Round 2 of the 2020 U.S. Open on Friday drew out the wicked methods of Winged Foot all of us expected to see today. There were 21 golf players in overall who started the day under par, yet just six finished at a loss as the courses setup suffocated the field throughout the afternoon..
The conditions firmed up as the day endured and ball games progressively rose with only 3 golf enthusiasts carding rounds under par after a scoring treasure trove (by U.S. Open standards) on Thursday. As we head to moving day, its Patrick Reed– at 4 under total after an even-par Round 2– who sits atop the leaderboard through 36 holes of action.
Reed leads by one stroke over Bryson DeChambeau and 2 strokes over Rafa Cabrera Bello, Harris English and Justin Thomas.
CBS Sports was with you the entire method Friday covering Round 2 of the U.S. Open. Lets have a look at the top of the leaderboard through 36 holes. Keep reading for highlights and analysis from Friday.
Patrick Reed (-4 ): Fridays setup– with the pins tucked– didnt scare Reed off. “Tucked pins, ya got ta attack,” Reed informed Golf Channel after his round. “The greens, they got quickly.
2. Bryson DeChambeau (-3 ): It was a rollercoaster of a day for DeChambeau, who completed with 5 bogeys, 5 birdies and an eagle. However in general, it was undoubtedly a net favorable outing as he followed up his first-round 69 with a second-round 68. He ended up second in the field in strokes gained off the tee and stayed in control of his driver, hitting 50% of the fairways for a 2nd straight day. “I seemed like a lot of things were working well for me,” he stated after the round. “I was driving it well. My iron play was impressive. When I got into problem, [ I] wasnt able to leave it along with yesterday, however when I was in the fairway I had the ability to attack and take benefit, and completed truly well today.”.
After carding a U.S. Open Round 1 record-low of 65 on Thursday, he came out flat, bogeying four of his first eight holes. None of it was particularly elite-level golf, but this was the type of round that couldve thwarted his contention chances– and rather he grinded out a 3 over 73 to make it through another day. English and Cabrera Bello, however, tied for the finest round of this trio with both completing at even par.
Matthew Wolff, Xander Schauffele and 3 others (E): After hitting 2 fewer fairways (4 of 14) and two less greens in regulation (9 of 18) than his 4 under 64 opening round, Wolff swung wildly in the opposite instructions with a 4-over 74 in Round 2. He struck the ball well and putted just OK however stated after the round he requires to clean up little things to truly compete and score in a meaningful method on the weekend. He completed his final 5 holes at 3 over, sapping some momentum he built up throughout the round.
Jon Rahm and 4 others (+1 ): Impressive all-around getaway for Rahm again, braving the conditions to get in at 2 over despite a five-bogey day. He finished birdie-birdie-bogey to get in the clubhouse with a last nine score of even-par, and for a second straight day, he was amongst the longest in the field off the tees.
Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and 4 others (+3 ): McIlroy had everything working in Round 1 from tee to green, finishing initially in strokes acquired off the tee and inside the top 25 in that classification with the putter. And while he again finished first in strokes gained off the tee Friday, the putter and short video game just werent working for him the exact same on Friday. Makeable pars he continually turned to bogeys, and simple putts for him on a normal day were a grind in Round 2.
T73. Gary Woodland (+8 ): The ruling U.S. Open winner, hobbled with injury, followed up his opening round 74 with another 74 Friday, missing out on the cut. He described post-round he has a ripped labrum in his left hip and is set to see an expert on Monday, because he “just cant navigate the discomfort.”.
In a nostalgic return to Winged Foot for the older guard of the game, both Woods and Mickelson missed the cut, marking the very first time ever the two missed it at the very same U.S. Open after 20 previous events they played together. Woods went 2 under in his final three but still ended up at 7 over on the day, while Mickelson– with a second-round 74– couldnt get rid of the first-round 79 from Thursday.
None of it was particularly elite-level golf, however this was the type of round that couldve derailed his contention possibilities– and instead he grinded out a 3 over 73 to make it through another day. English and Cabrera Bello, however, connected for the best round of this trio with both ending up at even par.
Matthew Wolff, Xander Schauffele and three others (E): After hitting 2 less fairways (4 of 14) and 2 fewer greens in regulation (9 of 18) than his 4 under 64 opening round, Wolff swung extremely in the opposite instructions with a 4-over 74 in Round 2. Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and four others (+3 ): McIlroy had whatever working in Round 1 from tee to green, finishing first in strokes got off the tee and inside the top 25 in that category with the putter. Makeable pars he constantly turned to bogeys, and simple putts for him on a normal day were a grind in Round 2.
