Skin(n)s game: David Skinns breaks Sanderson Farms Championship course record with 60

It’s hard to imagine a better start to the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship for David Skinns.

The 42-year-old from England shot 12-under 60 on Thursday at The Country Club of Jackson, setting a new course record with a stellar performance approaching the greens and on the putting surfaces. As poor as he was off the tee, Skinns gained nearly five strokes on the field approaching the green, and once he got on the putting surfaces, he hardly missed any putts, gaining more than four strokes and making more than 130 feet of putts in the opening round.

About the only putt he missed all day was his final one from 9 feet, which he had for a 59, which would’ve been the third one on the PGA Tour this year.

Off the tee, Skinns hit only 5 of 14 fairways, but it didn’t prevent him from making twice as many birdies as he did pars, and he’s got a four-shot lead over Michael Thorbjornsen with the afternoon wave yet to finish.

Skinns started on the back nine and birdied his first two holes. After a pair of pars, he proceeded to birdie four straight before turning in 6-under 30. Once on the front nine, he had another string of four consecutive circles from Nos. 2-5 and added two more on Nos. 7-8.