Friday Night Recap - U.S. Open

Rickie Fowler has 18 birdies through the first 36 holes and leads by one stroke over Wyndham Clark. Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele are two strokes back going into moving day!

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June 16, 2023

Friday Night Recap - U.S. Open

Hello members,

Scores were a bit more US Open like today. The sun was shining majority of the day, which means the course could dry out a bit and become tougher through the weekend.

Rickie Fowler continued setting the pace. It feels like he’s made a ton of birdies (18 to be exact), a decent bit of bogeys (8), and a decent amount of pars (10). He retained his lead by shooting a 68 today to be 10-under overall. Can he get it done for his first major?! Would love to see it.

Wyndham Clark followed up his opening 64 with a 67 today and is 9-under for the tournament. Rory McIlroy shot 65-67 to be 8-under. Xander Schauffele shoots Even today to be T3 and two strokes behind Rickie.

The cut ended up being +2. Some players missing the weekend:

  • Justin Thomas - 14-over for the tournament - OMG 🙀

  • Jason Day - 9-over

  • Sungjae Im - 6-over

  • Keegan Bradley - 6-over

  • Adam Scott - 5-over

  • Max Homa - 4-over

  • Jordan Spieth - 3-over

  • Phil Mickelson - 3-over

Some people online have commented on the smaller crowd size this week so far. From what I can gather is the USGA limited tickets to 4,000 per day with the remaining ticket allocation to LACC members and corporate sponsors. This has caused the tickets on reseller markets to be like $500+ per day. Also, LACC isn’t necessarily designed to have large crowds, with its sloping terrain. Finally, and this is more an anecdote, but LA doesn’t really care about this tournament. They’re too busy doing anything else.

Moving day is here!

Weather

A little warmer tomorrow with the high of 77 and low of 62. Should remain sunny with a few clouds with the course drying out a bit.

Updated Betting Odds

My pre-tournament picks:

  • Scottie Scheffler - +650 - he’s quietly in the top 10. Absolutely within striking distance. 5-under for the tournament.

  • Jon Rahm - +8000 - struggled a bit today but made the cut and still, technically, has a chance.

  • Tommy Fleetwood - +200000 - made the cut on the number.

How to Watch

NBC coverage from 1:00pm through 11:00pm EST

Notes and News

  • Pretty wild the property tax setup LACC has (I promise its a better read than it sounds) (twitter)

  • Funny moment by Rickie Fowler hitting the MJ shrug after a fan yells “what are you doing?!” (twitter)

  • Another ACE today - this time by Matt Fitzpatrick (twitter)

  • Brooks Koepka had some thoughts on LACC, and it wasn’t necessarily positive (twitter)

  • NSFW - hot mic from Jordan Spieth (twitter)

Twitter Roundup

May your rounds be filled with #oneputts.

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