US Open golf 2022 LIVE: Second round scores and latest updates as Rory McIlroy fights back up leaderboard
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Rory McIlroy is in contention at the US Open with the Irishman part of a five-man pack sitting one shot back of Canada’s Adam Hadwin after the first round.
It was a disastrous round for Phil Mickelson, who continues to struggle, with his performance hinting at why he made the switch to the lucrative and controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf. Matt Fitzpatrick is a shot further back and previously won the US Amateur at Brookline in 2013, while a series of surprise names figured prominently at the top of the leaderboard, with Englishman Callum Tarren, Swede David Lingmerth, American Joel Dahmen and South Africa’s MJ Daffue also just one behind.
Defending champion Jon Rahm, who needed two balls to birdie the last hole after two kids stole the one he used for his tee shot, was level with PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas among a group sitting three shots back of Hadwin.
“Even though I’m standing up here slightly frustrated that I bogeyed the last, it’s a great start to the tournament,” said McIlroy. “Just basically did everything that you need to do at a US Open.”
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US Open 2022: Second Round
-4 Morikawa, Dahmen
-3 Scheffler, Hardy, Lingmerth, Wise, Rahm, McIlroy, Buckley, NeSmith
Selected others: -2 Fitzpatrick,
US Open 2022: Round 2
22:28 , Tom Kershaw
McIlroy makes the green in two at the par-5 14th but the ball rolls up unto the second tier and he’s left with a very tricky downhill putt that’s almost 60ft in length. He judges the weight inch-perfectly though. The line however was off and the ball stops agonisingly close to the left lip of the hole. Still, that’s a birdie and the Northern Irishman is just one back of the lead now. After that early double bogey, it’s been a great fightback.
US Open 2022: Round 2
22:21 , Tom Kershaw
Dahmen can’t get up and down after his approach found the greenside bunker at 10 and he’s a little clumsy out of the sand, leaving himself a long par attempt. It’s not a bad putt but that’s still a shot dropped and he and Morikawa now share the lead at -4. The field is so bunched heading into the weekend.
US Open 2022: Round 2
22:19 , Tom Kershaw
Dahmen is facing a tricky up and down at the 10th after missing the green left.
Meanwhile, Harman has faltered badly with a double bogey at the 13th. His drive drifted right and his second was no less directionally challenged. His next effort got caught up in the fescue that lines the greenside bunker, leaving him a horrific lie and stance and his awkward chip sailed into the fringe on the other side. A good up and down limits the damage to two shots and he’s now back at -2.
US Open 2022: Round 2
22:13 , Tom Kershaw
Lingmerth bogeys the par-5 14th but that will feel like two shots dropped. There are only two par 5s on the layout this week and it’s crucial to take advantage of them.
Coming up behind him on the same hole, McIlroy hits a huge draw down the left side of the fairway and will have a great chance to get on in two.
US Open 2022: Round 2
22:09 , Tom Kershaw
Rahm, Morikawa, Scheffler among the four current major championship trophy holders:
All T-5 or better.— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) June 17, 2022
US Open 2022: Round 2
22:04 , Tom Kershaw
The driveable 5th is easy pickings for big-hitting Jon Rahm. The defending champion actually hit his tee shot 11 yards past the hole but a nice two-putt moves him to -3. He’s right in the mix despite playing a little scrappily compared to his spectacular form last year.
US Open 2022: Round 2
22:01 , Tom Kershaw
Unfortunately Callum Tarren has somewhat run out of steam after his blistering start. The Englishman finds the bunker at 16 and can’t get within 15ft with his escape. His par putt runs by and he drops back to -2.
US Open 2022: Round 2
21:56 , Tom Kershaw
Joel Dahmen leads the U.S. Open at 5-under.
Dahmen has one top-10 in eight prior starts in majors (T10/2020 PGA Championship) and earned a spot in the U.S. Open via Final Qualifying at the Columbus, Ohio site.— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) June 17, 2022
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21:52 , Tom Kershaw
And now it’s Dahmen who takes the outright lead with a birdie after reaching the par-5 8th in two.
US Open 2022: Round 2
21:50 , Tom Kershaw
There’s a huge roar as McIlroy drains a 20ft birdie putt at 12! The Boston crowd loved that, and Morikawa can’t get up and down at the 4th. Suddenly the Northern Irishman is only two shots back.
US Open 2022: Round 2
21:34 , Tom Kershaw
Matsuyama and Schauffele both make birdies at the short downhill par-3 11th but their playing partner McIlroy can only manage par.
US Open 2022: Round 2
21:33 , Tom Kershaw
Lingmerth has found trouble at 13 after an errant tee shot forces him to lay up short of the water. His third is good but it’ll still be a tricky putt to save par.
US Open 2022: Round 2
21:22 , Tom Kershaw
McIlroy can’t hole out to save par and he slips back to -1.
Morikawa is playing brilliantly out in front and sets up another birdie chance. He’s already four under for his round.
US Open 2022: Round 2
21:14 , Tom Kershaw
Wise moves to -4 with back-to-back birdies at 7 and 8.
It’s not such good news for Tarren though. After holding the lead early on in this afternoon wave, a bogey at 13 sees him drop back to -3.
US Open 2022: Round 2
21:11 , Tom Kershaw
Morikawa is very wayward off the tee at 11 but should save par after a magnificent flop over the bunker.
McIlroy is in trouble off the tee at 10 and has to chip back into the fairway. He’s 100 yards away from the green and needs a great up and down to avoid dropping another shot.
US Open 2022: Round 2
21:07 , Tom Kershaw
Rahm dropped a short at the first (his 10th hole of the day) after an errant tee-shot left him unable to get within 50 yards of the green with his second. He can’t get up and down and the defending champion is back at -2.
US Open 2022: Round 2
21:05 , Tom Kershaw
Morikawa matches Lingmerth at -5! That’s a terrific 33ft birdie putt from the Open champion and this form is ominously reminiscent of the class he produced at Royal St George’s last year.
Lingmerth has work to do to stay at that number but gets up and down very well out of the rough at the par-3 11th.
US Open 2022: Round 2
20:52 , Tom Kershaw
Lingmerth takes the outright lead with a birdie after a magnificent approach into the 10th. What a performance this is from the Swede.
Behind him, Harman hit a fabulous approach into the par-5 8th and so nearly rolls in the eagle putt. A birdie still sees the American move to -4.
US Open 2022: Round 2
20:43 , Tom Kershaw
Rahm’s birdie putt just slips by on the low side at the 18th but that’s still a two-under-par front-nine for the defending champion.
McIlroy taps in for birdie at the par-5 8th after a fine chip and he’s back to -2.
Dahmen joins the leaders after taking advantage of the driveable 5th.
US Open 2022: Round 2
20:23 , Tom Kershaw
Nope, another chance goes begging for Tarren. He’s playing so well with his irons but the putter has let him down over the last few holes.
And now Morikawa joins him at the top of the leaderboard! The two-time major champion rolls in a great birdie putt at the 17th.
His playing partner Rahm had work to do to save his par after an aggressive chip but that’s another fine save from the defending champion. He’s just one shot back.
US Open 2022: Round 2
20:15 , Tom Kershaw
He’s not letting his frustration get the better of him though and hits a magnificent shot into the par-3 11th. He’ll have another short birdie chance.
Lingmerth had a great chance to take the outright lead too but misses a short birdie putt of his own at the par-5 8th.
US Open 2022: Round 2
20:14 , Tom Kershaw
Tarren lips out again! That’s the second birdie chance that’s squirmed away in consecutive holes.
US Open 2022: Round 2
20:04 , Tom Kershaw
Tarren hits a fantastic approach into the 10th and will have a great chance to move into the outright lead.
It’s not such great news for McIlroy though who three-putts on the 6th green and slips back to -1.
US Open 2022: Round 2
19:54 , Tom Kershaw
Rahm saves par at the 6th after he pushed his tee shot deep into the rough. He could only make the greenside bunker from there and it required a brilliant up and down to escape unscathed.
Elsewhere, David Lingmerth has joined Tarren at the top of the leaderboard thanks to a birdie at the 7th.
US Open 2022: Round 2
19:46 , Tom Kershaw
What a chip from McIlroy at the short 5th. His drive just ran into the rough beside the green but the control with his wedge was exquisite, with the ball running across the slope and so nearly dropping for eagle. He has to settle for birdie but that’s one shot clawed back after his horrific double at the 3rd.
US Open 2022: Round 2
19:41 , Tom Kershaw
A cruel blow for Tarren at the 9th. He hit a fine approach into the par 4 and had about 7ft for birdie, but the ball somehow lips out. That looked for all the world like it was going in. He remains in a share of the lead but that’s a chance gone.
US Open 2022: Round 2
19:39 , Tom Kershaw
Joel Dahmen celebrated his opening round of 67 yesterday by going to a Ben Rector concert in Boston. There’s no sign of a hangover though as he hits an exquisite approach into the first and has nothing more than a tap-in for birdie. That takes him to -4 and he’s now in a share of the lead with Tarren.
US Open 2022: Round 2
19:33 , Tom Kershaw
Morikawa makes birdie after a fine third shot into the par-5 14th is followed by a deft putt down the slope.
Rahm goes one better though and rolls in from 12ft for eagle! The Open champion and the defending champion are now both at -3 and just one back of the lead.
US Open 2022: Round 2
19:28 , Tom Kershaw
Dustin Johnson pays little respect to MJ Daffue, who was leading throughout much of the morning wave.
DJ was asked if there’s anyone on this leaderboard he’s never heard of.
“Yeah…the guy that was leading for a little while.”— Dan Rapaport (@Daniel_Rapaport) June 17, 2022
US Open 2022: Round 2
19:23 , Tom Kershaw
Rahm takes what seems like an age as he sizes up his approach into the par-5 5th. It’s worth the wait though, racing up the bank and settling about 10ft past the flag. That’ll be a great chance for eagle.
US Open 2022: Round 2
19:13 , Tom Kershaw
McIlroy is having a disaster at the third. He has 213 yards in and flares his approach way right into the deep fescue. He can barely see the ball beneath his feet and twice fails to hack it out. He finds the green at the third attempt but still has 23ft just to save a double bogey. He makes it! He falls back to -1 but that still almost feels like an escape.
US Open 2022: Round 2
19:11 , Tom Kershaw
Rahm makes a bogey at the 13th and slips back to -1 after a poor tee shot.
US Open 2022: Round 2
19:01 , Tom Kershaw
Tarren drops a shot after missing the green at the par-3 6th. His lead is back to one.
Brian Harman joins the pack at -3 with one of the very few birdies we’ve seen at the 2nd today.
Jordan Spieth hasn’t found his best so far, but back-to-back birdies see him move to +1 and away from the cut line.
US Open 2022: Round 2
18:54 , Tom Kershaw
Rahm and Morikawa both birdie the 12th to move to -2.
Back at the 2nd, McIlroy hits a tremendous tee shot into the 217-yard par 3, which is ranking as the toughest hole on the course. He can’t hole the long birdie putt but par is still a great result there.
US Open 2022: Round 2
18:42 , Tom Kershaw
McIlroy had the line on the putt but the pace was lacking and the ball just dies away from the hole at the end. Still, a solid par to start for the Northern Irishman.
Up at the driveable fifth, Tarren found the greenside rough with his tee shot. A nice chip leaves 7ft for par and he rolls it in for birdie! That’s a two-shot lead for the Englishman.
US Open 2022: Round 2
18:34 , Tom Kershaw
McIlroy has a nice lie in the left rough and judges his approach brilliantly. He’ll have a 15ft putt for birdie at the first hole.
US Open 2022: Round 2
18:30 , Tom Kershaw
Now it’s time for Rory McIlroy to get underway. Can he build on that fantastic performance yesterday or will he fade away after taking the first-round lead like at the PGA Championship last month?
US Open 2022: Round 2
18:27 , Tom Kershaw
Here’s a look at the leaderboard as things stand:
-4: Tarren (3)-3: Hardy (F), Scheffler (F), Lingmerth (1), McIlroy, Dahmen-2: Burns (F), Fitzpatrick (F), Buckley (3), NeSmith (2*), Rodgers (2*), Harman, Wise
US Open 2022: Round 2
18:15 , Tom Kershaw
Callum Tarren has taken the solo lead! The Englishman birdies the third.
US Open 2022: Round 2
18:15 , Tom Kershaw
Fitzpatrick birdies the par-5 8th. It’s been a difficult nine for him with bogeys on 2, 3 and 4 but he’s recovered with a pair of birdies and is back to -2 for the tournament.
US Open 2022: Round 2
18:06 , Tom Kershaw
Collin Morikawa and Jon Rahm are both well-poised at -1 as they get their second rounds underway. Morikawa hits a perfect drive straight down the middle but the defending champion’s slices right and he’ll need to rely on a kind lie from there.
US Open 2022: Round 2
18:01 , Tom Kershaw
It’s looking as though the cut line will be +4 at the moment if scoring dips slightly in the afternoon wave as expected.
Tony Finau has just made a bogey on his final hole to finish on +5 and won’t be here for the weekend. Other well-known players set to miss out include Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry, Louis Oosthuizen and Viktor Hovland.
US Open 2022: Round 2
17:53 , Tom Kershaw
Callum Tarren was very much a surprise figure at the top of the leaderboard yesterday. He’s just got his second round underway, but if you want to know more about the Englishman’s roundabout route to the US Open, here’s an interview from 2018:
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US Open 2022: Round 2
17:48 , Tom Kershaw
There are less than 40 minutes until Rory McIlroy gets his second round underway and he is likely to still find himself in a share of the lead when he does so. There are several big-name players who’ve made significant moves in the morning wave, though, including world No 1 Scottie Scheffler, who has just tapped in for a round of 67.
US Open 2022: Round 2
17:29 , Tom Kershaw
There’s finally something to smile about for Phil Mickelson after such a torrid birthday. He rolls in back-to-back birdies at 5 and 6 but, with just three holes left to play, the 52-year-old has no chance whatsoever of making the cut.
US Open 2022: Round 2
17:25 , Tom Kershaw
Koepka hits a magnificent shot out of the second cut after pushing his drive right at 17. He can’t take advantage though and a 15ft putt just stays high of the hole. He stays at level par for the tournament.
US Open 2022: Round 2
17:18 , Tom Kershaw
The world No 1 moves into a share of the lead. Scheffler hit a fine approach into the par-3 16th and holes the birdie putt from 10ft.
US Open 2022: Round 2
17:11 , Tom Kershaw
It’s an unfortunate finish for Daffue at the last. He catches his bunker shot thin and it flies way over the back of the green. He can’t get up and down from there and that’s a double for the South African, who at one stage held a two-shot lead before going five-over-par on the back-nine. He finishes with a 72.
US Open 2022: Round 2
17:01 , Tom Kershaw
That’s a really important birdie for Fitzpatrick at the short par-4 5th to move back to -1 after a streak of bogeys. He’s still muttering to himself in frustration as he walks off the green.
Johnson hit a 307-yard drive that finished pin high, 28ft right of the hole. It should have been a routine birdie but he three-putts. He’s missed a lot of opportunities today but is still only three shots off the lead.
US Open 2022: Round 2
16:52 , Tom Kershaw
Nick Hardy may be the world No 371, but he’s just moved into a share of the lead at the US Open. The American holes a tricky little 5ft putt across the slope for birdie at the par-5 8th.
US Open 2022: Round 2
16:50 , Tom Kershaw
It’s been a disappointing day for Thomas. There’s a collective groan as he lips out at the 6th and a three-putt sees him move back to +2.
US Open 2022: Round 2
16:48 , Tom Kershaw
That’s a really gritty par save from Daffue to ensure he keeps a share of the lead.
The South African found the fairway bunker after dragging his tee shot left and then got a horrible break as his ball rolled off the front of the green and back into a divot. He opts for the putter from there and has to bash it some 33 yards up the hill towards the flag. It goes 11ft past but he manages to hole that and escape with a par.
US Open 2022: Round 2
16:42 , Tom Kershaw
ENTER SCHEFFLER! pic.twitter.com/561XXIgKLx
— Golf Monthly (@GolfMonthly) June 17, 2022
US Open 2022: Round 2
16:40 , Tom Kershaw
Dustin Johnson is definitely in contention but he’s just had two great birdie chances narrowly slip by the hole.
There’s no problem finding the cup for Scottie Scheffler though! It’s been a quiet day for the world No 1, who made two birdies on the front before recovering to get back to level. But he’s shooting up the leaderboard now after a chip-in eagle out of the rough at the par-5 14th.
Brooks Koepka is in the same group and made the green in two with a spectacular approach and he follows Scheffler in for an eagle of his own.
Scheffler -2
Koepka -1
Johnson - E
US Open 2022: Round 2
16:34 , Tom Kershaw
It’s been a tough few holes for Fitzpatrick. He leaks his drive right at the 3rd and can’t reach the green in two. His chip isn’t great, leaving him 19ft to save par, and that’s a second consecutive bogey for the Englishman.
US Open 2022: Round 2
16:26 , Tom Kershaw
One player who is in the red is Patrick Reed. The 2018 Masters champion is one under for the day and the tournament and will have a good look at birdie at 11 too.
US Open 2022: Round 2
16:24 , Tom Kershaw
Daffue is made to pay again after spraying his tee shot right at 15. He can only find the front bunker with his approach and can’t get close out of the sand. That’s a bogey for the South African and he’s now in a five-way tie for the lead at -3. To emphasise quite how hard this course is playing, four of those players are yet to tee off. The majority of the field are just trying to avoid slipping backwards and conditions are only set to get tougher as the day wears on.
US Open 2022: Round 2
16:06 , Tom Kershaw
Daffue compounds that error with a slice off the tee at 15 that nestles down in the rough.
Fitzpatrick has unfortunately dropped a shot too at the par-3 2nd, which is playing 217 yards this afternoon and has ranked as the hardest hole on the course. His tee shot came up short and right of the green and he can’t get up and down.
US Open 2022: Round 2
15:56 , Tom Kershaw
Now Daffue shows some frustration. He decelerated on his chip and his ball comes up short and sticks in the rough just off the fringe. He opts to go for a bump and run at the next attempt but it’s a little heavy handed. He berates himself before standing over a tricky sliding putt to save par and then leaves it low of the hole. His lead is reduced to one.
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15:44 , Tom Kershaw
Another decent birdie putt drifts low of the hole for Fitzpatrick.
Daffue is in a spot of bother again at the behemoth par-5 14th. His drive ended up left and finishes on some cement in the spectator area. Rather than lay up sensibly though, he pulls out a 3-wood and goes for the green. You’ve got to admire the optimism. The reality isn’t quite as pretty and his ball nestles down in some thick rough left of the green after clipping a tree.
Normal sport! pic.twitter.com/VFdxutfUAl
— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) June 17, 2022
US Open 2022: Round 2
15:32 , Tom Kershaw
The pressure of being the leader has had little impact on MJ Daffue. After pulling his approach into the rough left of the 12th green, he opens the face on a lob wedge and judges his chip to perfection. That’s a tap-in to save par and the South African still has a two-shot lead after Fitzpatrick missed his birdie chance.
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15:25 , Tom Kershaw
Sam Burns already has two PGA Tour wins this season and he put together an excellent front-nine, going out in just 32 to move towards the top of the leaderboard. He has just undone much of that hard work, though.
He pulled his drive way left at the 10th, couldn’t find the green and then chipped out of the heavy rough straight into the bunker over the back. He can’t get up and down from there and that’s a double bogey that sees him drop back to level par for the tournament.
US Open 2022: Round 2
15:20 , Tom Kershaw
Justin Thomas endured a dreadful start to his second round, dropping three shots in his opening two holes, but he makes a better start to his back-nine with a birdie. That gets him back to level for the tournament and he’s by no means out of this yet.
Elsewhere, Fitzpatrick matches his perfect drive down the 18th with a fine approach and will have a good chance to close the gap at the top.
US Open 2022: Latest odds
14:55 , Jack Rathborn
Rory McIlroy 7/2
Matthew Fitzpatrick 13/2
Jon Rahm 9/1
Sam Burns 12/1
Collin Morikawa 20/1
Dustin Johnson 20/1
Viktor Hovland 20/1
Will Zalatoris 20/1
Aaron Wise 25/1
Justin Thomas 25/1
M.J. Daffue 25/1
Max Homa 25/1
US Open 2022: Matt Fitzpatrick enjoys good start to round 2
14:44 , Jack Rathborn
US Open 2022: Round 2
14:40 , Jack Rathborn
Daffue burns the edge, he was so close to -7!
Those yet to start at -3, plus Fitzpatrick, are four behind.
Fitzy with a terrific birdie on six.
Reed with a dig on five, straight into the bunker for the newly-signed LIV golfer.
US Open 2022: Round 2
14:37 , Jack Rathborn
Ball speed on 15, both with driver:
Matt Fitzpatrick: 176 MPH
Dustin Johnson: 174 MPH— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) June 17, 2022
US Open 2022: Round 2
14:36 , Jack Rathborn
Min Woo Lee with a fine par save, remains +5 and in the hunt to make the cut.
DJ with a safe play on 15, leaves him 25 feet for birdie.
Hadwin trying to stop the rot, a birdie putt slides by.
Fitzpatrick on 15 with a wedge, beautiful, now five feet for birdie and a chance to get to -3.
US Open 2022: Round 2 leaderboard
14:32 , Jack Rathborn
-6 Daffue
-3 Tarren, Lingmerth, McIlroy, Dahmen
-2 Hadwin, Hovland, Fitzpatrick, Buckley, NeSmith, Harman, Wise
-1 Hardy, Piot, Rahm, Morikawa, Rodgers, Reed, D.Johnson, Burns, Scott, Homa, Zalatoris, Hossler
14:28 , Jack Rathborn
Webb Simpson reeling, this is the US Open: 35 feet from the hole in two, he ended up needing EIGHT strokes.
JT with a par, looking to just find his legs so to speak, his +3 start, with two sixes, is like a boxer dazed by a flash knockdown. He’s +2 overall for the tournament, so no need to panic for the PGA Championship champion.
Sergio Garcia is living on the edge... One over today and +5 for the tournament, he needs a good back nine (which will be the front for him after starting on 10) to make it for the weekend.
US Open 2022: Round 2
14:22 , Jack Rathborn
Fitzpatrick steadies himself on five, asks his caddy to remove the pin, then puts away the par. Tidy. -2 overall.
US Open 2022: Round 2
14:17 , Jack Rathborn
SAVE! Hovland with a magic long par putt on six to stay at -2.
DJ with a bad contact out the fescue, he goes long, but the tricky chip back is nice, he should save par. He’s steadying the ship after a rollercoaster start, -1 overall.
Daffue with a sublime par on nine, a right-to-left slider, it trickles into the middle of the cup.
Rotten for DeChambeau, a double bogey on four, he’s +3 for the tournament.
US Open 2022: Round 2
14:13 , Jack Rathborn
Tough one for Burns, a short par putt slides by, he’s back to -1, and Hovland may join him soon as he races a birdie putt well past the hole.
Meanwhile, Phil Mickelson is badly struggling, he’s +9 and probably five shots off the projected cut of +4.
US Open 2022: Round 2
14:08 , Jack Rathborn
Trending up (score today): Burns -2 (-3), Hovland -2 (-2), Webb Simpson -1 (-1)
Trending down (score today): Hadwin -2 (+2), D.Johnson -1 (+1), Rose -1 (+1), J.Thomas +2 (+3), Woodland +2 (+3)
US Open 2022: Round 2
14:00 , Jack Rathborn
Frustration brewing, JT with a poor par miss after coming out of it, never looked comfortable, he’s +2 for the tournament and +3 today.
Daffue then chunks one to the fringe, barely a couple feet from his starting point, it’s racing past the hole and nearly goes all the way through.
US Open 2022: Round 2
13:55 , Jack Rathborn
Three-under through five, Sam Burns is the hottest player on the course right now.
Hadwin WAY left on 12, hooked it. He’s in trouble at -3 so far.
Hovland tidying up on five, -2 for the tournament, same for Fitzpatrick on four with a four footer.
US Open 2022: Round 2
13:54 , Jack Rathborn
Gorgeous pace from Fitzpatrick.
Daffue is long on eight, in the thick stuff, that’s nasty, but he’s three clear after Hadwin drops one to move back to -3.
DJ back to -1, bogey on four. A horrid hole for those out there right now.
US Open 2022: Round 2
13:51 , Jack Rathborn
Hatton on the move, aggressive four-footer, he’s back to +2 overall, excellent start.
US Open 2022: Round 2
13:48 , Jack Rathborn
DJ with an aggressive shot on four, he’s flirting with the water there.
Webb Simpson, -1, with 14mph winds into face from the rough, dumps it into the bunker.
Burns with lovely soft hands, will have an easy birdie chance coming up on five and a chance to move to -2 and just three back.
US Open 2022: Round 2
13:43 , Jack Rathborn
WOW! Daffue is two clear, a huge slice of luck, his chip after coming up short on seven, is travelling.
It clanks into the pin and drops, potentially a two-shot swing with bogey a risk. Now two clear.
Hadwin with a conservative one on two, he’ll have 20 feet for birdie.
US Open 2022: Round 2
13:39 , Jack Rathborn
DJ’s birdie putts narrowly misses.
Fitzpatrick gets one back, he’s at -2 overall, alongside DJ. Three behind leader Daffue.
But the South African is in trouble on seven, he’s well short with a wedge in hand.
US Open 2022: Round 2
13:37 , Jack Rathborn
The rain this afternoon is expected to pass Brookline, so maybe the morning guys will get a boost.
US Open 2022: Round 2
13:35 , Jack Rathborn
Hovland is -2 through four and -2 overall. Impressive start.
US Open 2022: Round 2 leaderboard
13:33 , Jack Rathborn
Hadwin in trouble on the downslope of the bunker.
Fitzpatrick should get that shot back soon, majestic.
And DJ is to within 10 feet too. That group is hot right now.
US Open 2022: Round 2 leaderboard
13:26 , Jack Rathborn
-5 Daffue
-4 Hadwin
-3 Tarren, Lingmerth, McIlroy, Dahmen
-2 D.Johnson, Rose, Buckley, NeSmith, Harman, Wise
US Open 2022
13:25 , Jack Rathborn
Brooks with a chip-in, moves to +2. Can the two-time champion be a factor at the weekend? He’s seven back.
Daffue with three birdies in five holes to race clear at -5.
US Open 2022
13:21 , Jack Rathborn
A wedge from DJ on 11, his second, gives him a good shot at birdie and a move to -3.
It slides by, he’s frustrated. Still, DJ two back.
That’s magic! Lowry sinks a monster birdie putt to move to +1 for the tournament.
Fitzpatrick misses a short one, he moves back to -1.
US Open 2022
13:19 , Jack Rathborn
Sam Burns on the move shortly, nearly an ace, but a guaranteed birdie coming up to move to -1 and just three back.
.@SamBurns66 ALMOST had our first ace of @USOpenGolf 🎯 pic.twitter.com/kQamZLtLCX
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 17, 2022
US Open 2022
13:15 , Jack Rathborn
A fine start by Daffue, he's pulled level with Hadwin and he'll have a putt to get to -5, incredible start for the South African.
US Open 2022
13:14 , Jack Rathborn
A poor start for Finau, who makes double on the 10th, his first, he slips back to +5.
You don't want to miss fairways at The Country Club.
What would you shoot today? pic.twitter.com/s5A3wlIpdt— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 17, 2022
US Open 2022: Justin Thomas starts second round
13:11 , Jack Rathborn
Let's have a day 🍿 @JustinThomas34's second round is underway. pic.twitter.com/1ug2VWbG0X
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 17, 2022
Matt Fitzpatrick reacts to promising start
13:04 , Jack Rathborn
“I love being in Boston and everyone in the crowd has made me feel very welcome from when I was here nine years ago.
“It definitely feels in a strange way a little bit more like a home game, which is obviously nice, but definitely I notice that support. It’s nice that I’ve played well around here before.
“There’s absolutely no reason why I can’t do it again and on paper my game is way better than it was nine years ago. I feel like I just have that confidence that I can turn it around.
“When you’ve not played a golf course or not had necessarily good experiences at a golf course before, you don’t have that and it’s easy to get down on yourself. Here I’ve got great memories of the place and I feel like I know I can have success.”
Rory McIlroy in contention at US Open 2022
12:54 , Jack Rathborn
Jon Rahm: Kids run off with Spaniard’s golf ball on 18th hole at U.S. Open
12:49 , Jack Rathborn
“I’m pretty sure I know who it was,” Rahm said after his round. “I recognized the two kids that were running the opposite way with a smile on their face. I am 100% sure I saw the two kids that stole it.”
“I’m just really happy somebody spotted the ball first. We knew exactly where it was. Off the tee, I was comfortable. I was past all the trees. It was downwind. I wasn’t trying to go that far left, but I was trying to take it over the trees and over the bunkers.
“After the free relief, I had 135 yards to the pin, in an area where the rough wasn’t that thick. I don’t think they expected anybody to hit it there or be around there, so I was able to drop it in an area that was a little downgrain. I wasn’t in jeopardy of carrying the bunker. That wasn’t really a concern.”
US Open 2022: Round 2 selected tee times
12:42 , Jack Rathborn
Starting on hole 1
12:18 Kevin Na (US), Sergio Garcia (Spa), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng)
12:40 Brooks Koepka (US), Cameron Smith (Aus), Scottie Scheffler (US)
12:51 Luke List (US), Austin Greaser ((US*), Corey Conners (Can)
13:02 Gary Woodland (US), Justin Rose (Eng), Bryson DeChambeau (US)
13:13 KH Lee (Kor), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Patrick Reed (US)
Starting on hole 10
12:29 Justin Thomas (US), Viktor Hovland (Nor), Tony Finau (US)
12:40 Joohyung Kim (Kor), Seamus Power (Ire), Min Woo Lee (Aus)
12:51 Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng), Webb Simpson (US), Dustin Johnson (US)
13:02 Phil Mickelson (US), Shane Lowry (Ire), Louis Oosthuizen (SA)
Rory McIlroy on US Open 2022 test at Brookline
12:37 , Jack Rathborn
“You’re going to encounter things at a US Open that you just don’t really encounter any other week,” he said.
“It’s hard not to get frustrated because I’m walking up there going like, ‘just come back into the bunker’.
“The thickest rough on the course is around the edges of the bunkers. So I was sort of cursing the USGA whenever I was going up to the ball, but it’s one of those things.
“It happens here, it doesn’t really happen anywhere else. You just have to accept it.
“I gave the sand a couple of whacks because I’d already messed it up, so it wasn’t like it was much more work for Harry (Diamond, his caddie), and then I just reset and played a decent bunker shot, and then it was really nice to hole that (par) putt.”
US Open 2022
12:29 , Jack Rathborn
US Open 2022: Key hole
12:21 , Jack Rathborn
HOLE: 12YARDAGE: 473PAR: 4STROKE AVERAGE: 4.47RANK: 1KEY FACT: Phil Mickelson made double bogey to end any chance he had of a back-nine surge on his way to an 8-over 78. Leader Adam Hadwin made his only back-nine bogey on what played as the toughest hole on the course.
US Open 2022
12:09 , Jack Rathborn
Phil Mickelson reacts to dismal US Open start
12:02 , Jack Rathborn
Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson could get used to playing less than 72 holes at tournaments.
Lefty claimed the new LIV Golf Invitational Series appealed due to the 54-hole format after being paid hundreds of millions of dollars by the Saudis.
Mickelson now looks set to play just 36 holes at the U.S. Open this week after a dismal eight-over round of 78, leaving him in a tie for 144th place among 154 golfers.
“I really enjoyed the test; I think it’s just a spectacular golf course,” Mickelson said. “I just really struggled with the putter the first few holes, just like I did last week.”
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