U.S. Open

The U.S. Open began Thursday at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. Here's where (and when) to watch the action.

2:31 p.m./8:46 a.m. – Daijiro Izumida, Japan; (a) Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Belgium; Sebastian Söderberg, Sweden 1:36 p.m./7:51 a.m. – Luke List, Augusta, Ga.; (a) Austin Greaser, Vandalia, Ohio; Corey Conners, Canada 12:41 p.m./6:56 a.m. – (a) Maxwell Moldovan, Uniontown, Ohio; Yannik Paul, Germany; M.J. Daffue, South Africa 2:09 p.m./8:24 a.m. – Jim Furyk, Jacksonville, Fla.; (a) Nick Dunlap, Huntsville, Ala.; Adam Hadwin, Canada 1:58 p.m./8:13 a.m. – Danny Lee, New Zealand; (a) Keita Nakajima, Japan; Nick Taylor, Canada 1:25 p.m./7:40 a.m. – Joohyung Kim, Republic of Korea; Séamus Power, Republic of Ireland; Min Woo Lee, Australia 8:13 a.m./1:58 p.m. – Francesco Molinari, Italy; (a) Laird Shepherd, England; Stewart Cink, Atlanta, Ga. 8:57 a.m./2:42 p.m. – (a) Caleb Manuel, Topsham, Maine; Keith Greene, DeBary, Fla.; Ben Silverman, Juno Beach, Fla. 7:40 a.m./1:25 p.m. – Billy Horschel, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Patrick Cantlay, Jupiter, Fla.; Daniel Berger, Jupiter, Fla. I am. But I think he has come back and shown some remorse about how he's handled some things, so I think he's learned from that. Tiger Woods will not play in the U.S. Open, saying his “body needs more time to get stronger for major championship golf.”

Live leaderboard (as of 8:55 a.m. ET)1 Collin Morikawa -2 (5)1 Russell Henley -2 (4)Four golfers tied at -1The 2022 U.S. Open begins Thursday from The ...

That's going to play as basically a 100-yard shot for the pros, I think, and that's just ... *chef's kiss.* He has a solo second and a T8 at the first two major tournaments this year, and this course is a really nice setup for him. The 2022 U.S. Open will be available via streaming on Peacock with exclusive windows as well as featured groups. In what has been somewhat of a downturn of a season after last year’s best-in-class form, this is the perfect opportunity for Rahm to get back on track. He has bogeyed Nos. 1, 3 and now 4, with a par at No. 2. None of this is secret anymore — hell, two decades have passed — but in Boston, old habits die hard, and when one guy from the neighborhood tells a story about another guy from the neighborhood, it’s best not to blab. Curtis Strange won the last U.S. Open at The Country Club, which was held in 1988. Like Southern Hills, designer Gil Hanse has been working with The Country Club to prepare for this U.S. Open. The ball rams into the jar and Leonard takes off running. “See over there,” the caddie says, pointing to a spot on the green. Those are the stories in the annals. A Rory or JT or Speith or Rahm. I think they all have a good chance.

U.S. Open 2022 live updates: The latest news and analysis from our writers at the 122nd U.S. Open at Brookline.

6:48 a.m.: The action is officially underway at The Country Club! Michael Thorbjornsen, a 20-year-old amateur from Massachusetts teeing it up at Brookline (sound familiar?) had the honor of hitting the first tee shot off the first tee. What a great thrill for the 58-year-old. 8:03 a.m.: Hideki Matusyama sticks his tee shot at the par-3 11th hole, which is playing as the easiest hole on the course thus far, to grab a share of the lead. A tough early bogey from Spieth ... and just by the eye test, he doesn't look 100 percent post-stomach bug. Again, just like Spieth, people were down on Morikawa on the eve of the U.S. Open because he admitted to some reporters he was having trouble hitting a fade. Hopefully the Mighty Quinn's friends and family screenshotted that shot of the leaderboard while he was up there. And speaking of struggles, Hideki just double bogeyed the par-4 12th hole after that birdie at 11. 8:30 a.m.: Russell Henley is the first player to 2-under, birdieing the 10th and 12th holes early in his round. 9:14 p.m.: Maybe not the biggest name but qualifier Harry Hall with a beautiful shot on the par 3 11th just north of the hole. 8:40 a.m.: Henley has company at the top, as Collin Morikawa just rolled another nice birdie putt in at the fifth hole. Adam Scott doesn't put enough on it and the ball will find its way to the bottom of the steep eighth incline. Of course, the beauty of a U.S. Open are the never-ending storylines that its competitors present itself.

Or, at least, it will stall until 1:47 p.m., when Phil Mickelson arrives on the first tee. Mickelson, the face of LIV Golf, is still searching for that one ...

#USOpen pic.twitter.com/SPHHNf0VkG June 16, 2022 But forgive them if they are a bit distracted. Something else is on their minds -- about 7.2 miles down the road. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/bvMv8siUG0 June 16, 2022 Make the putt. Use the wind to fade it. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/P1phSsip4E June 16, 2022 Mickelson, the face of LIV Golf, is still searching for that one missing piece of his Grand Slam résumé -- a U.S. Open win. That's a bounce-back birdie for @JordanSpieth. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/sd9LQbcbAi June 16, 2022 Good luck 💪— LIV Golf (@LIVGolfInv) #LIVGolf pic.twitter.com/4hWCHPYOmk June 16, 2022 BROOKLINE, Mass. -- Perhaps the talk of LIV Golf vs. the PGA Tour will subside for a few days, with the start of the U.S. Open at The Country Club officially here.

The first golfers tee off Thursday morning, marking the official start of the 122nd U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.

People won’t be able to drive anywhere near the Country Club. Thousands of fans have been coming to The Country Club all week as the U.S. Open returns to the historic venue for the first time since 1988. - Celtics on the Brink of Elimination, But ... - Forecast: Possible Showers, Highs Near 70 ... "It’s incredibly exciting. - Read, Listen and Learn: How to Observe ... Thursday marks the start of the first of four rounds. "There’s a sense of calm in being around here." - Celtics on the Brink of Elimination, But ... - Forecast: Possible Showers, Highs Near 70 ... I love going into the local stores and hearing the chatter and the accents and talking about the Celtics," professional golfer Keegan Bradley said. - Read, Listen and Learn: How to Observe ...

Los primeros golfistas dieron el primer golpe el jueves por la mañana, marcando el inicio oficial del 122° US Open en The Country Club en Brookline,...

El jueves marca el inicio de la primera de cuatro rondas. Miles de fanáticos han estado viniendo a The Country Club durante toda la semana cuando el US Open regresa al lugar histórico por primera vez desde 1988. Incluso con 49 cajas registradoras, es posible que los organizadores tengan que cerrar las puertas si se llena demasiado el interior. Un aficionado de Wellesley, Michael Thorbjornsen, de 20 años, abrió el camino desde la salida a las 6:45 a. El campo solo ha sido sede del campeonato otras tres veces, pero ha sido el sitio de varios otros eventos importantes de golf. Los primeros golfistas dieron el primer golpe el jueves por la mañana, marcando el inicio oficial del 122° US Open en The Country Club en Brookline, Massachusetts.

Instead, the golfing world will watch with great fascination those golfers — such as Phil Mickelson — who have defected from the PGA Tour and signed with the ...

5-7 p.m. 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. 1:25 p.m. 1:14 p.m. 1:03 p.m. 12:52 p.m. 12:41 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Those storylines will take precedent for much of the early rounds, and potentially longer if any defectors stay in contention late into the tournament. (Though some golfers, such as 2016 U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson, have special exemption for future events). Despite the PGA Tour's suspension of said golfers, each of the four majors — the other three being the Masters, PGA Championship and British Open — have autonomy in deciding who qualifies for their respective events. For instance, Rory McIlroy — winner of last week's RBC Canadian Open — took a shot at LIV head man Greg Norman while expressing disappointment in Mickelson, one of the tour's biggest names.

Defending champion Jon Rahm is one of the favorites, along with McIlroy, PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas and Masters winner Scottie Scheffler. As of 7:55 ...

Plenty of PGA mainstays are also in Boston, led by Rory McIlroy, the 2011 U.S. Open champ, who has been outspoken in opposing LIV Golf. This time, he’s doing it with Saudi money. Men’s golf remains at the center of the sporting universe this week, as the world’s top players converge on the Country Club in Brookline, Mass. for the 122nd U.S. Open. After a tumultuous stretch that’s seen multiple star players defect from the PGA Tour in favor of the lucrative, Saudi-backed LIV Golf International Series, the USGA can only hope that the competition now seizes the spotlight.

The first day of the US Open starts, the toughest test in golf from Brookline Country Club.

If you want to see what every hole looks like, I recommend watching the video below... Diamond was absent last week at the RBC Canadian Open as he and his wife welcomed the arrival of their second child. For someone who is so good a lot of the time, Patrick Cantlay's Major record is pedestrian to say the least. Measuring at just 315 yards and downwind, this hole will see a lot of birdies today I think. After chopping it down the par-4 13th, Rory makes an excellent seven-foot putt for par to stay at level. A slight cut and he has 10 feet or so to get to one-under. Homa made his birdie putt by the way on the 6th and he is also to one-under. Amateur Travis Vick just missed a short birdie putt to do the same. Unfortunately I didn't see it because Sky wanted to take us down to the driving range instead... Great to see Rory start well again, just like he did at Southern Hills last month. Great to see him starting well after four consecutive Major missed cuts. England's Callum Tarren gets into the red thanks to a birdie at the 16th.

BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):. ___. 12:45 p.m.. It's usually a good thing when a player gets invited to the TV ...

Callum Tarren is the first one in the clubhouse and in the lead after a spectacular finish in the first round of the...

Jon Rahm's defense of his U.S. Open title is off to a good start. He has never made the cut. That’s when he took two angry swings, sending sand flying. The 2011 U.S. Open champion drove into the lip of a bunker on the right side of the 310-yard, par-4 hole. ___ David Lingmerth was also at 3 under, with a few holes to play. ___ “If that doesn’t scream to you it’s the Open,” then nothing will, he said. A heck of a finish for Rahm, who struggled with his swing across the back nine. He had just saved par after an equally wild drive on No. 17. But during the round? ___

Anticipation has reached a fever pitch with play beginning as Rory McIlroy looks to win back-to-back tournaments while capturing his first major championship ...

CBS Sports is offering live coverage of the 2022 U.S. Open from start to finish Thursday, so be sure to follow Round 1 with us. While Tiger Woods will not be in attendance as he continues to rehabilitate ahead of The Open Championship, Phil Mickelson is playing his first event in the United States since February while shrouded in controversy. Early TV coverage: 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on USA Network, fuboTV (Try for free) Anticipation has reached a fever pitch with play beginning as Rory McIlroy looks to win back-to-back tournaments while capturing his first major championship since 2014. Do you smell it? Can you feel it?

McIlroy's tee shot sailed right and buried in thick rough just outside the right lip of a fairway bunker. McIlroy was forced to take a whack at it while ...

Quite the save to keep his momentum and worthy of a fist pump. Apparently, getting his anger out did the trick because McIlroy exploded his next shot 15 feet past the hole and sank the par putt. McIlroy was forced to take a whack at it while standing in the bunker.

Full 2022 U.S. Open tee times for Round 2 on Friday at The Country Club in Brookline, featuring Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson and more.

Sign up for an account to get into the action today. 2:42 p.m. – (a) Caleb Manuel, Keith Greene, Ben Silverman 1:58 p.m. – Adam Schenk, (a) Stewart Hagestad, Grayson Murray 12:41 p.m. – Matthew NeSmith, Patrick Rodgers, (a) Travis Vick 12:30 p.m. – (a) Michael Thorbjornsen, Erik Barnes, Matt McCarty 8:24 a.m. – Jim Furyk, (a) Nick Dunlap, Adam Hadwin 8:13 a.m. – Danny Lee, (a) Keita Nakajima, Nick Taylor 2:31 p.m. – Chris Gotterup, (a) Fred Biondi, Harry Hall 1:58 p.m. – Francesco Molinari, (a) Laird Shepherd, Stewart Cink 12:41 p.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Denny McCarthy, (a) Sam Bennett 8:35 a.m. – Sam Stevens, (a) Ben Lorenz, Davis Shore But it turns out the oddsmakers were on to something.

Joel Dahmen has made it a foursome atop the U.S. Open leaderboard among the early starters at The Country Club.

Jon Rahm's defense of his U.S. Open title is off to a good start. He has never made the cut. That’s when he took two angry swings, sending sand flying. The 2011 U.S. Open champion drove into the lip of a bunker on the right side of the 310-yard, par-4 hole. David Lingmerth was also at 3 under, with a few holes to play. “If that doesn’t scream to you it’s the Open,” then nothing will, he said. A heck of a finish for Rahm, who struggled with his swing across the back nine. He had just saved par after an equally wild drive on No. 17. But during the round? He was 2 under when he reached the drivable par-4 fifth, but he blocked his drive right and ended up with a terrible lie – the ball in deep grass just above a bunker. He shot 3-under 67 to finish even with Callum Tarren and David Lingmerth with most of the morning rounds complete. Mickelson had a bogey from the fairway on the first hole and is 1 over through two holes.

Rory McIlroy had a fantastic round to begin the 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club, despite an emotional blowup on one hole.

McIlroy birdied the next two holes before he failed to get up and down on 9 to make his only bogey of the day. He pumped his fist as the ball rolled into the cup, which kept him at two under and one back of the early lead. McIlroy, who enters this week coming off a win at the RBC Canadian Open, has four major titles in his career, although none since 2014. McIlroy lost his drive out to the right and it landed in an awkward spot, in gnarly grass, just outside of the bunker. McIlroy started on the back nine at The Country Club and made the turn in two under, and he was still at the number when he arrived to the drivable par-4 5th, his 14th hole of the day. With a bad lie in the thick stuff and his feet well below him, McIlroy hacked out but only advanced the ball a few yards.

BROOKLINE — It's the first day of a major championship, which means one thing: Nike-sponsored golfers are going to be rocking some BOLD looks that set Golf ...

Finau and McIlroy's shirts send you into a fit of rage that no one will listen to, causing you to say out loud to no one in particular "I'm gonna start one of them Twitter accounts and speak my mind to Nike!" Fran Quinn is the type of guy you'd love to have a beer with, and on Father's Day this Sunday, when your family asks what you want to do, you'll respond "I just want to watch the golf and doze off." During the witching hour of an NFL Sunday, you're wrestling the remote from your son to "check back in" on Freddy Couples' back nine in the PGA Tour Champions event. Nothing but Peter Millar, Footjoy or Ralph Lauren shirts, all of which are hanging in the backseat of your car "just in case" you get an afternoon invite at the office. Your golf shorts go all the way past your knee but also somehow ride up all the way to your nipples. You are more than likely under the age of 25 and you take golf fashion pretty seriously. Now, you're more focused on belts, all of which cost an obscene amount of money in whichever pro shop you were last at.

Rory McIlroy shot an opening-round 3-under 67 at the U.S. Open on Thursday, saying he is not motivated by the threat of the LIV Golf Invitational Series but ...

"Again, some of these reactions that maybe you saw out there today, whether it be hitting the sand on 5 or the club throw on 9, you just have to be so precise and so exact at this golf tournament, maybe compared to some others," McIlroy said. It was the 21st victory of his career, which moved him past Norman in career wins. He pushed his approach shot to the right of the green and threw his club in frustration. But, yeah, you're going to encounter things this week that you don't usually come across the other weeks of the year, and you just have to try to accept them as best you can." After making birdies on Nos. 7 and 8 to move to 4-under, McIlroy lost his cool again on the par-4 ninth, his final hole. "I'm just being me. "I gave the sand a couple of whacks because I'd already messed it up, so it wasn't like it was much more work for [caddie] Harry [Diamond]," McIlroy said. The margins are just so fine in this tournament, and I think you can sort of see that out there with some of the reactions." "You're going to encounter things at a U.S. Open, whether they be lies or stuff like that, that you just don't really encounter any other week," McIlroy said. It was an eventful opening round for McIlroy at the golf course outside Boston. He started on the back nine and carded a bogey-free, 2-under 33. It's certainly a different mindset when you get off to a good start, and yeah, I've just got to keep it going." With an opening-round 3-under 67, McIlroy put himself in great position to do just that.

For a few brief moments, Rory McIlroy looked relatable to the average golfer. Then, the Northern Irishman served a reminder of why he is a four-time major ...

McIlroy had won the British Open and the PGA Championship twice by the close of 2014 but has not won a major since. , playing on his 52nd birthday, teed off to cheers. However, an awkward approach shot into the long grass at the par-four final hole left McIlroy needing another miracle to make par.

Callum Tarren, of England, reacts after a putt on the ninth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at The Country Club, Thursday, ...

David Lingmerth and Monday qualifier Joel Dahmen also shot 67 to tie for the early 18-hole lead. “But to have a finish like that just tops the round off.” So that was a nightmare." He was still 1 over through 13 before birdies on the fifth and seventh holes put him in the red. Pars are good,’ and I made a lot of pars,” he said. He sank a 4 1/2 foot putt for eagle.

The four-time major champion shot 3 under on Thursday to open play at The Country Club.

As the U.S. Open finds its footing, though, it will be nice to shelve the talk of brouhahas and scuttlebutt between organizations that are fighting an inequitable yet inevitable war. "I was sort of cursing the USGA whenever I was going up to the ball. A major championship that, based on the unintended consequences of the dilution of regular season golf, now means more than ever before. Surely shouldering the dynamic load of an entire sport has eroded his emotions in ways he might not even be able to recognize right now. "You're going to encounter things at a U.S. Open, whether they be lies or stuff like that, that you just don't really encounter any other week," said McIlroy of the 5th hole. After his round, he called out the players in front of his group for being slow and explained why he was so frustrated. His game gives his words gravity, and gravity rules the world. Though he's not exempt from criticism for club tossing and sand excavation projects, it's also a bit of a delight to see somebody who at times has seemed as if was sleepwalking at major championships clear-eyes and completely engaged. Rory then birdied No. 7 and No. 8 to drive his scored to 4 under before a frustrating bogey at the last led to a club toss and some words that NBC wouldn't be able to air even if desired. "Almost to remind yourself sometimes how much it means to you as well." On Thursday, in the first round of the 122nd U.S. Open, he reminded everyone why his words carry such weight. The four-time major winner is in an eight-year drought when it comes to winning big ones, but McIlroy entered the week playing as well as he's played in years.

Joel Dahmen has made it a foursome atop the U.S. Open leaderboard among the early starters at The Country Club.

He was replaced in the field by Patton Kizzire, who tees off in the afternoon. Jon Rahm’s defense of his U.S. Open title is off to a good start. He has never made the cut. The 2011 U.S. Open champion drove into the lip of a bunker on the right side of the 310-yard, par-4 hole. David Lingmerth was also at 3 under, with a few holes to play. “If that doesn’t scream to you it’s the Open,” then nothing will, he said. A heck of a finish for Rahm, who struggled with his swing across the back nine. But during the round? He was 2 under when he reached the drivable par-4 fifth, but he blocked his drive right and ended up with a terrible lie – the ball in deep grass just above a bunker. He shot 3-under 67 to finish even with Callum Tarren and David Lingmerth with most of the morning rounds complete. Mickelson had a bogey from the fairway on the first hole and is 1 over through two holes. He played last week for the first time in four months, and there appears to be plenty of rust still in his game.

At the third major of the year, the hottest fashioned trend is the bold-patterned shirt. There are also few Massachusetts-themed accents.

Brooks Koepka, and other Nike-sponsored players, honored that with the crustacean on his shoes. At the third major of the year, the hottest trend is the bold-patterned shirt. It's a big sports weekend in the Boston area. Rory McIlroy finished his round with a share of the lead while rocking a floral print shirt. That includes Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson. Scottie Scheffler is trying to become the seventh different player to win the Masters and U.S. Open in the same calendar year. The 2022 U.S. Open is underway at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. Reigning champ Jon Rahm is trying to defend his title.

While on the 18th hole at The Country Club, the Spanish golfer saw his tee shot sailing left with the ball landing under the TV tower. As he began heading over ...

I am 100% sure I saw the two kids that stole it." "I recognized the two kids that were running the opposite way with a smile on their face. As he began heading over to the area, Rahm saw two youngsters pick up the ball and run away with it.

Rory McIlroy, a vocal opponent of the Saudi-financed LIV Golf league, put in a solid effort during the first round of the U.S. Open.

He couldn’t save par on that one and had to accept a 67 — not a bad start, and no apologies for his few outbursts of emotion. For McIlroy, it was his second straight major — and third time in his last four U.S. Opens — he opened with a score par. He hit that into another bunker, and then twice slammed the club into the sand out of frustration. Collin Morikawa, trying to win a major for the third straight year, thought he might be able to take it deep — at least by U.S. Open standards — when he birdied the ninth hole to reach 3 under. McIlroy has become a leading voice on the PGA Tour over the last few years, particularly with his rebuke of the Saudi-funded series that is disrupting golf. Even with a good start, and coming off a victory last week in the Canadian Open, it doesn’t figure to be easy.

Defending champion Jon Rahm, PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas and two-time major title-holder Collin Morikawa are all only three strokes back at 1 under, ...

T42. Joaquin Niemann, Sam Burns, Bryson DeChambeau, Corey Conners and eight others (+1): After an eagle on the par-5 eighth, it appeared that Niemann would threaten the first page of the leaderboard as he stood at 2 under for the day. It felt as if he was all over the place Thursday as he carded four birdies to offset four bogeys. In his five U.S. Open appearances, he has five top-10 finishes; however, he has yet to truly contend as his average deficit entering the final round has been 5.4 strokes. While Young was in a similar spot as Spieth from a statistical standpoint, Cantlay was not as his iron play was simply dreadful. Having been in the final pairing at the 2022 PGA Championship, it is possible the heartache from Southern Hills leads to jubilation in Brookline. He has been knocking on the door for what seems like an eternity and on paper the 2022 version of Fitzpatrick is different. He will need this area of the bag to rebound as he has had some trouble backing up one great round with another. Leading the field in strokes gained tee to green, there is still room for improvement as the 34-year-old ranked 60th in strokes gained putting in Round 1. The Canadian is in the midst of a sneaky strong season, which at one point included three consecutive top-10 finishes but has yet to taste contention in a major championship. He continued his fine play Thursday at The Country Club, but it was not without some head scratching moments. Defending champion Jon Rahm, PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas and two-time major title-holder Collin Morikawa are all only three strokes back at 1 under, and they will look to ascend up the leaderboard in Friday's second round. Dropping a shot late in his round, McIlroy would later be matched by by Joel Dahmen, MJ Daffue and a pair of European counterparts at 3 under.

Phil Mickelson struggled in the first round of the U.S. Open, carding an 8-over 78. He's tied for 144th place.

Mickelson was playing in the U.S. Open after being indefinitely suspended by PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan a week ago. Mickelson has been runner-up at the U.S. Open a record six times. "I really enjoyed the test; I think it's just a spectacular golf course," Mickelson told reporters in the players' parking lot after the round. But then Mickelson yanked his tee shot into the thick rough on the right side on No. 12, needed two shots to get back to the fairway and carded a double-bogey 6 to drop to 7 over. Mickelson was one of 17 tour players who competed in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series event in London without a conflicting-event release. Playing for the first time in the U.S. since missing the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open in late January, Mickelson had bogeys on three of the first five holes and then four-putted from 12 feet for a double bogey on the par-3 sixth.

Phil Mickelson would qualify as controversial in every conceivable way, even before he took on the PGA Tour and defected to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series.

Then, he'll get a week off before heading to Pumpkin Ridge in Portland for the first U.S.-based LIV event at the end of the month. Curry's articulate thoughts on the Phil-to-LIV matter were quite the juxaposition with the next catcaller, who was positioned in one of the hospitality tents off 14 fairway and was clearly overserved. "The tour that was so incredibly good to him for 20-plus years, and he's completely tainted his legacy. His final score of eight-over 78 has him positioned in a tie for 144th, 12 shots off the lead of Adam Hadwin and just five shots shy of dead last. The tour would have taken care of him if he was really in that dire need." Phil's the one who is trying to take down the PGA Tour." "I thought he'd get booed out of the place, to be honest with you." Then, somewhat stunningly, came a real, live "boooo" in Mickelson's direction as he strolled to the par-3 sixth tee. Then again, this was the man's 52nd birthday, and this is the U.S. Open, which has caused him the most pain over the course of his three-decade career. Once they quieted, boo-er No. 2 let Mickelson know he was "dead to him." For the last 20 years and then some, he has been among the most beloved players in the sport. His Kiawah like pre-shot process was yielding Centurion-like results, but the Bostonians still opted for a positive-vibes-only approach.

Tournament favourite Rory McIlroy was among the five-man pack sitting one shot back of Canada's Adam Hadwin after the first round of the U.S. Open on ...

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Phil Mickelson faces missing the cut at the US Open after enduring a torrid first round, with Adam Hadwin impressing as the surprise early leader at The ...

Pursuing his first major triumph in eight years, McIlroy looked fired up throughout, with a frustrated club throw on the final hole adding to his reaction four holes prior. A scintillating front nine saw Tarren sink three birdies and an eagle at the eighth hole. He arrived at the first tee to cheers from a large crowd gathered to watch. "I'm kind of pinching myself," Tarren told reporters. Playing on his 52nd birthday, Mickelson struggled to an eight-over 78, with only seven players of the 156-man field carding a lower score. Mickelson -- one of 17 players suspended by the PGA Tour

Here are the things that caught our eye—and caught us off guard—during the first round of the 2022 U.S. Open.

I recognized the two kids that were running the opposite way with a smile on their face," Rahm said laughing. Still, this is a guy who has lost to a total of four players over his past four U.S. Opens. And yet he got beaten by more than half the field on Thursday. Despite the bizarre situation, Rahm responded by making birdie to shoot 69 and put himself in great shape to defend his title. Oosthuizen, who finished T-2, solo second and T-3 in the final three majors of 2021, withdrew at this year’s Masters before finishing T-60 at the PGA, and now he’ll need a miracle to make the cut after opening with 77. You could say that the 39-year-old South African isn't LIVing at the top of major leaderboards anymore. The winner of the 2015 Memorial, Lingmerth has fallen to No. 592 in the Official World Golf Ranking. But he certainly didn’t play like that during a bogey-free 67. And Rahm thinks he knows who the culprits are. Look, the guy’s a PGA Tour winner and he finished T-9 at the Players Championship earlier this year. And that came 11 years ago at Congressional. But there he was on Thursday going out in a scorching four-under-par 31 and finishing at that number to take a one-stroke lead after 18 holes. Remember when this guy was seemingly in the hunt at every major last year? The six-time major champ struggled from start to finish shooting an eight-over-par 78 that included a four-putt from 16 feet on No. 6. BROOKLINE, Mass. — Day 1 at the U.S. Open is in the books, and there were plenty of things that left us scratching our heads.

Adam Hadwin, who made the U.S. Open field as an alternate when Paul Casey withdrew with an injury, fired a 4-under 66 to take a 1-shot lead after the first ...

His previous low score in a major was 68 on three occasions, most recently the first round of the 2020 PGA Championship at Harding Park. Even with a good start, it doesn't figure to be easy for Hadwin or anyone else. "Nice to get down here and a couple of days' rest and get going for this week," Hadwin said.

Also, might we be headed to a PGA Tour vs. LIV Golf showdown this weekend?

Homa has been adamant about how much he's learned about not having to be perfect at major championships, and it's clear from his play at the last few that it's leading to better play on the golf course. The 15 golfers that are playing in the rival league to the PGA Tour shot 53 over with only D.J. and U.S. Amateur champion James Piot under par. 9. Max Homa's ball-striking: The best iron player in the field on Thursday was Homa, who gained over four strokes on approach shots and only got a 1-under 69 out of it. Fitzpatrick is having the best statistical season of his life, and while a bookend win at Brookline would be almost too on the nose, it would also be a terrific story. The other subplot here is that D.J. has not spoken publicly at a non-LIV event, but if he leads or is near the top on Friday and beyond, he's going to get a lot of questions about how much he's changed the landscape of his sport. A showdown between D.J. and either Rory or J.T. -- both firmly entrenched on the PGA Tour side -- is almost too delicious to consider this early in the week. "I played a lot of golf last week and a lot of holes to try to be able to trust it. 3. Callum Tarren oddity: One extremely strange part about Thursday is that Tarren, T2 after 18 holes, was over par for 12 of his first 15 holes and only under par for the last three of the day when he went birdie-eagle-par to close. Second, Morikawa has said all week he's unable to hit a fade at the moment, which over the last three years has been the most reliable shot in all of golf. And his quote about how he was going to spend his Thursday night sitting on the lead was even better: "I'm going to call him a newly best friend, Ben Rector; he is a musician. At the PGA in May, he was the horse who stayed in the peloton the entire way before closing like the thoroughbred he's proved himself to be. On Sunday, we might be talking about Thomas being the first golfer in the last seven years (Jordan Spieth in 2015) to win back to back major championships.

Rory McIlroy posted a 3-under-par 67 in the first round Thursday at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, to put himself in contention.

“You feel like you’re right in the tournament from the start of the week, which is nice,” McIlroy said about getting off to a good start in a major. And McIlroy could become the first in the game’s history to win a PGA Tour event the week before winning the U.S. Open. “I’m going into tomorrow with the mindset of let’s keep it going, rather than where is the cut line or whatever, if you don’t get off to a great start those thoughts start to creep in. Joining McIlroy at 67 WERE Callum Tarren, Joel Dahmen, David Lingmerth and MJ Daufee. The week didn’t start well for Tarren as his clubs didn’t arrive with him from Toronto. It was the second time at a U.S. Open his clubs weren’t with him after a flight. In the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, he didn’t get his clubs until the day before the tournament started. Just basically did everything that you need to do at a U.S. Open.” Adam Hadwin was atop the leaderboard for most of his afternoon round. But McIlroy collected himself and made a 13-footer for par to keep momentum on his side. Even though I’m standing up here slightly frustrated that I bogeyed the last, it’s a great start to the tournament. So I was sort of cursing the USGA. “The thickest rough on the course is around the edges of the bunkers. And then he swatted the ball 10 yards into another bunker and took some mighty whacks at the sand in frustration.

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The more you do it, the more you get used to it.” They all got golf clubs, so it was the second U.S. Open I’ve played in, and the second time, no golf clubs.” He got it solved by Monday with help from some of those 38 million helpful souls: Canadians. Five holes in with no wind, defending champion Jon Rahm had himself a moment when, he said, “I was thinking, ‘We’re going to blow the roof off this place.’ ” Reigning British Open champion Collin Morikawa, a two-time major winner at 25, called it “gettable,” a word shelved if not condemned at most U.S. Opens. Both shot 1-under 69s. “This has been a year in the making, really,” Hadwin said. “It’s been eight years since I won a major, and I just want to get my hands on one again.” I wasn’t all-American. I wasn’t the best. But I’m pretty stubborn, and I’m not one to give up.” There have been some tough days, not going to lie, and you kind of start asking yourself those questions. Do you take the English bloke ranked 445th whose clubs got stuck at the Toronto airport so he had to walk around here Sunday with just a wedge? I think because of that, I’m a bit more at ease.” The group stood thick and populous beneath Hadwin’s 66 even though it lost Fitzpatrick, the hip pick of cognoscenti, when he bogeyed No. 18. Do you take the players known only to golf eggheads and ranked 592nd, 445th, 296th, 130th or 105th?

Adam Hadwin leads the field at 4-under par as the second round of the U.S. Open gets underway Friday at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.

2:42 p.m. – (a) Caleb Manuel, Topsham, Maine; Keith Greene, DeBary, Fla.; Ben Silverman, Juno Beach, Fla. 1:58 p.m. – Adam Schenk, Vincennes, Ind.; (a) Stewart Hagestad, Newport Beach, Calif.; Grayson Murray, Raleigh, N.C. 12:41 p.m. – Matthew NeSmith, Aiken, S.C.; Patrick Rodgers, Jupiter, Fla.; (a) Travis Vick, Hunters Creek Village, Texas 8:24 a.m. – Jim Furyk, Jacksonville, Fla.; (a) Nick Dunlap, Huntsville, Ala.; Adam Hadwin, Canada 8:13 a.m. – Danny Lee, New Zealand; (a) Keita Nakajima, Japan; Nick Taylor, Canada 8:57 a.m. – Isaiah Salinda, South San Francisco, Calif.; Sean Jacklin, Scotland; (a) Charles Reiter, Palm Desert, Calif. 1:58 p.m. – Francesco Molinari, Italy; (a) Laird Shepherd, England; Stewart Cink, Atlanta, Ga. 12:41 p.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Las Vegas, Nev.; Denny McCarthy, Rockville, Md.; (a) Sam Bennett, Madisonville, Texas 8:46 a.m. – Daijiro Izumida, Japan; (a) Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Belgium; Sebastian Söderberg, Sweden 8:35 a.m. – Sam Stevens, Wichita, Kan.; (a) Ben Lorenz, Peoria, Ariz.; Davis Shore, Knoxville, Tenn. 7:51 a.m. – Luke List, Augusta, Ga.; (a) Austin Greaser, Vandalia, Ohio; Corey Conners, Canada 6:56 a.m. – (a) Maxwell Moldovan, Uniontown, Ohio; Yannik Paul, Germany; M.J. Daffue, South Africa

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“If that doesn’t scream to you it’s the Open,” then nothing will, he said. He took his drop and left himself a 12-foot birdie putt to finish with a 69. “But I’ll take the 4 and run any day of the week.” But he got up and down from the sand, making a 13-footer to save par. “Even though I’m standing up here slightly frustrated that I bogeyed the last, it’s a great start to the tournament,” he said. Johnson shot 68 to sit in a seven-way tie for seventh after 18 holes. In his attempt to win a major for the third straight year, Collin Morikawa made the turn at 3 under but didn’t make another birdie. He missed the ninth green -- his 18th hole -- and settled for his only bogey of the round. Defending U.S. Open champion John Rahm also salvaged a 69 after driving wide left on the last two holes. But the best thing he can do for the legacy circuit is to keep winning. The other was four-time major winner Rory McIlroy, who slammed and tossed aside his clubs during the round but also made enough shots with them to remain just one stroke off the lead. McIlroy was tied for second with Callum Tarren, David Lingmerth, Joel Dahmen and MJ Daffue.

Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Will Zalatoris and Max Homa were all able to play themselves into red figures with their Thursday performances. With ...

CBS Sports will update this story with scores and highlights below. Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Will Zalatoris and Max Homa were all able to play themselves into red figures with their Thursday performances. One stroke behind McIlroy are a trio of former USGA champions as Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose and Matt Fitzpatrick all signed for 2-under 68s during the breezy afternoon wave.

A potentially rowdy Friday might be a little more subdued in the Boston area given what happened in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.

The morning wave features some rather large names to need to make a move in order to have a serious shot on the weekend. And then there is Rory McIlroy, also among the three-under crew thanks to his second straight strong start in a major championship. Having said that, the top of the leader board is a bit lacking in star power, though we know it's way too early to start talking like that.

The opening round had Phil drama, club tosses and turkeys. What's ahead during the second round of the U.S. Open? We've got it covered.

He followed that with a bogey at the 11th and another at the 14th. Dustin Johnson (2 under) and James Piot (1 under) were the only ones among the group to break 70. Without a low score Friday, he is in danger of missing the cut. Two years ago, he made $5,750 on the All Pro Tour. He is also a volunteer assistant coach at Houston. But after making the turn at 6-under on Friday, MJ Daffue (pronounced "Duffey") has a lead over the likes of Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick and three others. Daffue, 33, was born in South Africa and played at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. He has already earned his PGA Tour card for 2022-23 through his good play on the Korn Ferry Tour, where he is fourth in the The 25. He qualified for his first major championship by sharing medalist honors at a qualifier in Springfield, Ohio, and is making the most of it so far. The 15 LIV players put up a cumulative total Thursday of 53 over. The current leader of the 122nd U.S. Open has 822 (and counting) followers on Twitter as of Friday morning. McIlroy held the lead for most of Thursday afternoon and is looking for his fifth major title. OK. Wild turkeys on the course? BROOKLINE, Mass. -- There was a lot going on in the first round of the 2022 U.S. Open. The requisite drama around Phil Mickelson? Check. A few tossed clubs? Kids running off with defending champion Jon Rahm's ball on the 18th hole?

Five of the top six on the leaderboard played their way onto The Country Club course through qualifying. The other was four-time major winner Rory McIlroy, who ...

Live leaderboard (as of 8 a.m. ET)1 Adam Hadwin -4 (66)T2 Rory McIlroy -3 (67)T2 MJ Daffue -3 (3)T2 Callum Tarren -3 (67)T2 David Lingmerth -3 (67)T2 Joel ...

On Friday those windows are 6:45-9:30 a.m., and again after 7 p.m. He's started his round double bogey, bogey to drop to 1-over, leaving valuable strokes all over the greens. Woo buddy, that would have been one hell of a clubhouse bar tab. That's 217 yardage on the tee sheet, maybe closer to 230 in the wind, and Burns hit it to within six inches. Mickelson enjoyed a cordial welcome at Brookline. Matt Fitzpatrick returned to the site of his 2013 U.S. Amateur victory and posted a solid 2-under, sitting two strokes back. Daffue is originally from South Africa. When he was a youth, his career appeared predestined. It's amazing, and still relevant as the current U.S. Open leader — by three strokes! It also hosted the 2013 U.S. Amateur which saw Matt Fitzpatrick win that event. Curtis Strange won the last U.S. Open at The Country Club, which was held in 1988. U.S. Open leader MJ Daffue has gone out in a 32, taking a three-stroke lead over the field. Like Southern Hills, designer Gil Hanse has been working with The Country Club to prepare for this U.S. Open.

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2:42 p.m. – (a) Caleb Manuel, Keith Greene, Ben Silverman 1:58 p.m. – Adam Schenk, (a) Stewart Hagestad, Grayson Murray 12:41 p.m. – Matthew NeSmith, Patrick Rodgers, (a) Travis Vick 8:24 a.m. – Jim Furyk, (a) Nick Dunlap, Adam Hadwin 8:13 a.m. – Danny Lee, (a) Keita Nakajima, Nick Taylor 1:58 p.m. – Francesco Molinari, (a) Laird Shepherd, Stewart Cink 12:41 p.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Denny McCarthy, (a) Sam Bennett Below you will find everything you need to watch the second round of the 2022 U.S. Open. McIlroy teed off in the morning on Thursday for the opening-round and proceeded to nearly make it through all 18 holes of the treacherous course without a bogey. 8:35 a.m. – Sam Stevens, (a) Ben Lorenz, Davis Shore Sign up for an account to get into the action today. And at this week’s U.S. Open, he’s showing no signs of slowing down.

The first stop in the West Marine US Open Sailing Series' California tour begins on June 17-19 in San Diego, CA. Hosted by San Diego Yacht Club, ...

2022 US Open Sailing Series New this year, competitors in the Olympic classes will compete for over $3,500 dollars in prize money. As well as hosting these championships, this event serves as a training ground for sailors competing in the Youth World Championship in The Hauge next month.

The first round of the 2022 U.S. Open began with a bang as the vocal leader of the PGA Tour, Rory McIlroy, came out firing. After successfully defending his ...

2:42 p.m. -- Caleb Manuel (a), Keith Greene, Ben Silverman 1:58 p.m. -- Adam Schenk, Stewart Hagestad (a), Grayson Murray 12:52 p.m. -- Troy Merritt, William Mouw (a), Andrew Putnam 12:30 p.m. -- Michael Thorbjornsen (a), Erik Barnes, Matt McCarty 8:24 a.m. -- Jim Furyk, Nick Dunlap (a), Adam Hadwin 8:13 a.m. -- Danny Lee, Keita Nakajima (a), Nick Taylor 1:58 p.m. -- Francesco Molinari, Laird Shepherd (a), Stewart Cink 8:35 a.m. -- Sam Stevens, Ben Lorenz (a), Davis Shore Follow U.S. Open live leaderboard coverage throughout Round 2, and don't miss our U.S. Open TV schedule and coverage guide. Here is a look at every group starting in the second round of the third major championship of the year. After successfully defending his RBC Canadian Open crown last week, McIlroy kicked off his U.S. Open effort at The Country Club with a 3-under 67 to propel himself into contention, one shot back of the lead at day's end. Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Will Zalatoris and Max Homa all turned in rounds of 1-under 69 on Thursday and are firmly in the mix.

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Alan Shipnuck answers your questions about all things U.S. Open including Rory McIlroy's ego, The Country's Club's easy Day 1 and who may be next to leave ...

So Hagestad, even though he’s very much embedded on the cocktail circuit, and a place like The Country Club barely meets his standard as far as exclusivity, and he’s not exactly a man of the people, I think the USGA would be much more comfortable if he were to win because he in fact is still an amateur, unlike the U.S. Amateur champion. I mean, it’s from a different era, it’s from a different century. So he’s turned pro, he’s gone over to the Saudis, but he’s playing as the U.S. Amateur champ. I mean, the term Massholes exists for a reason, so bring it. Rory always says and does the right things, he exudes class, so when he has a few slip-ups that show his passion, we almost enjoy that. He has better credentials than some of the guys who are already in the Hall, but peaking in your late 20s and then just disappearing … it’s a tough look. I love a wild, wooly links course like you get at the Open Championship, but The Country Club is so pleasing to the eye. I love the quirkiness, the weirdness, the blindness. He was the phenom, he was lost in the wilderness, now he’s the moral compass of golf. Yeah, I think there’s going to be this slow drip leading to the event in Oregon two weeks from now. The twisty fairways and the way the dark green rough blends into the golden heather, and the movement of the greens and the raggedy bunkers … this is golf heaven. I love Twitter. I love the Internet. You people complete me.

Masters champion and top-ranked Scottie Scheffler shot 3-under 67 to join Rory McIlroy and four others in the lead at the U.S. Open.

___ It doesn't seem that way to MJ Daffue (pronounced “Duffy”). He already has three birdies through five holes and was leading at 5-under par in the early going. ___ It put him at 6-under par, three shots ahead of Rory McIlroy and a group of three others who play Friday afternoon. ___ He is 3 over for the day and 11 over for the tournament. ___ But he duffed the chip shot and made a bogey 6 anyway. M.J. Daffue had a perfect lie. ___ Then Koepka knocked in a 14-foot putt. ___

Daffue's wayward drive settled on the deck of a hospitality area that runs down the left side of the hole. And in a move that would undoubtedly make Phil ...

And put that shot at the top of his bio. Unfortunately, Daffue left his next chip in the rough and then wound up missing a six-footer for par. We've seen similar shots from Phil and others through the years, but what sets this one apart was the degree of difficulty, in large part because a large tree poking through the crowded area that made Daffue keep his 3-wood down.

After struggling during first-round play on Thursday, Phil Mickelson played better Friday, carding a 3-over-73, but it wasn't enough to make the cut at The ...

He immediately raised his left arm and yelled, "Way left!" The man was holding an ice bag on his head. He had a 3-putt bogey on the par-4 13th. The man was helped by USGA officials, and Mickelson came over and shook his hand. Mickelson's total of 11 over through 36 holes tied for fifth worst in a major championship during his career. He carded a 3-over 73, dropping his total for 36 holes to 11 over.

Phil Mickelson has created notable storylines at the 2022 U.S. Open. Now, he is unlikely to survive the cut.

The most golfers ever to make the U.S. Open cut is 108 in 1996. The cut will be for the top 60 scores (including ties), meaning that a minimum of 60 golfers will advance and more will likely make the cut. At least 60 of those 156 golfers will make the cut. The line will move throughout the second round with the 60th-place player. Jordan Spieth, Patrick Cantlay, Shane Lowry, Tony Finau and Brooks Koepka are all flirting with the cut line as well. Missing the cut would turn this major tournament into a major disappointment for Mickelson, who is playing in just his second event since his controversial comments about the tour.

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As a past winner of the Masters and the PGA Championship, Mickelson has a lifetime pass to those tournaments — assuming Augusta National and the PGA of America do not change their rules — and he gets free entry into the British Open as a past champion until the age of 60. His results on the regular PGA Tour weren’t much better, and he finished tied for 33rd out of 48 at the first no-cut LIV tournament. Mickelson’s second round on Friday was better than his first on Thursday — when he bogeyed three of his first five holes, double-bogeyed the sixth and finished at 8-over 78 — but it wasn’t nearly enough to get him to the weekend. Nicklaus also won the British Open three times, while the U.S. Open remains the only major to elude Mickelson. And in his eight U.S. Opens since his most recent runner-up in 2013, Mickelson has no finish better than a tie for 28th, with three missed cuts. When he emerged earlier this month for LIV’s inaugural event outside London, he was bearded and dressed in black, a look he carried to the Country Club this week. Considering his unfortunate history at the one major he’s never won, Mickelson has long been the center of attention at the U.S. Open, but this year’s spotlight was shaded differently.

Masters champion and top-ranked Scottie Scheffler shot 3-under 67 to join Rory McIlroy and four others in the lead at the U.S. Open.

___ It doesn’t seem that way to MJ Daffue (pronounced “Duffy”). He already has three birdies through five holes and was leading at 5-under par in the early going. ___ It put him at 6-under par, three shots ahead of Rory McIlroy and a group of three others who play Friday afternoon. ___ He is 3 over for the day and 11 over for the tournament. ___ But he duffed the chip shot and made a bogey 6 anyway. M.J. Daffue had a perfect lie. ___ Then Koepka knocked in a 14-foot putt. ___

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"I don't think my goal is to win this week. It was right up my alley." "I had a good angle.

A favorite has emerged following the first round of the 2022 U.S. Open. Rory McIlroy, fresh off a victory at the RBC Canadian Open, is looking for his ...

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- Billy Horschel: +4 - Sergio Garcia: +4 Sometimes, at an event like the U.S. Open, that is all it takes for disaster to strike. A player who experienced a similar drop from near certainty was Finau, who opened with a 3-over 73 on Thursday. Even par on his day through his first 16 holes, Finau arrived at the accessible par-5 eighth hoping to add some breathing space between him and the cut line. Carding bogeys on nine of his next 11 holes, the young Norwegian's name plummeted down the leaderboard, and he ultimately finished with a 36-hole total of 7-over 147. Wish I had played better."

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You have to give them credit, the two big surprises currently in a tie for first at 4 under look extremely comfortable. The short game continues to impress for the two-time major champion. Morikawa fired a 4-under 66 for the low round of the day and commands the solo lead at 5 under as of now. A tremendous approach shot into his final hole was good enough to push Hayden Buckley into a share of the lead. Joel Dahmen has reached 5 under and has tied Collin Morikawa at the top. T16. Xander Schauffele, Will Zalatoris, Davis Riley and four others (-1): His U.S. Open resume is fantastic on paper, but this presents the best opportunity to date for Schauffele. In his five prior top-10 finishes, he had yet to truly contend; however, with 36 holes remaining, he is only four strokes off the pace. Only four men have beaten him in his last four U.S. Open appearances and he has his work cut out for him if he doesn't want to add substantially to that total. T13. Sam Burns, Matt Fitzpatrick, Adam Hadwin and Beau Hossler (-2): Burns was one of three players to sign for a 67 in the morning wave, and the next logical step in his career progression is weekend contention in a major championship. T8. Scottie Scheffler, Nick Hardy, Matthew NeSmith, Patrick Rodgers and Brian Harman (-3): Carrying the momentum of his birdie-birdie finish from Thursday, Scheffler sure looked like the world No. 1 on Friday. While it did not begin without a hitch, the Texan put together the best approach performance of his career from a strokes gained perspective. T3. Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Aaron Wise, Hayden Buckley and Beau Hossler (-4): Rahm played alongside Morikawa the first two days and was probably overshadowed by him. He had lost strokes with his putter in every start since the Masters, and so far this week at The Country Club, he has gained more than three strokes with the flat stick. Make no mistake, though: Morikawa is in for a battle over the final 36 holes with names like McIlroy, Rahm and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler all within shouting distance.