Katsumasa Miyamoto Shoots 62, One Off Course Record at Firestone South

Katsumasa Miyamoto used an orange ball to come up just one stroke shy of tying the course record at Firestone South in the WGC Bridgestone Invitational.  Miyamoto came home in 29 strokes - setting a record for the back nine - to card 62 and finish three rounds on -5.

Miyamoto was aided by a hole out for eagle on the par 4 17th from 117 yards with a pitching wedge.  He had four birdies to accompany that eagle on the back nine.  He had three birdies and a bogey on the front nine.

Miyamoto got into the tournament in the first place by winning the Japanese Tour Championship - one of four wins on the Japanese Tour last year.  This is his first start on the PGA Tour in nearly a decade.

The round of 62 was tied for the second lowest round in the history of championship and at the South Course.  Here are the course records and lowest rounds in the history of the WGC at Firestone.

Course record: 61 - 2 players

• Jose Maria Olazabal shot 61 in the first round of the 1990 NEC World Series of Golf to win by 12
• Tiger shot 61 in 2000, winning 11 clear of the field at the WGC Bridgestone Inivtational

Tournament record: 61 - Tiger Woods (2000)

Three rounds of 62 in the WGC Bridgestone Invitational:

• Tiger shot 62 in '99 third round, one clear of Mickelson on -10
• Fred Funk second round 2003, finished T14, 10 back of Darren Clarke
• Katsumasa Miyamoto in the third round in 2010, finish TBD