US Open 2025: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McILroy, Bryson Dechambeau begins slowly while JJ Spaun catches an early advance in Oakmont | News Golf

JJ SPAUN has exceeded the best in the world by taking an advance after the opening day of the US Open, because Scottie SCHEFFLER failed to be up to his pre-tournoi favorite status.

Spaun equaled the lowest opening tower for an Open US in Oakmont by carding four birdies in a four-mine of 66, with its impressive start the only round without Bogey one when only 10 of the 156 men’s field ended under the peer.

The closest challenge to Americans comes from Thriston Lawrence, who made six birdies in a 67 sous, while Scheffler, title champion Bryson Dechambeau and the world N ° 2 Rory McILroy were all among those who have trouble fighting the day of opening.

Scheffler mixed three birdies with six Bogeys during a frustrating opening lap of 73, leaving him seven in his candidacy for the main consecutive titles, with Dechambeau on the same total after three Bogeys in his last seven holes.

McILroy – Who is trying to bounce back from the missed cup last week at the Open Canadian RBC – was not able to rely on a quick start, after reaching the turn in a 33 without Bogey, while the Masters champion dropped five shots in the last six holes of a four -74.

How Spaun took the major head

Spaun cut from the tenth green – its opening hole of the day – and took advantage of the 12th by five, with consecutive birdies of the 16 lifting it four sous and at the top of the ranking.

The world n ° 25 fled 11 feet to save the peer in the first and broke brilliantly to close a card without imperfection, with Lawrence One after recovering from a double bogey half-spare to make a card of three stews in the back nine of a first round 67.

“I was actually quite nervous,” admitted Spaun, who finished finalist in McILroy with players earlier this year. “I actually tried to exploit this, nerves, anxiety, because it increases my concentration,” makes me better swing.

“I just tried to take what the course gave me. I hit a lot of good shots and tried to capitalize on all the Birdie opportunities, which are not very numerous here. But I rushed very well, which is a huge component to play well in a US open, not to mention a Tour without Bogey.”

Sungjae IM has briefly moved to Five Under and the head in solo before three late Bogeys put it back to two sous, alongside the compatriot if Woo Kim, with the five-year-old major Brooks Koepka producing a Birdie-Birdie finish to join the Korean pair equal.

The names McILroy and Marquee make slow departures in Oakmont

SCHEFFLER – In the afternoon wave – sent a disturbing warning to the field when he took a shooting in the second seconds, only for him for Bogey three of his following four holes and cancel a seventh birdie with another shot abandoned in the ninth.

The triple major champion drained a 20 feet in the 11th but three strokes on the 13th and missed three feet to save from the 15th, with the frustrating round of Scheffler to see him correspond to the total published by Dechambeau earlier in the day.

Dechambeau was under peer until he was three strokes the ninth and had to make a hole in the fringe, after having taken three shots, to get away with a Bogey in the 12th per five.

Last year, the champion also recorded successive Bogeys from the 15th, which returns him to three, with the captain of Ryder Cup Keegan Bradley and the former Masters Champion Patrick Reed – who carded an albatros and a triple Bogey in his sleeve – also on the same score.

“There is simply nothing to withdraw from it,” said Dechambeau. “I was not entirely on my game. Quite disappointed with the way I played. It is not too far. I just have to do a little more composed and I will be there, because the three could easily have been two sous.”

McILroy – Also released early – made a dream start when he followed a 30 -foot birdie in the 11th by pulling a 392 yards on the way to another at the following part, although he was seated in eight back after having carded four Bogeys and a double bogy in a second nine 41.

The partners play Justin Rose and Shane Lowry did not behave better, displaying respectively scores of 77 and 79, leaving many notable names which must improve Friday to enter the top-60 and the links necessary to make the cut.

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