It’s a story you heard in the fourth grade, but golf fans know it well: Rory McIlroy and his elusive quest for a fifth major. This is the 10th printing, dating back to 2015, when McIlroy was pursuing a career Grand Slam and a fifth major win at Augusta after winning the 2014 British Open and PGA Championship.
Nine years later, he’s still chasing both… and that will be the story today as he shares the lead to start the second round of the U.S. Open. He and Patrick Cantlay both shot five-under 65 on Thursday to lead by one stroke over Ludvig Aberg.
McIlroy will start at 7:29 a.m., while Cantlay will join the afternoon group, starting at 1:25 p.m.
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High-profile groups miss out
Pinehurst No. 2 has only two par-5 holes, one of which is the 10th hole. That’s where Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Scottie Scheffler started their rounds, but none of them were able to take advantage of it: McIlroy and Schauffele all made pars, Schauffele a bogey.
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Impressions from Round 1
As players continue to take to the course, here are some thoughts after yesterday’s first round.
– Rory McIlroy had a strong first round in a major tournament, a huge achievement for him and his quest to win a fifth major championship.
– Bryson DeChambeau (-3) continues to be the LIV Golf winner.
– Brooks Koepka wasn’t happy with his par (rightly so), and he’s no fan of the media.
– No one really pays much attention to Phil Mickelson anymore. Did you know he was +9?
– Ludvig Aberg (-4) is in the conversation as the best player to never win a major, and this is just his third major win, with rival for the lead, Patrick Cantlay, also in the conversation.
– Tiger Woods (+4) will need to work hard to qualify.
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Will Pinehurst (and the USGA) fight back?
The second round is underway and we’re already seeing…
The USGA doesn’t like low scores in this tournament, so maybe it was noted when the course was set last night that two players were 5 under yesterday, or maybe it was just the Turtleback greens that were to blame.
Either way, it’s worth noting that when Brooks Koepka was asked yesterday what his winning score was, he said it was 4 under.
