Rhein Gibson has made history by becoming only the second player in history to shoot a 55.

Gibson, who played college golf at Oklahoma Christian, was playing at River Oaks in Oklahoma City, and made 12 birdies, two eagles and four pars on the way to the record score. He turned in 26 after opening with a par and following it up with eagle, birdie, eagle and then five straight birdies. In comparison, his six-birdie back-nine 29 seemed almost pedestrian.

Australian golfers have been making waves in the sport yet again.

Only one other player has ever shot a 55 before - Homero Blancas, a PGA Tour player from the 1960's - but his score is not viewed as an official record because the course was only 5000 yards long. Gibson was playing on a 6,698-yard par-71 course.

"I just kind of got hot I guess and every putt I hit went in, that's the best I can explain it to be honest," Gibson said.

"I wasn't nervous. I had this song playing in my head. It is that new one from the Eli Young Band. It was in there all day."

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