaquin Niemann and Tom Lewis at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. The last time he did so? Glad you asked: It was the third round of the 2016 Sentry Tournament of Champions. It was the sixth time he’s hit every green in regulation, tying for the most times a player has hit every green regulation in a round on Tour since 2012. He recalled he once hit every fairway and green in a round at a Korn Ferry Tour event in Omaha, Nebraska. Knox knocked that approach on the green to complete a perfect 18 of 18 greens in regulation. I started doing the math and I was a little nervous over my second shot at 18 because I knew I hadn’t chipped all day,” Knox said. “I had no idea that I had hit every green. On Friday, Knox mentioned this to his fellow playing competitors Joaquin Niemann and Garrick Higgo on the 15th hole and that’s when it hit him. DETROIT – Russell Knox scrolled through social media last night and stopped to read a post from Lou Stagner, who goes by the nickname Golf Stat Pro, claiming that a PGA Tour pro is more likely to make an ace than hit all 18 greens.Īccording to his data, the chance a player hits all 18 greens happens once every 582 rounds while the chances of a hole-in-one is once every 563 rounds.
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