Playing downwind and downhill helped. A bounce off asphalt played a large part. But a 427-yard drive is a 427-yard drive.
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Johnson Wagner was not immune to the struggles at Pinehurst No. 2’s tricky 13th hole, which wreaked havoc for players like Tony Finau and Ludvig Åberg during Saturday’s Round 3 of the U.S. Open.
Tee times and pairings for the final round of the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.
Bryson DeChambeau recaps his third-round 67 at the 2024 U.S. Open and his ability to work around the greens, as well as embracing the support of the fans with a favorable lead ahead of the final round.
Both players were in contention until triple bogeys on the 13th hole.
Shipley was rolling in Round 2 before a double bogey at the par-4 13th hole.
Woods did say, however, that next month’s Open Championship would be his last start of the year.
Third-round tee times and pairings from the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.
Storylines abound as the U.S. Open enters the weekend at a fiery Pinehurst No. 2.
The Live From crew discusses Tiger Woods’ second round of the 2024 U.S. Open, where the three-time winner finished +7 over the first two days and failed to make the cut.
The Live From crew breaks down Rory McIlroy’s second round of the 2024 U.S. Open, which mainly consisted of McIlroy limiting damage.
Åberg leads the U.S. Open by a shot after 36 holes at Pinehurst No. 2, where he played the U.S. Amateur in 2019.
Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas and Viktor Hovland were among the MCs on Friday at Pinehurst No. 2.
The native area long and left of the green on Pinehurst No. 2’s fifth hole got the best of Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele and Rory McIlroy, the top three ranked players in the world, Friday. But not Johnson Wagner.
Scheffler said he was going to sit back and think of what he could have done better ahead of Pinehurst No. 2.
Live From the U.S. Open analyzes Bryson DeChambeau’s performance in Round 2 at Pinehurst, where he’s one shot from the top of the leaderboard heading into the weekend.
Detry, once a combustible college freshman, is now a 31-year-old in the thick of U.S. Open contention at Pinehurst No. 2.
Scheffler doubled the fifth hole Friday at Pinehurst No. 2, as did playing competitor Schauffele.