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1kiwi

+2 first round for Fox which isnt bad considering some of the scoring. Puts him T33

JJ Spaun leading at -4.

At the moment it looks like more players will shoot 80 or more in the first round than under par

Currently 16 players who have shot 80 or over

KiwiPie

It can go wrong quickly - Sam Burns was -3 late in his round and dropped 5 shots in the last 4 holes.

taniwharugby

taniwharugby

Fox finishes round 2 on +5, which is the projected cut at moment, but they keep saying it is likely to go up, so if the case, he makes cut on another major.

Mattasaurus

yup some carnage starting to appear in rd 2
Cut now sitting at +6,
Top 60 and ties go through and Foxy is Tied for 50th currently.

on another note... 5 groups on one hole is a bit ridiculous...

taniwharugby

@Mattasaurus what was it, 25 minute wait....pathetic.

1kiwi

Cut is currently sitting at +7
Justin Thomas, Sepp Straka, Joaquin Niemann, Dustin Johnson, Min Woo Lee, have finished their rounds and all miss the cut. Rory McIlroy is flirting with the cut line and is currently at +8. He has 7 holes to play

1kiwi

taniwharugby

Love to see Scott in final pair on Sunday

taniwharugby

Tough out there, love seeing Scott in contention.

Foxy T39 on +8

JK

Fox might end up top 20 at this rate. +7 and T21. Not bad considering.

Currently no one under par. Unlikely to get it finished today either now with the weather delay. Hopefully the light hangs around.

KiwiPie

Five way tie at +1, it's a close one

1kiwi

JJ Spaun is a major champion! What a putt to win the US Open!
His second win on tour and his first major.

So may players walking away from Oakmont frustrated and thinking about what could have been. JJ Spaun went out and won that trophy while so many wilted around him. Incredible finish!

Ryan Fox ended up finishing T19. Not bad at all for Foxy.

taniwharugby

Gutted Scott couldnt hold it together!

But great result for Spaun and Foxy gotta be stoked with his major performance again.

KiwiPie

Spaun dropped 5 shots in his first 6 holes - looked like he was toast at that point. Gutsy win.

1kiwi

@KiwiPie said in Golf:

Spaun dropped 5 shots in his first 6 holes - looked like he was toast at that point. Gutsy win.

Definitely a gutsy win. Spaun said in his speech during the trophy presentation he drew on the experience of that playoff loss to Rory at The Players over those last few holes to hang in there. He earnt himself $4.3 million, 700 FedEx Cup points which moved him up to sixth in the FedEx Cup rankings, receives a 10 year exemption to the US Open and the next five editions of the other three majors. His PGA Tour membership is extended as US Open champion through 2030.

Chris B.

Sam Burns shot +8 on his final round and Foxy shot -1.

If Sam had shot anything close to Ryan (+2 would've been enough) he'd be the US Open champion.

It's a brutal game.

Poor Duangmanee shot +35 to miss the cut.

This suggests I'm not breaking 180 on a good day!

taniwharugby

@Chris-B spotters on a course like that is essential, I mean Pro-V 1s at c $27 a sleeve

Chris B.

@taniwharugby

Someone was selling a variety of new balls at the local Nelson auction house, recently - they were going at a rate of a dollar a ball. So, I have a new arsenal - they're a bit mismatched, but that don't confront me none.

Aside from that, I suspect quite often I don't want to find my ball!

taniwharugby

The putt!

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