NY Times · Aug 14, 2015
Japan's Iwata Matches Major Record With 63 at PGA
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Hiroshi Iwata of Japan matched the lowest single round in a major with a 63 at the PGA Championship, almost holing a 90-yard wedge from the rough on the last hole that would have given him the record.
That shot skidded 3 feet past the cup for a tap-in par. His round Friday was 14 strokes better than his opening-day score of 77, which came in much windier conditions. Iwata is at 4-under 140 for the tournament, three shots behind clubhouse leader David Lingmerth.
Just two months ago, Iwata shot a 10-under 62 in the second round of the Thailand Open. Asked the difference between those rounds, he laughed and said through an interpreter, "Just one shot different. Nothing else."