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Rory McIlroy's up and Down Day: Making Eagle and Scrambling for Par to Stay in US Open Hunt
McIlroy’s eagle and steady play kept him in contention as Sam Stevens held the clubhouse lead in brutal wind and fog.
- On Thursday, American Sam Stevens seized the clubhouse lead at the 126th U.S. Open with a 68, while Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy carded a one-under-par 69 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, sitting one stroke back.
- Heavy fog forced a two-hour suspension after just 30 minutes of play, and 30 mph winds tested the field at Shinnecock, prompting the U.S. Golf Association to slow putting surfaces from earlier this week.
- McIlroy eagled the 597-yard fifth hole with a 396-yard drive, holing out from 11 feet, later noting that "laying back in this championship is always the smart choice" to avoid severe penalties around these greens.
- World number one Scottie Scheffler struggled to a two-over 72 with four birdies and a double, while Amateur Ryder Cowan and 2023 champion Wyndham Clark joined Stevens atop the leaderboard.
- McIlroy's 69 marks a significant improvement over his 2018 performance at this venue, positioning the Northern Irishman well for the next three rounds as conditions are expected to soften.
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Rory McIlroy's up and down day: Making eagle and scrambling for par to stay in US Open hunt
Rory McIlroy bogeyed his final two holes to finish with a 1-under 69. But his play on Nos. 3, 4 and 5, kept him near the top of a crowded leaderboard in the first round of the U.S.
·New York, United States
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Rory McIlroy fights through ‘tough’ US Open conditions to finish first round at 1-under
Rory McIlroy had one singular thought in his mind entering the U.S. Open first round Thursday at Shinnecock Hills: Don’t do what he did in 2018, the last time the Open was played at Shinnecock. McIlroy opened with a 10-over-par 80 in 2018 and shot himself out of the tournament en route to missing the cut.
·New York, United States
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