If form holds, Jake Knapp will probably shoot something around a 69 on Friday at PGA National in the second round of the Cognizant Classic.

In an opposite way, it was a Perfect Storm of events – no wind, soft greens and little Bermuda rough – that had the leaderboards dripping with red numbers.

Taking advantage of shockingly low scoring at PGA National, Jake Knapp carded the 15th sub-60 round in Tour history.

After one round of action at the 2025 Cognizant Classic, Jake Knapp is sitting on a score that would be low enough to win this tournament most years. Through 18 holes, however, it is clear that this year at PGA National is nothing like those in the past.

Jake Knapp became the 14th golfer in PGA Tour history to shoot a sub-60 round on Thursday morning at the Cognizant Classic.