Pavin’s 127 for Two Rounds Almost Breaks Bolt’s PGA Scoring Record

Corey Pavin added a 63 to an opening 64 and came within a single stroke of an all-time PGA Tour scoring record Friday in the second round of the $600,000 Texas Open golf tournament.

Pavin’s 127 total for two trips over the 6,576-yard Oak Hills Country Club course was 13 under par and one off the record for the first 36 holes of a tournament. The 126 was shot by Tommy Bolt in the 1954 Virginia Beach (Va.) Open.

Pavin, who held a 3-stroke lead, said he was unaware of the record. And he had two good late chances to tie or break it, he said.

On the par-4 eighth hole--his 17th--Pavin nearly made an eagle. His sand wedge approach hit the back of the cup but spun out. He tapped in for a birdie from 6 inches.

On the ninth, his last hole, Pavin’s 15-foot putt grazed the cup, missing a potential birdie that would have tied the record.

“I feel very secure with what I’m doing,” said Pavin, who won twice in each of the last two seasons but hasn’t finished higher than seventh this year. “It’s been awhile since I’ve played like this and that just makes it more fun.”

First-round leader Mike Sullivan fell to second at 130 after a 67.