It doesn't have much history, "but everybody had to start somewhere".
And after all that, Casey finished tied for the lead at 7 under, along with Koepka, Brian Harman and Tommy Fleetwood. The top 18 players on the leaderboard going into the weekend have combined for zero majors. Even as the course slowly recovered from rain early in the week, reasonable scores were available.
The performance of the 23-year-old from San Diego has been no less remarkable. He dedicated his first victory, the 2013 Johnnie Walker Championship, to his dog, Maisy.
Yet for comparison's sake, at the Masters in April, four of the final top 10 players on the leaderboard had previously won a major championship, and that didn't include the newest member of the Green Jacket club, Sergio Garcia. "So to be right behind him, I'm ecstatic".
"With where I was hitting it", he said with a smile, "I wasn't in the way". He tied for 27th at Chambers Bay two years ago. Among those trying to chase him down is Paul Casey of England, who was one shot behind.
Casey's five birdies were one short of the U.S. Open record last matched the day before by Adam Hadwin. His best finish was fourth in 2014 at Pinehurst. Koepka was a global golfer, though not by choice, when he left Florida State.
And despite carding four birdies in his last six holes for a 71 on Friday, the four-time major victor saw his own pre-event prediction come true, having said on Tuesday that anyone who could not hit the wide fairways "might as well pack your bags and go home".
Day added a 75 to his first-round 79, which included two triple-bogeys.
The 29-year-old, who won his maiden major title at the 2015 US PGA Championship, said the dismal result had come as a surprise given his intense practice in the lead-up. That locked up a spot on his first Ryder Cup team. Dustin Johnson shall destroy!
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His possible departure could prove to be a big blow for Real Madrid . "At this moment, he wants to leave ", the source added. After winning the Champions League in May 2016, Ronaldo led Portugal to success in the Euro 2016.
He's also big on the word "chill", to describe his lifestyle.
Dredge, taking part in his first US Open, secured birdies on the 16th and 18th holes. "It's not Sunday afternoon", he said. "If you do that you're going to deserve a bogey out there".
"You just have to look forward", Scott said. On typical U.S. Open greens, that would have run off the back of the green. The timing would be peculiar considering that Phil Mickelson couldn't make it this year. His total of 154 equaled his worse two-round total at a major, matching his first two rounds at The Open in 2013.
Johnson was hitting it so well that he appeared to be safe even when he was on the cut line.
"I knew I could shoot a few under par and make the cut", he said.
The Englishman eventually signed for one-under 71 and walked into the clubhouse level with overnight leader Rickie Fowler, who had yet to start his round. This is only his eighth major, and the third time he'll be playing on the weekend.
Johnson said he plans to take four weeks off.
Casey by far is the most experienced of this quartet.
Every year, a number of high-profile players crumble under the pressure or struggle in the conditions and suffer the humiliation of being sent home two days early. Casey didn't play Woods, who was eliminated in the first round. That makes him more lethal than any player in contention.
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