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One of this morning’s featured groups start out at 10: the in-form Rory McIlroy, fresh off his win at the Canadian Open last week; Jon Rahm, a major champ in waiting; and Marc Leishman, who has five top-ten finishes in the majors to his name, and is a good dark-horse shout for success this week. All three crash their drives safely down the hole, though McIlroy was watching his intently for a second or two, the ball flying dangerously close to the right edge of the fairway … dangerously close to the rocks and the beach below. But he’s safe.
A disastrous start to the week for our old friend Jason Dufner. The 2013 PGA champion whistled his opening drive at 1 into the long stuff down the left. Two attempts to escape from the rough later, and that’s a double bogey for the famously uber-relaxed Somnambulist, who might not be appreciating this early start. At least he knocked in his short putt for the double, small mercies for a player who has been yipping quite a few tiddlers of late. Onwards and upwards.
Written by Scott Murray
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jun/13/us-open-2019-first-round-live under the title “US Open 2019: first round – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
