US Open golf 2023: first round – live | US Open

The English beginner Barclay Brown is degree par by way of three holes. He turned a favorite of many finally yr’s Open together with his trademark floppy hat and a reputation that resembles an English character actor from the Terry-Thomas period. He made the reduce at St Andrews and is on observe to return to the Old Course to play for GB&I in September’s Walker Cup.

Dylan Wu completes a birdie on the eighth to make it a three-way tie on the high of the leaderboard. Dave began a corny musical theme earlier and I’ll run with it. No LA connection however I’ve fired up the ukulele and am singing, George Formby model, “And Mr Wu’s a round one leader now.”

Sergio Garcia is into the purple with a birdie on the fifteenth. It’s his sixth gap of the day and his twenty third main championship begin since he gained the Masters in 2017. He hasn’t completed high 10 in any of them. It’s a outstanding run however he was so eager to play this week he went to Qualifying in Dallas and earned his spot.

Jacob Solomon and the Mexican beginner Omar Morales are taking part in within the first group out. And they’re having a good time. They share the early lead on three beneath.

-3: O Morales -a- (10), J Solomon (10)
-2: R Gerard (9), D Wu (7), Okay Streelman (6), X Schauffele (3)

Fleetwood secures a birdie on the sixth with a superb lag putt to regular the ship. He’s now degree par for the opening round. Meanwhile, Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 champion of this occasion, had accomplished back-to-back birdies on the 14th and fifteenth to atone for an early bogey.

Tommy Fleetwood takes purpose on the inexperienced on the par-four sixth. And his ball makes it – properly, trickles onto the second reduce in the back of the placing floor. He’s one over par by way of his first 5 holes off the again of his defeat in further holes final week on the Canadian Open. Starting his round on the again 9, Xander Schauffele had made birdie at two of his first three holes.

Good afternoon everybody. If you’re pondering that the Thursday morning galleries appear a bit of quiet and sparse you’d be proper. The followers are on the market however perhaps not within the numbers we’ve come to anticipate at US main championships. The every day capability has been reported as 24,000 with a big variety of them company, somewhat than common admission, tickets. Those followers can stroll the course however they do have … various choices.

Time now at hand over to Matt Cooper for just a few hours. Best warn him that I’ve already performed the Lionel Richie jokes.

Somewhat unusually, there are 5 par 3s on the cardboard at Los Angeles Country Club and two as we speak are taking part in over 250 yards. Patrick Reed has come a cropper on the 254-yard eleventh, his second gap of the day, after racking up a double bogey following a tee-shot that went lengthy of the inexperienced.

At 2, Scheffler tries to stability the books with a 20-foot birdie try however the putt leaks proper in direction of the tip of its journey in order that’s a par. Playing companion Morikawa, in the meantime, has opened bogey-bogey after one other dropped shot.

Other large names have made sticky begins too. English pair Tyrrell Hatton and Tommy Fleetwood are each at +1 after 4 and three holes respectively. You’ll additionally discover main winners Bryson DeChambeau (4), Jason Day (3) and Adam Scott (2) at +1.

One the eighth, the Mexican beginner Morales has a 20-footer for eagle that nearly drops. No matter, a kick-in birdie makes him the first participant to hit the giddy heights of -3.

-3: O Morales -a- (8)
-2: J Solomon (7), D Wu (5)

It’s six swishes and a dropped shot for Scheffler on the 1st. There’s a shock. Double main winner Collin Morikawa additionally coughs up a bogey on the par 5 after racing his opening putt 15 toes previous. But over at 10, Rahm overcomes his poor opening tee shot to make birdie after brushing in a 15-footer. That 3 is matched by Xander Schauffele, a person who totally deserves the title of US Open specialist. The Californian has performed in six of those and has finishes of fifth, sixth, third, fifth, seventh and 14th.

Scheffler is making a horlicks of this 1st gap. After chipping out together with his second, he hoicks his 220-yard method right into a greenside bunker so he’ll should stand up and down from sand for a gap par.

Up at 3, right here’s an actual take a look at of Justin Thomas’ psychological resolve as his method grazes the flag, dances across the gap after which spins again 70 toes and almost off the inexperienced. To his credit score, JT retains calm and two putts to remain at even par.

Lots of huge names teeing off now and the way about this for a three-ball: Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland and Xander Schauffele. Lionel Richie watches on and it’s as soon as… twice… 3 times a fairway because the trio… truly that gag is ruined by Rahm. Schauffele and Hovland discover the brief grass however Rahm bellows ‘fore left’ as he tugs his three wooden left into thick bermuda tough. He gained’t be dancing on the ceiling about that. Or summat.

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Bob Dylan performed LA’s legendary Whisky A Go Go many instances so maybe it’s acceptable that the first man to interrupt that tie on -1 is one other Dylan. Dylan Wu didn’t birdie the straightforward 1st however has picked up photographs at 2 and three to take the solo lead. Hurrah.

Back on the first, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler hits away on the 1st nevertheless it’s a scruffy one and trickles into sand.

This is LA proper so let’s take it in our stride that Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion overlooks the 14th gap whereas golfers on the 4th can peer into the house of Lionel Richie. Jokes write themselves right here however I’d definitely be tempted to slice one into Lionel’s backyard to… you understand the remainder.

We now have an 11-way tie on the high as 2019 Open Championship hero Shane Lowry faucets in for birdie at 1. We might be in Norris McWhirter territory quickly. To be truthful, Los Angeles Country Club designer George C. Thomas has a popularity for giving gamers a straightforward opening gap earlier than gaining his revenge straight after. The leaderboard is definitely displaying that to this point. Another participant hoping to hitch that logjam at -1 is 2013 US Open winner Justin Rose. He’s beginning on the tenth however hates his opening shot, fanning a fairway wooden right into a bunker or close to a bunker (the cameraman couldn’t choose it out). Playing companion Jason Day doesn’t like his both, his ball settling in deep tough down the left.

Currently a 10-way tie for the lead at -1! The newest to hit that quantity is 2018 Open champion Francesco Molinari, who made Los Angeles his base just a few years in the past when changing into a member at close by Riviera, dwelling of the celebrated Genesis Invitational. He’s not been in the most effective of type currently, lacking cuts at each the PGA Championship and the Memorial Tournament and failing to make the weekend in seven of his final tournaments.

Tommy Fleetwood, a runner-up within the Canadian Open final week, continues to be in search of a first main and, certainly, a first victory on American soil. His opening tee shot finds sand down the left nevertheless it’s a par 5 and he can nonetheless make birdie from there. The Englishman has some notable historical past on this occasion, ending fourth at Erin Hills in 2017 and runner-up at Shinnecock in 2018 when closing with a superb 63, the joint-lowest ever round on this event. He shares that honour with Johnny Miller, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Weiskopf, Vijay Singh and Justin Thomas, the latter his taking part in companion as we speak.

Meanwhile, how about that for some creativeness from beginner Michael Brennan at 3. He’s in deep tough to the proper of the inexperienced, floats a chip away from the outlet and watches his ball catch a slope and trickle again onto the inexperienced and into the outlet. An air of Tiger at 16 within the 2006 Masters about that one. It takes Brennan right into a tie for the lead at -1.

Well, right here’s Phil Mickelson giving World No. 2 Jon Rahm a chipping lesson! The cynic would say Rahm (1) has extra US Opens than Phil (0) however Mickelson is a six-time runner-up on this factor, has the small matter of six majors and is a short-game genius. Rahm heads out as we speak at 4.24pm UK time whereas Mickelson begins his newest tortured bid to win his nationwide championship at 8.59pm.

It’s going to be gradual going on the market as we speak and, as we’re on the west coast of America, UK viewers who need to see Sky Sports’ protection by way of till 3am may have some assist. This press room espresso is fairly neat.

Los Angeles Country Club hasn’t seen rain in a month so is taking part in agency and quick. Balls are touchdown on greens, hopping ahead and rolling and rolling. Rather like an Open Championship you could possibly say. One bonus for the the morning starters is the dearth of wind; flags are limp, trouser legs will not be flapping.

Very early days however 4 gamers are actually beneath par for the round. Here they’re:

-1: O Morales -a- (2), M Kim (2), R Gerard (1), S Stallings (1)

Scottie Scheffler saunters onto the observe vary. The 2022 Masters winner has been a beacon of high-class consistency this season, successful the Waste Management Phoenix Open in Arizona and The Players Championship in Florida. In 11 different begins he hasn’t completed exterior the highest 12. That deserves a ‘wowzers’. From tee to inexperienced his numbers have been off the planet so if the putter warms up the American can be laborious to cease as he bids to land a second main. Scheffler will get going alongside Collin Morikawa and Max Homa at 4.13pm UK time.

Michael Kim makes a gap birdie, his purple quantity coming on the brief par-4 tenth. It’s been 10 years because the former California-Berkeley grad completed seventeenth within the US Open at Merion (the place Justin Rose gained) to safe Low Amateur honours. The 29-year-old hasn’t fairly had the profession many tipped him for – certainly that is his first begin within the US Open since then – however he did handle a PGA Tour win on the 2018 John Deere Classic and you’ll’t knock that. He’s additionally been an excellent comply with on Twitter this week together with his insights from the course in observe.

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So we’re in Los Angeles this week, the first US Open to be held right here in 75 years. Your form of city?

Hello! And we’re off and operating within the 123rd US Open! Omar Morales – a university beginner from close by UCLA – had the honour of hitting the first ball of this yr’s occasion. The Mexican is 20 years previous and a part of a three-ball on the 1st additionally that includes South African Deon Germishuys and American Jacob Solomon. Over on the tenth, there’s one other three-ball teeing off: Japan’s Ryutaro Nagano alongside American duo Berry Henson and Hank Lebioda. Not an amazing begin for Hank there; he’s made double bogey. But Morales has posted the first birdie of the day, tapping in on the 594-yard par 5 opener after placing his method to simply 20 toes.

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