Friday 16 June 2023

Two Golfers Break U.S. Open Record With Stellar Play

The 2023 U.S. Open kicked off yesterday at the Los Angeles Country Club, and it's already hosted two moments never before seen in the championship's 128-year history. The 34-year-old golfer Rickie Fowler finished Round 1 with an eight-under par score of 62, breaking the U.S. Open's single-round record in the process. But he only retained solo custody of the title for a few minutes, as 29-year-old Xander Schauffele also clocked an eight-under 62. 

Fowler and Schauffele also entered an exclusive club with their achievement. The two Americans tied the all-time record for lowest round score in a major tournament. Only one other golfer in history, Branden Grace of South Africa, has ever hit 62 in a major round, reaching the unprecedented score at the 2017 Open Championship

The competition between the golfers has been nothing but friendly, however. They dapped it up after their history-making performances yesterday and joked about Schauffele constantly being right behind Fowler. 

“I kept making birdie. I was like, ‘Second still, second still, second still.’ I was like, 'Bastard!'” Schauffele told Fowler. Fowler, meanwhile, wasn't paying attention to the leaderboard until he played his 18th hole of the day. “I looked over and I saw you were seven under and I was like, 'Oh,'" he confessed. It turns out Schauffele had been chasing him the whole time and was keeping a close eye on his opponent's scores. "I was peeking all day, baby!"

Round 2 of the U.S. Open kicked off today with Fowler and Schauffele leading the pack. The championship wraps up on Sunday with a record-setting $20 million purse on the line. 



from Men's Journal https://ift.tt/4pRibov

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