{"id":1001,"date":"2010-07-09T14:27:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T14:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/sports\/long-beach-alum-goydos-shoots-record-59-at-john-deere-classic\/"},"modified":"2010-07-09T14:27:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-09T14:27:00","slug":"long-beach-alum-goydos-shoots-record-59-at-john-deere-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/long-beach-alum-goydos-shoots-record-59-at-john-deere-classic","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach Alum Goydos Shoots Record 59 At John Deere Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin: 2px;\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/s_image1278685487-73272.jpg\" align=\"right\"><em>Photo courtesy PGA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Former Long Beach State star and 23-year veteran of the PGA Tour Paul Goydos shot a <em>flippin&#8217;<\/em> 59 in his opening round at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois on Thursday. Goydos becomes just the fourth golfer to shoot sub-60 on a professional tour. In history. In the history of golf.<\/p>\n<p>The last golfer to shoot a 59 was David Duval in 1999, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Goydos made headlines in 2008 when he nearly stormed the field and won the PGA Players Championship while wearing an &#8220;LB&#8221; hat that he purchased himself at the airport that morning. When he returned home to Long Beach, Goydos was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lbpost.com\/ryan\/1230\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">honored at Legends&#8217; Sports Bar<\/a>, where the famous hat hangs to this day.<\/p>\n<p>Goydos didn&#8217;t win, but his success at that tournament and subsequent ones has drawn increased attention to the Long Beach State golf team, which recently added a new head coach with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.longbeachstate.com\/sports\/m-golf\/spec-rel\/070810aaa.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hiring of Ryan Ressa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Goydos stands at second place behind Steve Stricker. Keep an eye on our boy at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/golf\/leaderboard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN.com Leaderboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Long Beach State star and 23-year veteran of the PGA Tour Paul Goydos shot a flippin&#8217; 59 in his opening round at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois on Thursday. Goydos becomes just the fourth golfer to shoot sub-60 on a professional tour. 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