Paul Casey rallies after triple-bogey for share of U.S. Open lead
ERIN, Wis. -- An 11-year-old golf course shaped from Wisconsin pastureland was sure to bring something different to the U.S. Open.
This might have been more than anyone was expecting.
The four players tied for the lead -- Paul Casey, Brooks Koepka, Brian Harman and Tommy Fleetwood -- created the largest 36-hole logjam in 43 years at the U.S. Open. None has ever won a major, and neither have the next 14 players behind them.
On the longest course ever for a major, the cut was the lowest at the U.S. Open since 1990.
And for all the birdies and blunders at Erin Hills, the most compelling image Friday came from the parking lot, where one star after another left town after missing the cut.
Dustin Johnson. Rory McIlroy. Jason Day.
It was the first time since the world ranking began in 1986 that the top three players missed the cut in any major.
Henrik Stenson. Alex Noren. Jon Rahm. Justin Rose. Adam Scott.
Eight of the top 12 players in the world won't be around for the weekend at Erin Hills, leaving a tournament as open as the land on which it was built.
Source: http://www.espn.com/golf/usopen17/story/_/id/19657672/paul-casey-overcomes-triple-bogey-share-us-open-lead
This might have been more than anyone was expecting.
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| Paul Casey. |
On the longest course ever for a major, the cut was the lowest at the U.S. Open since 1990.
And for all the birdies and blunders at Erin Hills, the most compelling image Friday came from the parking lot, where one star after another left town after missing the cut.
Dustin Johnson. Rory McIlroy. Jason Day.
It was the first time since the world ranking began in 1986 that the top three players missed the cut in any major.
Henrik Stenson. Alex Noren. Jon Rahm. Justin Rose. Adam Scott.
Eight of the top 12 players in the world won't be around for the weekend at Erin Hills, leaving a tournament as open as the land on which it was built.
Source: http://www.espn.com/golf/usopen17/story/_/id/19657672/paul-casey-overcomes-triple-bogey-share-us-open-lead
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