The 124th U.S. Open is currently underway at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
From the start, the field was chasing top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, who is on a winning streak not seen since Tiger Woods’ heyday. Scheffler teed off in the afternoon round along with Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele. Scheffler started with two bogeys after six holes, but a birdie on the seventh hole put him back at one-over. Instead, it was McIlroy who took the early lead in that group, scoring consecutive birdies early on to jump to two-under.
Two-time winner Brooks Koepka initially looked like he had a shot at a third victory, having briefly tied for the lead before three bogeys in the closing stages brought him back to par for the day.
Instead, it was Patrick Cantlay who took the early lead, scoring three birdies in the final five holes of the day for a 5-under 65 that put him two strokes ahead of the field entering the clubhouse. Ludvig Oberg closed the gap slightly with a 4-under 66 in his first U.S. Open round.
Woods, meanwhile, struggled. After a birdie on the first day, he reeled off five birdies in the next seven holes around the turn to finish with a 4-over 74. He’ll need a big performance on Friday to make the cut, something he didn’t get at last month’s PGA Championship.
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Afternoon reset: Cantlay’s lead looks safe
The second wave is approaching a turning point, and the current situation is as follows:
– Patrick Cantlay’s 5-under 65 still puts him in the lead.
– Rory McIlroy hasn’t lost his form in the first round, sitting at 2 under after 8 holes, and if anyone is going to challenge Cantlay’s 65, Rory is the favorite.
– Scottie Scheffler is hitting shots all over the place but still manages to stay 1 over par.
– Of the 156 players, only 19 were under par.
– Brooks Koepka left the tournament without speaking to the media, which is understandable: He got to three under par but bogeyed three of his final six holes to finish at even.
– And looking into the future, tomorrow’s cut line could be very interesting. The rule is a tie for the top 60. Right now, it’s +1 and includes 80 players. That’s how tough it is right now.
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Scheffler’s birdie
It took seven holes, but Scottie Scheffler finally looked like Scottie Scheffler when he drilled a 12-foot curling birdie on the seventh hole for his first birdie of the day to get back to one over.
Also, can we talk about his whitewalls…
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Schaeffler makes another bogey
Scheffler missed a 62-foot putt by 18 feet, leading to a bogey that left the world No. 1 at 2-over after six holes in what was perhaps Scheffler’s most shaky round in more than a year.
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Scheffler’s form is poor in the early stages
We’ve seen so much near-perfect play from Scottie Scheffler lately that any less-than-perfect play stands out, but that’s exactly what we’ve seen over the past four holes: Scheffler has missed the fairway both left and right and is struggling a bit to make par.
On the third hole, he hit his tee shot into a bunker on the left side, then into a greenside bunker and hit a long putt for par that fell just short, resulting in a bogey for the world number one.
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Xander is in the red
Xander Schauffele took an early lead in the battle of the big dogs, and a birdie on the second hole put him at 1 under. Scheffler and McIlroy were still tied.
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Featured groups in progress
The top three players in the world just happened to be paired together. It’s strange.
Either way, Scottie Scheffler (1), Xander Schauffele (2) and Rory McIlroy got off to a good start, all three making par on the first hole.
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