16-Year-Old Posts Two Course Record 61's In A Week

Thanks to reader David for Bill Nichols' Dallas Morning News item on Scottie Scheffler posted course records at Northwood Club and Dallas Country Club.

Playing with friends on his birthday last Thursday, Scheffler shot 10-under 61 at Northwood, breaking the course record held by Hunter Mahan. This came exactly one week after Northwood celebrated the 60th anniversary of hosting the 1952 U.S. Open.

At least Scheffler paid homage, sort of, to Open champ Julius Boros by taking only eight putts on the back nine. In 1952 Boros had 11 putts on the back nine in the morning round then one-putted seven of the final nine greens in the afternoon.

Nichols goes on to detail the course record-tying round at Northwood and talks to instructor Randy Smith about his student.