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Here goes Rory with a 20-footer at 18 to tie the lead and… boom!! He’s walking after it straight way, knowing it’s heading in. A superb bogey-free 65 and McIlroy’s bid to win his first major since 2014 is off to an excellent start. When Rory won his four majors from 2011-2014 they were all fuelled by fast starts: 65 at Congressional ( 2011 ), 67 at Kiawah Island ( 2012 ), 66 at Hoylake ( 2014 ) and 66 at Valhalla ( 2014 ). This is all very, very encouraging. He’s completely outperformed playing partners Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele today and that will give him a further lift. Scheffler has to settle for a 1-over 71 while it’s a 70 for Schauffele.
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Cantlay so very nearly drains his 25-footer across 9 but the ball dies to the right on its last turn. Just (!) a par and a 65. That ties the record for best US Open round at Pinehurst No2. Cantlay usually wears a poker face, but can’t stop a warm smile playing across it now. Such an impressive round, and he’s got the game to win a US Open all right.
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-5: Cantlay (F)
n -3: Finau (17*), Åberg (17*), Pavon ( 16 )
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And with no-one much better than -1 in the last couple of groups out on the course, that’s a wrap for today. An interesting opening day and although scoring was difficult there’s a sensation that it’ll just get more difficult as the week goes on. Is this Rory’s time once again? A six-shot benefit over a controlled Scottie Scheffler definitely assists although there’s still an outstanding cast-list on page among the leaderboard. We’ll be back tomorrow to see how it unfolds. Thanks for checking out!
DeChambeau makes par at his last hole, the 9th, and indications for a really well-played 3-under 67 We have a leading 5 making up 2 Americans (Cantlay and DeChambeau) and 3 Europeans (McIlroy, Åberg and Pavon).
-5: Cantlay (F), McIlroy (F)
-4: Åberg (F)
-3: Pavon (F). DeChambeau (F)
-2: Finau (F), Hatton (F)
Your co-leader Rory McIlroy speaks. “I seem like I played a truly managed, strong round of golf. There wasn’t anything incredible, I struck some actually excellent iron shots however simply remained disciplined. When I got myself in difficulty, I took my medication, left difficulty, struck the middle of the green, two-putted. This is the entire aspect of a United States Open, attempting to keep a tidy scorecard. I’m quite sure I’m not going to keep it bogey totally free for the remainder of the week however this competition is not about the number of birdies you make, it’s about the number of bogeys you do not make and I did that well today.”
Some stated Tyrrell Hatton would not cope on a course like this provided his capability to blow a gasket at the drop of a hat/shot. That was unjust provided that he completed connected 5th in the 2018 United States Open at Shinnecock which was played in ludicrously tough conditions and won in an over par rating. Today, he’s simply signed for a 2-under 68 and strolls off in connected sixth. It’s an even par 70 for Tommy Fleetwood (connected 16th).
It’s tough to understand what to make from Thomas Detryand it most likely does not assist that the image of the 31-year-old on his Wiki page is him at about age 15. Why? He’s yet to win on the DP World Tour or PGA Tour however he assisted Belgium to succe