Frankie Capan III had the round of a lifetime Thursday at Texas Rangers Golf Club in Arlington.
The North Oaks’ product carded a 13-under, 58 in Round 1 of the Veritex Bank Championship to break the course record — which was a 59 by current world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in 2020 — and claim a three-shot lead in the Korn Ferry Tour event.
Capan was 4-under through eight holes when he went on a scintillating scoring spree. Capan eagled the par-5, 9th before carding seven-straight birdies from holes No. 10-16.
He parred the 17th and 18th holes, hitting a 6-footer for par on the final hole to cap off the 58. His round was the talk of Golf Twitter on Thursday, as many of the sport’s biggest media personalities took note of the performance.
Capan — who earned his Korn Ferry status through Q-School in the fall of 2022 and even played in the 3M Open via a sponsor’s exemption last summer — entered the week in 30th on the Korn Ferry Tour points list. The top 30 at season’s end earn their PGA Tour cards. Currently, there is no native Minnesotan on golf’s top tour.
With a win this week, Capan would catapult into fourth on the points list. So while there’s plenty of golf to play this weekend, Capan’s round of a lifetime could also prove to be a life-changing event.
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