Rickie Fowler will always be able to say that he was the first to achieve a 62 card at the US Open.
Although the second was obtained just 15 minutes later.
Xander Schauffele matched him early on the North Course at the Los Angeles Country Club with his own eight-under 62. Thus, Thursday was an extraordinary day for the participants in the major known as the most difficult test in golf.
This time, the hard part was keeping track of so many birdies.
“It’s not really what you hope to achieve by playing at the US Open,” Shcauffele acknowledged. “But you imitate what you see. He was just chasing Rickie up the leaderboard. I’m glad he played right in front of me.”
