McIlroy and defending champion Rahm of the group tied second at four under, as Morikawa recorded a 66 second round to share the lead with Joel Dahmen in Brookline; Watch the third day of the US Open live on Saturday from 4pm at Sky Sports Golf
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Collin Morikawa has a part of the lead halfway through
Collin Morikawa bolstered his hopes of a third major title in so many years by taking part in the lead halfway to the 122nd US Open.
The reigning Open champion, without winning in 2022, signed a brilliant four under 66 at The Country Club in Brookline to go five under, with Joel Dahmen joining him at the top of the standings after a 68 under two.
Rory McIlroy bounced back from a horror start to save a 69 second-round pick and stay in the fight for a second straight win, following his success at the Canadian Open on Sunday with defending champion Jon Rahm also in group 1 while chasing. later US Open titles.
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Rory McIlroy was pleased with how he recovered from his third double hole bogey after being caught in the fescue for three shots.
Rory McIlroy was pleased with how he recovered from his third double hole bogey after being caught in the fescue for three shots.
Scottie Scheffler, number 1 in the world, is two paces behind after a three under 67, with night leader Adam Hadwin in group three behind alongside Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick, a former North Amateur winner -American in this enclosure, after making birds in his last two holes to save two of them. -More than 72.
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Morikawa, who started again from behind, rolled from 10 feet to 12th and took advantage of par-five in 14th, before following a 15-foot to 17th making a long-range sinking in the first to fall four below for a day.
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The two-time major champion responded by bogeing the fourth and missing a 10-foot birdie opportunity in the seventh by shooting an incredible approach to the eighth par-five, where he had to settle for birdie after missing an eagle opportunity. four feet.
Morikawa then went up and down from the ninth green to set the club’s goal, only that Dahmen, who led at various points during the second round, also reached five below after throwing an impressive 60-foot birdie. on the 15th.
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Collin Morikawa was delighted with his second round 66 after a disappointing finish in his first round, but he couldn’t forget the minor mistakes the two-time major champion had in his round!
Collin Morikawa was delighted with his second round 66 after a disappointing finish in his first round, but he couldn’t forget the minor mistakes the two-time major champion had in his round!
Rahm, who played alongside Morikawa, was among the group tied for third place after finishing 14th and recovering from a dropped shot in the first to pick up shots on the remaining two par-five.
McIlroy made a hole from 20 feet just to go through a double bogey in the third, after trying three attempts to assess the thickness, and the four-time major winner canceled a birdie tap-in in the fifth with a three putt. bogey to the next.
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The best double bogey ever? Watch Rory McIlroy limit damage after a “horror show” on the fescue during the second round of the US Open
The best double bogey ever? Watch Rory McIlroy limit damage after a “horror show” on the fescue during the second round of the US Open
The 2011 U.S. Open champion took advantage of the eighth and bounced back from a bogey at 10 to make three birds in five holes in the back nine, raising him to four under next to Rahm, Beau Hossler, Aaron Wise and Haydn Buckley.
MJ Daffue briefly jumped to a three-shot lead after three birds on a four-hole stretch from the fourth, only to make three five-hole bogeys on the back nine and double bogey the last to kick a 72 second round, while Englishman Callum Tarren, the sole leader, has also returned to four after three bogeys in his last four holes.
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Cameron Young bolstered his hopes of making the U.S. Open with an impressive hole in one-to-one-third three during his second round at Brookline.
Cameron Young bolstered his hopes of making the U.S. Open with an impressive hole in one-to-one-third three during his second round at Brookline.
PGA champion Justin Thomas is in the group at once with grand champion Justin Rose, Patrick Reed and Dustin Johnson, with Jordan Spieth fighting over the weekend with another shot back after a pair of level 70.
Cameron Young missed the cut by a shot despite an impressive hole in the sixth to third, while Viktor Hovland made nine bogeys in an 11-hole stretch and Phil Mickelson fell to 11 for the tournament to see them. also do. an early exit.
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