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Witness to history: What is was like watching Max Homa shoot a record 61 at LACC

Trent Redfern and Max Homa had a running joke during their careers on the Pac-12 golf circuit: Whenever the duo got paired together, a poor round was on the horizon for Homa.

“Obviously that all came to an end after just one round,” Redfern said recently.

With the U.S. Open making its debut at Los Angeles Country Club this week, Homa’s jest-ending loop on Day 1 of the 2013 Pac-12 Championship is back in the limelight. The senior at Cal shot a 9-under 61 at LACC, setting a course record that remains in place today.

There to watch it all was Redfern, who along with Washington’s C.