The top of the leaderboard is filled with star power through Round 1 of the 2020 US Open, as the world’s 3rd ranked Justin Thomas is in the field through 18 holes through four golfers within the top 10 of the Field Facial World Golf Rankings – Thomas, Patrick Reed, Rory McRae and Rory McLarey. Feet are part of the top 10 of all leaderboards.
Thomas was firing his best 5-under par 65 in the opening round for the start of the week, playing only one bogey and six birdies near-faultless first round.
“It was really a really solid round of golf,” he said in the post-round. “It’s one of the best rounds I’ve played in a while since Green. There are some things here and there that could definitely be good, but I’m sure all my missing were in the right place, and that’s what you need in the U.S. Have to do in the open. “
Reed, Thomas Peters and Matthew Wolf are T2 by round 1, trailing Thomas (-5) by just one stroke. McLeroy, Lee Westwood and Louis Ost Stuizen are 3 under and T5.
It was an amazing day on a track comparable to expectations. The winged foot click greens and treacherous ruffs were projected to give golfers a fit this week, and the winner was debated with an over-par final round score in the lead-up until Thursday. Yet 20 golfers departing on Friday are in red while the stars of the game are taking advantage of the conditions and set.
“I hit the ball very well,” McIlroy told the Golf Channel as he recaptured his round. “I kept it in the game, hit a lot of greens, hit a lot of fairways, did everything you had to do at the US Open. I was a little disappointed with the golf course today; I thought I could come down. But starting today. If someone had given me 67 before, I would have taken it. “
CBS Sports was with you all the way to update this story with everything made in Round 1. You can read that we have the U.S. through 18 holes. After breaking down the main names on the open leaderboard.
1. Justin Thomas (-5): Playing with control and shaping your shots will be key this week, and that’s exactly what Thomas did to take the lead with 18 holes. He finished the T8 in the fairway hit area in the regulation area and the T7 in the Greens, converting to some big chances with his putter when needed. He went on a birdie-birdie-birdie run through holes 9-11 and finished with a 3 under 32 on the back side.
T 2. Patrick Reed (-4): Reed’s day hurried back to the next nine. He doubled the par-4 5th hole, birdied after the 6th to make the first of two hole-in-runs on par-37 for the par. From there, he played the final 11 holes at a distance of under 3 without a bogey.
T 2. Matthew Wolf, Thomas Peters (-4): After dropping the first stroke of the day at No. 10, Wolf turned 11-15 for a birdie streak and went into position by Round 1 of T2, he was agile in his approach and solid around the Greens, too, where he got 1.45 strokes on the field. Peter on the other hand struggled around the greenery but in his approach got a stroke on the field away from the tee. He finished with the final nine final boogie free 2.
T5. Rory McLeroy, Lee Westwood and Louis Ost Stuizen (-3): Rory reg 83% – and took the lead in the field of green vegetables in the league by keeping T off in strokes. He was also particularly impressive on par 3, with four of them playing under combined 3. It was a perfect combination of power and penalty for him because he had everything working, and while he said he felt he would still go down, the combination of talent could help him win this week if he was firing on all cylinders. Continues.
T 8. Xander Shacha Fell and the other five (-2): Shacha Fele made 34 appearances in the back and front nine matches to go to the clubhouse with a 2-under par of the day, with Jason Cockrack, Brendon Todd, Harris English, Rafa Cabrera Bello and Joaquin Niemann tee. He was the best in the field on the greenery on Thursday, getting 2.7 strokes on the field with his putter.
T14. Bryson de Chambau, Ricky Fowler, John Rahm and five others (-1): As he promised, De Chembue was a bomb away from the jump, and he finished seventh in the middle of the field in the strokes he got from the team. Fowler was in early control and played well in his approach, hitting eight fairways and remained in the top six among the greens spread across the regulation. Reham, however, led to regulation in the field of ulation. He played a beautiful clone 1-under round with some expected ups and downs before settling down. He gave cards to only one bogey and 10 pars in the final 11.
T71. Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson and 19 (+3): What started out as a very promising round 1 – the first nine scores of 1 over and the birdie-birdie the beginning of his back nine – which quickly turned into a disaster for Tiger. He earned 13, 14 and 17 and then 18 after flipping his approach, finishing in his post-round. The DJ was whole and down and stood up at No. 4 from a double-bogie to play his final 14 in 1 over. The ruling FedEx Cup champion was T11 in the driving distance, but struggled with control, hitting just six of a possible 14 fairways.
