Adam Scott (E) and Marc Leishman (+1) led the Australian cost within the first spherical of the US Open at Oakmont because the 4 different Australians within the discipline struggled.
Scott is simply 4 pictures behind chief J.J. Spaun, and was in two of the lead at one level, however Cameron Smith (+5), Jason Day (+6) and Min Woo Lee (+7) are all in peril of lacking the lower once more at a significant after that trio didn’t make the weekend motion on the PGA Championship final month.
Cam Davis (+4) is one shot higher than that trio but in addition strolling the lower line tight rope as he sits one shot outdoors of the present high 60, who will progress after 36 holes.
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Scott, in his 96th consecutive main look, backed up his high 20 end at Quail Hole with a fair par opening spherical of 70.
Beginning on the tenth tee, the 44-year-old reached the flip in 33, two-under par, after making only one par throughout the again 9.
Scott fired 5 birdies, together with three in 4 holes at 11, 12 and 14 earlier than including two extra at 17 and 18.
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Issues have been much less wild throughout his second 9, the entrance 9, as he made seven pars and dropped pictures on the 470-yard par 4 third and the brutal 276-yard par 3 eighth.
Scott was excellent off the tee all through the day nonetheless, as regardless of hitting eight out of 14 fairways, he ranked second for strokes gained off the tee – highlighting the brutality of Oakmont.
The veteran additionally confirmed he can nonetheless match it together with his youthful rivals within the energy stakes as he averaged 321 yards off the tee to rank inside the highest 20 within the discipline.
In the meantime, he was tied sixth for greens in regulation, hitting 14 of 18, however the 2013 Masters champion would have rued not taking extra probabilities on the slick greens with him rating 99th for strokes gained with the putter.
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Leishman defied all logic in his return to main for the primary time since he joined LIV Golf in 2022, solely hitting three fairways for the day as he shot a 71.
The 41-year-old was one-under par with 4 holes to play however back-to-back bogeys at six and 7 dropped him again to one-over.
Leishman scrambled unbelievably effectively given his waywardness of the tee, nevertheless it was with the putter the place he was simplest.
He was ranked fourth within the discipline for strokes gained on the greens with +3.49 after needing solely 26 putts on the slippery greens.
Leishman was within the high 20 the final time the US Open got here to Oakmont and carried on that familiarity with the course with birdies on the second, fourth and fifteenth.
His Ripper GC captain Smith in the meantime might want to flip his type round rapidly to keep away from lacking the lower at a fourth straight main with a spherical of 75.
The 2022 Open champion is within the midst of his worst run within the majors since he missed the weekend three out of 4 instances throughout 2017 and 2018 within the early days of his PGA Tour journey, however that stretch included a high 5 end at The Masters.
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The 31-year-old has been out of kinds on the large stage just lately, regardless of three high tens in his final for LIV begins, and didn’t make a single birdie within the opening spherical.
Smith was not extensively anticipated to fireside at Oakmont with the size of the course and the thick tough not boding effectively for somebody who could be a wayward driver.
However it was Smith’s placing that was the worst side of his recreation on Thursday, averaging 2.22 putts per gap for the spherical, to rank tied 148th out of a discipline of 156.
Davis was one shot higher with a 74 after making the highest 20 on the PGA Championship.
The 2-time PGA Tour winner was ranked tenth within the discipline for strokes gained together with his brief recreation (+2.05) as he made up for under hitting 5 fairways, and 9 greens in regulation.
Day struggled in his first begin because the PGA Championship with a 76 after battling harm troubles.
He was an unsure starter at Quail Hole because of a neck difficulty and went on to overlook the lower earlier than a “freak” wrist harm pressured him to withdrawal from the Memorial Match a fortnight in the past.
The lingering results might have taken their toll as issues obtained worse for Day as he reached the flip in two-over earlier than a again 9 of 39.
Like Smith, Lee didn’t make a birdie as he shot a 77.
The lengthy bomber hit simply three fairways, however in contrast to Leishman was unable to scramble successfully.
He was ranked 151st for strokes gained off the tee as he hacked out of the tough on his strategy to seven bogeys, and as soon as he obtained there, his putter abandoned him, averaging 2.14 putts per gap.
In a lift for Australian golf followers, Scott hinted that he can be coming dwelling for the summer season, buoyed by the announcement of Rory McIlroy’s presence at Royal Melbourne.
Scott skipped the Australian Open and the Australian PGA Championship final 12 months as he opted to relaxation after a gruelling season with a extra packed schedule than anticipated courtesy of his beautiful late season cost by means of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs earlier than DP World Tour commitments.
He seems set to be a sure starter this 12 months, nonetheless, telling Australian Golf Digest that was thrilled by the information that Royal Melbourne, the place the golf equipment from his Masters triumph are on show, will host for the primary time since 1991 as McIlroy returns to Australian shores for the primary time since 2014.
The 12 months prior, the now profession grand slam winner defeated Scott on the ultimate gap of the Australian Open at Royal Sydney.
“It’s nice; it simply exhibits you that the venues actually matter today, I consider, and the Australian Open actually issues,” Scott informed Australian Golf Digest
“To have the endorsement of the newest member of the profession grand slam coming down is big,” Scott added.
“The present Masters champion goes to be down in Australia, I believe it’s an enormous deal.
“In 2013, when Rory and I got here down the stretch, battling it out, in my thoughts it was like these glory years of the ’90s when Greg Norman was battling it out with completely different guys, in order that’d be nice if it offers it that form of increase.”