US Open: JJ Spaun grabs one-stroke lead as as Scheffler, McIlroy falter
JJ Spaun
matched the best opening round ever recorded at a
US Open
held at
Oakmont
, seizing a one-stroke lead after 18 holes, while top contenders like
Scottie Scheffler
and
Rory McIlroy
faltered.
The 34-year-old American delivered a flawless, bogey-free four-under 66 — his lowest score in nine major championship appearances — to tame Oakmont's notoriously punishing layout.
Spaun's round tied the lowest first-round score at a US Open at Oakmont, matching Andrew Landry's 66 from 2016, and marked just the eighth bogey-free round in US Open history at the iconic Pennsylvania venue, which is hosting the championship for a record 10th time.
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"I'm just overly pleased with how I started," Spaun said. "I hit a lot of good shots and tried to capitalize on any birdie opportunities, which aren't very many out here.
"But I scrambled really well, too, which is a huge component to playing well at a US Open, let alone shoot a bogey-free round."
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South Africa's
Thriston Lawrence
sits one shot off the lead after a solid 67, with South Koreans Kim Si-woo and Im Sung-jae joining five-time major champion
Brooks Koepka
at two-under 68.
'I definitely think it was gettable,' Koepka said of the Oakmont layout.
The American delivered a highlight-filled round, sinking a 42-foot eagle putt at the par-5 fourth. He stumbled with bogeys at the 10th and 14th but finished strong, rolling in back-to-back birdies — a five-footer at the 17th and a 16-foot putt to close out his round at the 18th.
— usopengolf (@usopengolf)
World number one Scheffler, aiming for back-to-back major titles following his PGA Championship triumph in May, endured a turbulent opening round at the US Open, carding a three-over 73 — his worst first round to par in a major.
Scheffler's round featured three birdies offset by six bogeys, a rare struggle for the in-form American who had won three of his last four starts, including a golden run that featured Olympic gold in Paris last year.
McIlroy, ranked second, who achieved a career Grand Slam with his Masters victory, carded a 74. Starting from the back nine, he secured birdies on the 11th and 12th holes but struggled later with four bogeys and a double bogey.
The reigning champion DeChambeau recorded a 73, managing two birdies but conceding five bogeys.
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American Patrick Reed etched his name into the history books by making only the fourth albatross in US Open history, holing out from 286 yards with a three-wood on the par-5 fourth hole.
It marked the first albatross at any major since Nick Watney achieved the feat at the 2012 US Open at Olympic Club, adding a spectacular highlight to Reed's round at Oakmont.
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