Rory McIlroy had his first bogey-free round in a major since his last time winning one 10 years ago, a 5-under 65 that gave him a share of the lead with nemesis Patrick Cantlay on Thursday in the U.S. Open.
Scottie Scheffler spent his opening round at the U.S. Open in a strange situation.
He was over par.
Tiger Woods started off the U.S. Open with a birdie on Thursday, putting him into the red and atop the leaderboard, and turning back the clock 25 years to when a phenom still on the rise first played the national championship at Pinehurst No. 2.
Patrick Cantlay watched his best friend in golf finally win a major last month. His start Thursday in the U.S. Open was enough to at least wonder if his time is coming next.
Patrick Cantlay racked up six birdies on his way to a 5-under-par 65 and the lead among early finishers Thursday in the U.S. Open at Pinehurst, N.C. Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg shot 66 to hold second place after about four dozen
Tiger Woods birdied both par-5 holes on Thursday but finished at 4-over 74 in his opening round at the U.S. Open in Pinehurst, N.C. Woods, 48, offset his birdies at Nos. 5 and 10 with six bogeys, including four on
Pebble Beach has the Pacific Ocean. Oakmont is the brute with its church pew bunkers. Pinehurst No. 2 has the cereal bowls turned upside down.
The greens at Pinehurst No. 2 are the signature of this Donald Ross course that hosts the 124th U.S. Open starting on Thursday. They go by any variety of names — upside-down cereal bowls, inverted saucers, turtlebacks or domes.
Colin Prater feels a little like Kevin Costner’s character in “Tin Cup” this week — a relative unknown who suddenly finds himself thrust onto one of golf’s biggest stages at the U.S. Open.
Qualifying for the 2023 U.S. Open kicked off what would prove to be an extraordinary year for 20-year-old Nick Dunlap, who will tee off at Pinehurst No. 2 on Thursday as a professional for the first time at the event.