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Furyk sets PGA Tour record with historic 58

[August 08, 2016] Fifty-eight was a number that only existed in golf folklore until Sunday. Then Jim Furyk made it a reality.

The 46-year-old Furyk turned an eagle, 10 birdies and seven pars into a PGA Tour-record 12-under-par 58 in Sunday's final round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn.

"Just cool," an admittedly stunned and flabbergasted Furyk said. "It's kind of a reminder no matter how bad you feel with your swing you're never that far away."

The magic began when Furyk holed out for eagle on the 419-yard, par-4 No. 3 hole after a birdie the hole before. His opening-nine score of 8-under 27 set a Travelers record.

On the back nine, Furyk opened with three consecutive birdies to complete his string of seven straight, the longest streak on the PGA Tour this season. His birdie on No. 16 dropped him to the historic 58 number with pars on the last two holes.

Furyk was the last of six players in PGA Tour history who had come closest to the number, carding a 59 in the third round of the 2013 BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Ill.

TENNIS

Australian Nick Kyrgios recorded his second career title when he fought off top-seeded John Isner 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) in the championship match of the Atlanta Open.

The second-seeded Kyrgios ended Isner's 15-match winning streak in Atlanta. Isner had won the event each of the past three years.

Isner struggled with his fitness -- and his legs -- in the humid conditions. The 31-year-old American was outplayed in both tiebreaks by the 21-year-old Kyrgios.

Isner missed an early opportunity to create distance when he won the opening game and went up 40-0 in the second. But Kyrgios rallied to force deuce and eventually won the game.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Wide receiver Carlos Strickland III announced on Twitter that he is transferring from Cal to be closer to his ailing grandfather in Dallas.

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"I am very thankful for the opportunity I've had at UC Berkeley and will never forget the memories I've shared with my peers," Strickland wrote Saturday. "Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout my time at Cal. I wish the program the best this season and in the years to come."

Strickland was a four-star recruit coming out of Skyline High School in Dallas, and spent last season on the scout team. He was expected to compete for a starting spot this year with the Bears losing their top six receivers from 2015.

AUTO RACING

Erik Jones and Furniture Row Racing made it official at Watkins Glen International.

In 2017, Furniture Row Racing will expand from one car to two, with Jones driving the No. 77 Toyota under sponsorship from 5-hour Energy.

The addition of Jones brings to six the number of full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams receiving comprehensive factory support from Toyota Racing Development. A native of Byron, Mich., Jones, 20, will team with veteran Martin Truex Jr., who qualified for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup last year and reached the Championship 4 in the No. 78 Furniture Row Camry.

Jones' only Sprint Cup experience consists of three races last season in a fill-in role for Kyle Busch, who missed the first 11 events because of injury. Jones' best finish was a 12th at Texas Motor Speedway, and the speed he showed as a relief driver is a source of confidence as he ascends to the Sprint Cup series.

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