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The Anatomy of a Perfect 'Boring' 61: How Cameron Young Broke Golf Without a Putter

Cameron Young fired a career-low 11-under 61 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic without making a single putt over 15 feet. We dissect the staggering ball-striking data that defines one of the most statistically rare rounds in modern PGA TOUR history.

An 11-under 61 is a score that screams fireworks: a white-hot putter, draining bombs from all over the zip code, a player bending the law of averages to their will for five…

The raw data from Young’s second round tells a story of total dominance from tee to green. According to PGA TOUR ShotLink, he gained a staggering +7.

For his part, Young described the round with the kind of understatement that only a player in a state of supreme control can muster.

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Cameron Young fired a career-low 11-under 61 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic without making a single putt over 15 feet. We dissect the staggering ball-striking data that defines one of the most statistically rare rounds in modern PGA TOUR history.

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