Because of the three rain delays Thursday, the U.S. Open was trying to make up for lost time.
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The 21-year-old Thompson played the front nine – her final nine at Blythefield – in 6 under.
Landry claimed a one-shot lead from more seasoned veterans Dustin Johnson of the USA and Englishman Lee Westwood. “You can’t let it fluster you”.
Even without Tiger Woods in the field, the 116th U.S. Open is sure to be a very entertaining golf tournament. This just adds to it. The delay might be good for him as he can regroup and try to get his focus back for his final seven holes.
Three years ago, Horschel led the US Open at halfway having hit 18 greens out of 18 in the second round at Merion and that helps indicate what he can do when everything clicks.
Johnson played near-flawless golf from tee to green, inching his way up the leaderboard. I’m an aggressive player as well.
“History is history”, said Landry, the 624th-ranked player in the world who is making his U.S. Open debut.
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Two-time Masters victor Bubba Watson is joint second on two under, while England’s Lee Westwood is one under. Danny Willett and Shane Lowry were among those in a cabin behind the seventh tee.
“It gave me a big boost, a big shot of confidence”, he said.
“We made that turn, 17 through number three, the end of our round there, that’s definitely a challenge. But the guys that are struggling, it will really magnify that weakness and you’ll see a lot of high scores as well”. “It’s been an interesting day”. As the day went on, Oakmont started to show its teeth.
Cabrera blasted his way to the title here nine years ago and Mickelson, who is inside the top five on the PGA Tour in putting this season and was second in Memphis on Sunday, may be able to follow a similar path to glory and complete the career grand slam three years on from his famous Open Championship win.
Scheffler advanced through sectional qualifying last week in OH and got a practice round on Wednesday with fellow Longhorn and defending champion Jordan Spieth. “That was really, really helpful”.
“Mentally, I’m in a better spot”.
A few threesomes remain on the course, and it will be only minutes before they are joined by the first wave of players teeing off in the second round.
The road back is much longer for Masters champion Danny Willett, McIlroy and Fowler.
The crowd swelled around his group made its way back toward the clubhouse, with television cameras following Landry has he walked up to mark his ball on the ninth. We’ve been playing 10, 15 yards of run and then today you’re nearly hitting 7-irons back and stuff. There, Neels Els watched his son Ernie, a two-time U.S. Open champion, wrap up a session on a nearby practice green in anticipation of his 24th Open start.
One measure of a great golf course is the quality of its champions. It was playing really tough when it was firm and bouncy and really quick at the start of the week. “Just got to grin and bear it and get on with it and have another coffee”. The sand traps are a bit heavier.
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“You just have to be so disciplined and I’m an aggressive player as well. You don’t want to chase at a U.S. Open, you just want to keep knocking the pars off and chasing when you can”.
