U.S. Open Round 1 live updates, leaderboard: Tiger Woods ...
The 124th U.S. Open is underway at Pinehurst No. 2 in, well, Pinehurst, North Carolina.
From the jump, the field is chasing top-ranked Scottie Scheffler — who is on a heater not seen since Tiger Woods' heyday. Scheffler will tee off in the afternoon wave (1:24 p.m. ET to be exact) along with Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele.
So far, there haven't been many golfers under par.
Brooks Koepka, who has won this tournament twice, looked like he was making an early run for a third initially. After briefly holding a share of the lead, Koepka made three bogeys down the stretch to drop back to even par for the day.
Instead, it was Patrick Cantlay who grabbed the lead in the early wave. He made three birdies in his final five holes of the day to card his 5-under 65. That gave him a brief two-shot lead over the field entering the clubhouse. Ludvig Åberg closed the gap slightly with his 4-under 66 in what was his first ever U.S. Open round.
Woods, on the other hand, struggled. After a birdie to open his day, he made five birdies in seven holes around the turn before finishing with a 4-over 74. He'll need a big outing on Friday in order to make the cut, something he failed to do last month at the PGA Championship.
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Thu, June 13, 2024 at 7:33 PM GMT+2
The three top-ranked players in the world just happen to be paired together. Go figure.
Anyway, Scottie Scheffler (1), Xander Schauffele (2) and Rory McIlroy are off and running. All three carded pars on the first.
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 7:20 PM GMT+2
With the early wave (mostly) finished, here's a look at where things stand at Pinehurst.
Leaderboard Update
1. Patrick Cantlay -5
2. Ludvig Åberg -4
3. Matthieu Pavon -3
4. Tony Finau -2
T5. S.H. Kim -1
T5. Sergio Garcia -1
T5. Corey Conners -1
T5. (12 others)
Other Notable Finishes
T19. Brooks Koepka E
T19. Collin Morikawa E
T71. Tiger Woods +4
T87. Justin Thomas +7
T97. Phil Mickelson +9
Still To Come
Rory McIlroy
Scottie Scheffler
Xander Schauffele
Bryson DeChambeau
Jordan Spieth
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 7:17 PM GMT+2
Ludvig Åberg just crushed his first ever round at the U.S. Open. He's alone in second now at 4-under, which is just a shot back from Patrick Cantlay.
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 7:05 PM GMT+2
What a finish from Patrick Cantlay. He made three birdies in his final five holes to jump ahead with a 5-under 65 to kick off the U.S. Open. He needed just 23 putts today, which is a career-low for him at a major, and his 65 is the lowest opening-round score ever carded at a U.S. Open at Pinehurst outside of Martin Kaymer.
That gives Cantlay a two-shot lead over Finau, Åberg and Pavon as he enters the clubhouse.
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 6:56 PM GMT+2
A closer look at Tiger Woods' opening round at Pinehurst:
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 6:55 PM GMT+2
What a perfect finish for Collin Morikawa. He carded back-to-back birdies to finish with an even-par 70, thanks to a huge putt at the 18th. He's sitting at T15 now.
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 6:51 PM GMT+2
Tiger Woods' day is done. He posted a 4-over 74 to kick off the U.S. Open, but he pulled off several huge par saves to limit the damage.
Still, Woods is nine shots back of the leaders entering the clubhouse. He'll need a good outing tomorrow if he's going to make the cut.
Click the photo to read more about Woods' start from Jay Busbee on the ground at Pinehurst:
Click the photo to read more about Tiger Woods' opening round at the U.S. Open. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 6:35 PM GMT+2
Ludvig Åberg's time at the top didn't last long. Åberg just bogeyed the par-3 6th, which dropped him back to 3-under on the day. He's alone in third now, just a shot back from Cantlay and Pavon.
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 6:14 PM GMT+2
Matthieu Pavon's lead is now gone. Ludvig Åberg just tapped in for birdie to get to 4-under, and Patrick Cantlay made his second straight birdie to join them in the lead.
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 6:12 PM GMT+2
Neal Shipley from deep! The amateur is just two back now after a quick stretch of birdies at the turn.
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 5:41 PM GMT+2
Finally, after a bad stretch from Tiger Woods, we have another birdie.
Woods stuck his approach onto the green from about 260 yards out on the par-5 5th, which set him up for an easy two-putt birdie. He's at 3-over now.
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 5:38 PM GMT+2
Matthieu Pavon bogeyed, so his lead is down to just a single stroke. But so did Brooks Koepka, who is once again two back.
Here's a look at where things stand at the top of the leaderboard in the early wave:
1. Pavon -4 (11)
T2. Henley -3 (13*)
T2. Aberg -3 (12*)
T4. Koepka -2 (13)
T4. Cantlay -2 (13*)
T4. Molinari -2 (10*)
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 5:22 PM GMT+2
What a rough stretch for Tiger Woods. He's made five bogeys now in his last seven holes to drop to 4-over. It's been pretty much straight downhill since he opened his day with a birdie.
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 5:15 PM GMT+2
We've got a new solo leader in the early wave. Matthieu Pavon just jumped up by two after a huge eagle at the 10th pushed him to 5-under. That's his second of the day.
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 4:52 PM GMT+2
Ludvig Aberg and France's Matthieu Pavon have joined Koepka at 3-under. There aren't a lot of birdies out there, but there are a few.
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 4:49 PM GMT+2
Another miss on the approach for Tiger leads to another bogey. He drove the ball in the fairway at No. 2, only to need four shots to get down from 187 yards out. After a great start, his round is slipping away.
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 4:36 PM GMT+2
There was a traffic jam at 2-under, then Brooks Koepka did Brooks Koepka things — in this case, draining a 30-footer for birdie — to get to 3-under through 10.
The day started with Scottie Scheffler as the favorite. Who would you take now?
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 4:25 PM GMT+2
Two three puts in a three-hole span has Tiger now at +2. He had a look for birdie at No. 1 (his 10th), but left it 10 feet short. Yes, 10 feet short. He missed that for bogey, his third in four holes.
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 4:11 PM GMT+2
As players begin to make their turns, here's where we're at:
- Just 14 of the 78 players on the course are under par; 47 are over par
- Brooks Koepka looks dialed in early, something we've seen before.
- Tiger Woods has his putter working. His issue the last few holes has been getting on the green in regulation and giving himself decent opportunities for birdie.
- Not going to happen for Phil Mickelson, again. He's already 5-over after just seven holes.
- Par is a good score.
Thu, June 13, 2024 at 3:49 PM GMT+2
Facing a 57-footer for birdie, Tiger ran it nine feet by the hole. He burned the edge on his par putt and that's back-to-back bogeys to move him to 1-over through eight holes.
