CROMWELL, Conn. — In a historic day at the PGA Tour's annual tournament in Connecticut, Jim Furyk carded a 58 at the Travelers Championship on Sunday to set the tour single-round record.

Hours later, Russell Knox curled in a right-to-left 12-foot, 1-inch putt on the 18th hole for a round of 68, the trophy and a $1.18 million check.

But it was Furyk who held the spotlight about five hours earlier.

“No one else can say they've done that out here on the PGA Tour,” Furyk said of his 58. “It's really special, and it's probably going to take a little while for it to sink in.

“It's phenomenal.”

Furyk, 46, winner of the 2003 U.S. Open, had 10 birdies and one eagle in the final round at TPC River Highlands. The 58 broke the previous tour record of 59 held by Furyk at the 2013 BMW Championship; Al Geiberger at the 1977 Memphis Classic; Chip Beck at the 1991 Las Vegas Invitational; David Duval at the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic; Paul Goydos at the 2010 John Deere Classic; and Stuart Appleby at the 2010 Greenbrier Classic.

Nathan Grube, the tournament director, said an estimated 50,000 fans watched Sunday's tournament.

Furyk's score matched Stephan Jaeger's 58 at the Web.com tour Ellie Mae Classic on July 31. The Web.com tour is the PGA Tour's developmental tour.

Furyk eagled the par-4 third by holing out a 136-yard pitching wedge. His only pars were at 1, 5, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18. He birdied the other holes.

After he made a 2-foot putt for par and his 58th stroke on the last hole, he hugged caddie Mike “Fluff” Cowan and walked up the hill toward the scoring trailer, accompanied by chants of “58, 58.”

Travelers Executive chairman of the board Jay Fishman congratulated Furyk after he signed his scorecard.

Fishman said Travelers would donate $58,000 to the charity of Furyk's choice. Furyk first said the Jim & Tabitha Furyk Foundation, then said he wanted it to go to the Bruce Edwards Foundation for research for ALS. Fishman has ALS.

Fishman said he'd be the tiebreaker, so $29,000 will go to the Jim & Tabitha Furyk Foundation and $29,000 to the Bruce Edwards Foundation.

Knox's 2-under par 68 (266) gave him a one-shot victory over Jerry Kelly, a 1989 Hartford graduate. Kelly made a memorable chase for the title, but his 64 (267) was just short.

“I'm a big beast rolling in that putt,” said Knox, who had said he was a “beast” at TPC River Highlands after his second-round 67 on Friday.

The throng of fans around the green and down the fairway erupted in boisterous cheers.

Knox, 31, a native of Inverness, Scotland, followed Furyk's outing with his victory. He had trailed third-round leader Daniel Barger by three shots. But Berger fell to a 74 (269) and into a four-way tie for fifth.

Knox persevered for his second tour victory. His first was the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in November.