Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele each managed to interrupt the record for the bottom rating in US Open historical past throughout the area of half-hour to share the early lead in Los Angeles.
The Californian duo shot eight-under-par 62s, matching the bottom spherical in a significant, shot by South (*62*) Branden Grace on the 2017 Open Championship.
Bryson DeChambeau and Scottie Scheffler lead the chase 5 photographs behind.
A pissed off Jon Rahm shot a 69, whereas Rory McIlroy is within the late starters.
Frenchman Mathieu Pavon struck the forty ninth hole-in-one in US Open historical past – on the par-three fifteenth – on a full of life opening morning at Los Angeles Country Club.
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It’s been fairly a journey for Fowler, one of the most well-liked gamers on the PGA Tour, who went from a career-high fourth on the earth rating in 2016 all the way in which all the way down to 173rd only a 12 months in the past.
The 34-year-old, one of simply 4 gamers in historical past with prime 5 finishes in all 4 majors in a single season, did not even qualify for the previous two US Opens, however marked his return in some fashion.
“It has been lengthy and powerful. it is loads longer that you just ever need it to be,” Fowler mentioned after his record spherical. “It’s been so price it and now being again.”
While Fowler tied the US Open record with 10 birdies in his spherical to counter two bogeys, present Olympic champion Schauffele had eight birdies in a bogey-free spherical.
“It’s an amazing begin. I hit loads of actually good photographs,” mentioned Schauffele, who used chasing Fowler as motivation. “Rickie was excellent in entrance of me and I used to be taking part in actually good golf so thought I’ll as effectively simply chase him down.
“You should play laborious right here, dig your means round.”
Scheffler and DeChambeau lead the chase
World primary Scheffler bookended his spherical with a bogey on the primary and final, however discovered a spark across the flip with 5 birdies in eight holes to card a creditable 67.
That scored was matched by 2020 US Open champion DeChambeau, who had an eventful spherical with six birdies and three bogeys.
Local favorite Max Homa, who was born in Los Angeles and holds the course record of 61, is only a shot additional again on two beneath whereas Viktor Hovland is one beneath after a spherical of highs and lows that included a double bogey and hole-out eagle from 175 yards.
Norwegian Hovland, 25, has come shut up to now three majors, taking part in within the last teams in each final 12 months’s Open Championship and final month’s US PGA Championship.
Reigning Masters champion Rahm regarded largely pissed off with simply the three birdies and two bogeys in his one-under 69, which often can be a good begin however this 12 months sees him seven behind.
The Spaniard has an amazing record in California with 5 of his PGA Tour wins coming within the state – together with his 2019 US Open victory at Torrey Pines in close by San Diego.
