American Justin Thomas equalled the lowest score in major championship history in stunning fashion to surge into contention for the US Open at Erin Hills.
In the 116 previous U.S. Opens, only six players had ever reached 10-under par or better, never in the same tournament. He shot three over in Round 3 to fall from seven under to only four under.
Johnson, whose fiancée, Paulina Gretzky, gave birth to the couple's second child on Monday, said he would head home and work on his game over the coming weeks.
"We have come back sooner than I thought, so that's been nice really". "I couldn't have shot any higher".
McIlroy was never in the short grass from the 11th hole to the end on Thursday when he opened with a career-worst 78, and he didn't do almost enough in the second round until it was far too late.
The stats prove him right. Keep it simple. Hit fairways.
Among the early starters on another steamy day at Erin Hills, Casey survived a hair-raising round that included a gut-wrenching triple-bogey and a thrilling run of five straight birdies and ended with him signing for one-under 71.
Johnson put his weekend in jeopardy after missing a 6-footer for par on the par-3 13th.
Johnson, who had struggled to a three-over-par 75 in the first round, carded three birdies and four bogeys in a one-over-par 73.
At least he'll have plenty of company at the airport. "To shoot a good round like today, I'm certainly looking forward to the weekend", Matsuyama said.
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And if it tries to land when the air is too thin and hot, that's not good either because it can run out of runway, McNally said. In the wake of a record 122 degree high in the Valley 27 years ago, on June 26, 1990, flights were grounded because of the heat.
"As we all know, this game's all about putting", he said. He's just playing golf.
Harman, who is playing his first major since missing the cut in all four in 2015, fired six birdies and one bogey in a 67 to claim pole position in his bid to become the first left-handed victor of the US Open.
Elsewhere, last year's U.S. Masters champion Danny Willett withdrew from the event with a sore back on Friday as the Englishman's injury woes continued. "And I felt the most calm I have in a major in a long time this week.Unfortunately this didn't pan out".
Dustin Johnson is 1 over, on the cut line with six holes left.
Matsuyama played alongside first-round leader Rickie Fowler and Jon Rahm, ranked No. 10 in the world. It came after he chunked a chip, then putted his long birdie attempt off the green and down a steep slope behind the hole.
There is a palpable excitement around the grounds at Erin Hills due to the packed leaderboard that portends a thrilling weekend and the fact that the course has shown well-challenging yet fair.
From that near meltdown, he hit the next wedge to 3 feet and made the putt to save a 6. Hopefully, I've got a lot of the bad stuff out of my system [Thursday] and some parts [Friday]. "I had to hit it all". Someone in the group of 12 players between five and seven under is sure to find the fescue a few times, make a couple bogeys en route and be unable to recover.
The 40-year-old Hoffman is playing in his sixth U.S. Open.
"If you look at the golf course and talk to me, Jason or Rory, this course sets up flawless for us", world No.1 Johnson said.
Reed, who beat Rory McIlroy in the first singles contest at Hazeltine past year and was wearing the pants from his Ryder Cup uniform, said: "You always can take that fire from Ryder Cup and use it in other events".
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