Second-round motion on the U.S. Open received underway at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina on Friday with in a single day co-leader Rory McIlroy heading out early with hopes of inching nearer to an elusive fifth main title.
The Northern Irishman, whose final main triumph got here on the PGA Championship in August 2014, completed the primary spherical degree with Patrick Cantlay at 5 underneath and was set to tee off at 7:29 a.m. ET (1129 GMT) from Pinehurst No. 2’s tenth gap.
Clear skies greeted the early starters on what was anticipated to be a steamy day with temperatures reaching 94 levels Fahrenheit (34.4 Celsius).
McIlroy shall be full of confidence after opening with a bogey-free 65. The final 3 times McIlroy opened with a bogey-free spherical in a serious, he received (2014 British Open, 2012 PGA Championship, 2011 U.S. Open).
World No. 3 McIlroy will play with reigning Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, who completed the primary spherical six pictures behind in a share of thirty fourth place, and PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele, who’s 5 again and tied for sixteenth.
Cantlay, who closed his opening spherical with three birdies over his closing 5 holes to set the early tempo and earned his first share of the lead after any spherical of a serious, will head out at 1:25 p.m. from the primary tee.
Ludvig Aberg, the Swedish sensation who completed runner-up on the Masters and is making his U.S. Open debut this week, is one shot behind the co-leaders and shall be following Cantlay’s threesome across the course.
Bryson DeChambeau, certainly one of 12 LIV Golf gamers within the 156-player subject, is 2 pictures off the lead and degree with Frenchman Matthieu Pavon, who’s seeking to develop into the primary U.S. Open champion to win in his debut since Francis Ouimet in 1913.
DeChambeau, who received the 2020 U.S. Open, will head out within the sixth group from the primary tee whereas Pavon will set off with the late starters on the again 9.
DeChambeau is certainly one of 4 gamers to complete inside the highest 10 within the first two main championships of the 12 months, together with finally month’s PGA Championship the place he was one shot shy of forcing a playoff with Schauffele.