Collin Morikawa

Collin Morikawa and qualifier Joel Dahmen lead the charge heading into the weekend at the US Open, topping a tight leaderboard by a single stroke following ...

Morikawa, pursuing a third major in three years after triumphs at the PGA Championship and the Open, starred with a round-best 66. An ecstatic Brookline crowd had barely had a chance to catch their breath before Young had rattled off back-to-back birdies. McIlroy bounced back superbly from a double bogey on the third hole, which could have been markedly worse. Needing to make it three in a row to make the cut, Young fell agonizingly short of a miraculous comeback with par at the final hole. "It's hard to sit here and be that pleased that I made a hole-in-one when I missed the cut," Young told reporters. It led to the rare instance of the 33-year-old fist pumping in celebration to a double bogey, avoiding a triple with a superb 22-yard putt.

Defending U.S. Open champion Jon Rahm sits one shot back of the leaders, along with 2011 winner Rory McIlroy and Hayden Buckley. Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose, ...

Brendan Quinn Brendan Quinn Brendan Quinn Brendan Quinn “I’m struggling with the putter, last week and this week. Morikawa, a two-time major champion, led the round with a 4-under 66.

Dahmen shot an impressive opening-round 67, following with a 68 on Friday. Advertisement. As for Morikawa, he shot a first round score of 69. Fighting hard ...

To watch Round 3 of the U.S. Open, head over to NBC for all day coverage from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dahmen and Morikawa tee off this afternoon at 3:45 p.m. As for Morikawa, he shot a first round score of 69.

Collin Morikawa sounded like a man lacking confidence earlier in the week. After 36 holes he is tied for the U.S. Open lead.

Conversely, Morikawa has a habit of bringing his best to the best events. He bogeyed the fourth and parred the fifth, and though par is usually your friend at the national championship the fifth is a driveable par 4 that played as the second-easiest hole on Friday. He hit his second shot at the par-5 eighth from 208 yards to four feet, yet could not convert the eagle, staring at his putter as though if it betrayed him. Pin is on the left; you hit a little draw. “The last few days is a huge confidence booster for me heading into this weekend, and hopefully we can kind of make some separation somehow.” Pin is on the right; you hit a little cut. Yes, it’s only 36 holes, and yes, this leaderboard has the likes of Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler, a frisky Aaron Wise and better-than-he’ll-let-you-believe Dahmen, and a whole bunch of other formidable guys more than worthy of taking this crown. When the flat stick has been a weapon … good night, doctor. After all, Morikawa said last July that links golf threw him for a loop at the Scottish Open, only to proceed to win the Open Championship the following week. It was stalling a little bit throughout the back nine. That is not an aspersion made lightly and one any gambler will second, for earlier in the week Morikawa told anyone who would listen that his game was in an uncomfortable spot. “As of two weeks ago, probably pretty bad,” Morikawa said when assessing his game on Tuesday. “This entire year has been weird. BROOKLINE, Mass. — Collin Morikawa is a nice guy.

Over the past few years, perhaps no golfer on the planet has had more success in major tournaments than Collin Morikawa. The 25-year-old won the PGA ...

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Two-time major champion Collin Morikawa and his baby draw are atop the stacked leaderboard at the 2022 U.S. Open.

“It’s fun for all of us because we all want to compete against the best and beat the best, and it’s obviously a lot more fun for people watching,” Rahm said. “For a little part of the day there, it seemed like I was going to be a few more behind, but I dug deep and played the last eight holes really, really well,” said McIlroy, who had an early double bogey but played his last eight in 3 under. I want guys to go out and shoot 65 so I have to go and shoot 64. Well positioned atop the first page of the leaderboard, Morikawa is 36 holes away from winning the third leg of the career Grand Slam, having won the 2020 PGA and last year’s Open. I certainly don’t want it to be easy. But this week we’re just going to work with what we have, and right now it’s a little baby draw.” And to see Collin and Jon and Scottie and Sam up there and whoever else, that’s what major championship golf is all about. Pin is on the left; you hit a little draw. Pin is on the right; you hit a little cut. And the cream has started to rise to the top as No. 3 Rory McIlroy, last week’s winner in Canada, and defending champion, No. 2 Jon Rahm, are among those one shot back. Morikawa fashioned a solid 4-under-par 66 under bright skies and amidst calm winds in Friday’s second round to move to 5 under. So he’s set up camp for a few weeks now on driving ranges trying to work through it, even adding a small draw – think a 2-yard bend – to his arsenal.

I never put an age on [the career Grand Slam]," Morikawa said. "Never really thought about it. I just wanted to win golf tournaments."

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Collin Morikawa doesn't always use a TaylorMade Hi-Toe wedge, but he does when he plays in a U.S. Open. On a week-to-week basis, the five-time PGA TOUR ...

He uses the Hi-Toe to increase his chances of saving par, even from thick lies. “Bounce” refers to the shaping of the bottom of a wedge, which is called the sole. I think it’s a lot easier to chip out of the rough. While he has experimented in brief stints with mallet styles throughout his career, he putts most often with a blade. And from there hopefully we can put a good stroke on it.” I don’t really know the science behind it. If you find a grind that works out of the fairways, it’s awesome. He figures out what 60-degree wedge he’ll use for the week during practice rounds and practice sessions. This week, he’s using a model that has 7 degrees of bounce. “When people talk about U.S. Opens, they always talk about the rough and tough conditions,” Morikawa told GolfWRX on Wednesday. “I think every U.S. Open I’ve used a Hi-Toe. …When there’s really long rough and the ball sits down, and you’re going to have a lot of different lies, I think the Hi-Toe obviously gives you a lot more surface area on the face to hit the grooves. On a week-to-week basis, the five-time PGA TOUR winner and two-time major champion travels with multiple lob wedges. Even though Morikawa is ranked fifth on TOUR in Strokes Gained: Approach the Green, he’s bound to miss some greens this week due to their small size and the usually firm conditions.

Scottie Scheffler was the big mover among the top contenders on the leaderboard. He jumped 18 spots into a tie for eighth thanks to a three-under par 67 on ...

He needed a 67 in the final round to vault into the top spot. Lefty did have back-to-back birdies on Nos. 5 and 6 to get his score for the round to two-under par. The first #USOpen eagle of Jon Rahm's pro career moves him within a shot of the lead. The 25-year-old took the lead on his 17th hole with a birdie on the par-five. His day got off to a bad start with a double-bogey on No. 3. Dahmen had a strong start on the front nine with three birdies and one bogey. He opened on the back nine and had a terrific start with three birdies through his first nine holes. Hayden Buckley had a fantastic closing stretch to put himself in the mix heading into the weekend. He missed the cut four times and finished outside of the top 40 three times. He missed the cut with a 36-hole score of 11-over par (73 on Friday). He is 36 holes away from becoming the first player since Brooks Koepka to win a major tournament in three consecutive years. He jumped 18 spots into a tie for eighth thanks to a three-under par 67 on Friday.