In the last 27 US Open held, the final winner started as the leader or was a maximum of four shots behind it at the beginning of the last day. If this premise is fulfilled again in the present edition, the fight will not go beyond Wyndham Clark, Rickie Fowler, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, and Harris Englis. For example, Dustin Johnson or Xander Schauffele would have to be ruled out. Beyond the curious fact, there is no doubt that the new king of the United States Open will emerge from this handful of players.
It will not be any Spanish player who wins, as they are far from the lead. Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia march in 38th place to 12 blows of the players who for the second round in a row will form a couple again at Los Angeles Country Club, that is, Clark and Fowler.
It was not a day in general to make low results and the leaders held the pull. The best card of the day went to Tom Kimwho hit the spurt in the classification with his 66. He made the record nine holes from the US Open, with a -6 (six birdies), but in the next nine, those that are sweeping all the players, he lost ground.
If there is a player who left magnificent sensations, it was Scottie Scheffler. He was very successful in almost everything he did, even though his prize was only a 68. He was at +1 on the day after playing the 16th hole when he deserved better luck and a late eagle and birdie gave him a major boost.. On Friday Scottie also signed 68, but he had drained the last rays of daylight by testing a pair of drivers of practically the same strength. In the small details is the reward.
ahead has Fowler, a player who undoubtedly deserves to win a ‘major’, but golf doesn’t give away anything, and if not, ask McIlroy, who is once again in contention for his fifth major and last year rounded him up every time he had. For his part, Rickie, who in 2014 was among the top five in the four ‘majors’, which no one had done before, has never broken the barrier. In the short game the American is successful, but if Rory is fine with the putt, he will run into a very difficult opponent to beat. But those who are showing themselves to be the most reliable are a Wyndham Clark that will debut the list of greats from him and Scottie Scheffler. The fight is open and very beautiful.
