Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Dustin Johnson were among those within four shots of the lead, with tee times set for late afternoon.įowler and Schauffele each shot 62 on opening day - a U.S. Cantlay’s surge placed him on the leaderboard, tied for 12th at 2 under for the tournament. Patrick Cantlay and Russell Henley were each 3 under about halfway through their rounds. Shane Lowry made four and played the front nine at 4-under 31. There were birdies available at Los Angeles Country Club. Open, where halfway leader Rickie Fowler was gearing up for a late-afternoon tee time. The sun and a slight breeze greeted players in the early going of the third round at the U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick aced it in the second round when it was shortened to 115 yards. Sam Burns and Frenchman Matthieu Pavon aced it in the first round when it played at 124 yards. The 15th hole at LACC surrendered three holes-in-one in the first two rounds. 13 at Merion (98 yards) in the third round in 2013. That hole played at 99 yards for the third round that year, making it the fourth-shortest par 3. 7 at Pebble Beach Golf Links, which played 92 yards for the final round in 2010. The 15th hole at Los Angeles Country Club is playing only 81 yards for the third round, making it the shortest par 3 in U.S. Others to shoot 29 over nine holes were Neal Lancaster, final round, second nine, Shinnecock Hills, 1995 Neal Lancaster, second round, second nine, Oakland Hills, 1996 Vijay Singh, second round, second nine, Olympia Fields, 2003 and Louis Oosthuizen, final round, second nine, Chambers Bay, 2015. Open-record 62 in the first round, which tied for the lowest round in a major, and Fowler tied the 36-hole record at 130. Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele each shot a U.S. It was the third straight day with a scoring record.
The 20-year-old Kim, who was born in South Korea, made six birdies and no bogeys and got to 5 under for the tournament. Open record for the lowest score over nine holes with a 6-under 29 on the front nine in the third round at Los Angeles Country Club.
While Fowler went on to tie the 36-hole record with a 68 in the second round to take sole possession of the lead, Schauffele cooled off with a second-round 70. Schauffele and Rickie Fowler each shot a U.S. 1 was the second-easiest hole on the course on a hot, sunny day. He finally got out of the sand and made a 6-foot bogey putt. According to ShotCast, that shot went just 18 inches. His third shot also hit the lip, flew up and landed near his feet. His next shot hit the lip of the bunker, flew up in the air and landed several feet to his left. Schauffele’s tee shot went 318 yards into a bunker on the left side of the fairway. Open after needing three shots to get out of a fairway bunker en route to a bogey on the par-5 opening hole at Los Angeles Country Club. Xander Schauffele is off to a nightmarish start to the third round at the U.S. Homa, Mickelson, Spieth miss cut at U.S. Clark gets a little help from a good friend for U.S. Fan favorite Fowler heads into weekend seeking first major title Wild ride puts Fowler in the lead at U.S. 17 after hitting his approach shot into the native area near the green. 11 and 12, allowing Fowler to regain the lead. He put his right hand on his hip, looked away and said something in frustration.įowler opened with a birdie but then bogeyed two of the next four holes and fell behind playing partner Clark by as many as two strokes. Fowler could have moved to 12 under on No. Fowler lifted his left arm up halfway to acknowledge the gallery. Xander Schauffele also shot an opening-round 62 but fell off the pace as Fowler went on to tie the 36-hole record at 130.įowler, from Murrieta about 100 miles south of Los Angeles, had a 69-foot birdie putt from just off the green on the par-4 No. Opens but has been atop the leaderboard since shooting a U.S. Clark and McIlroy each shot a 1-under 69, while Fowler shot 70.įowler didn't qualify for the last two U.S.
18 to keep himself in position for his first major victory. Moments earlier, his 42-foot putt for birdie brushed the right side of the cup and curved around, and Fowler looked away in disappointment.Īs fog rolled in off the Pacific Ocean at dusk, drama heightened as Clark birdied No. Open at Los Angeles Country Club.įour-time major winner Rory McIlroy is just one shot back.įowler, a Southern Californian seeking his first major championship, looked stunned when his par putt of 3 1/2 feet lipped out. 18 for a bogey to fall into a tie with Wyndham Clark for the lead at 10 under after three rounds of the U.S. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Follow along for live updates in the third round of the 123rd U.S.
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