US Open 2023 leaderboard: Latest updates, golf scores from round one as Rickie Fowler shines in Los Angeles
Bogey for Hovland
Rahm E (13*) , Schauffele -4 (13*), Hovland -2 (13*)
Three steps forward, one step back for Hovland. An eagle and a birdie are followed by a bogey after the Norwegian gets into trouble off the tee on the par-three fourth. He moves back to one under.
Rahm and Schauffele have work to do to save par but make no mistake.
Comfortable par for Fowler
Fowler – 6 (14*), Woodland -2 (15)
Fowler’s long-range birdie effort slides on by but it’s a comfortable tap-in for a par. He remains at six under.
On the back nine, Woodland converts a right-to-left putt to make his second successive birdie. He’s now up into a tie for third.
Birdie for Hovland
Rahm E (12*) , Schauffele -4 (12*), Hovland -2 (12*)
A double bogey on the par-five 14th wasn’t the best start to the opening round for Hovland but he’s battled back well since then. A hole out from the fairway for eagle came at the second and he’s now followed that up with a birdie on the third. He’s up to two under.
Rahm and Schauffele make par.
Woodland into the top ten
Woodland -1 (14)
Gary Woodland was not a name on many people’s lips heading into this week but he knows how to get it done at this tournament.
The 2019 US Open champion knocks one in at 14 to move into the red and a tie for tenth.
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Consecutive bogeys on 16 and 17 for Ryan Gerard sees him drop to one-under but he stops the rot with a par on the last to end his opening round in the red.
He’s been hovering near the top of the leaderboard for most of the day and will be well placed for tomorrow’s round.
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A rare mistake off the tee on the fourth from Rickie Fowler sees him push one into the bunker off the right side of the green. He’s got a decent lie and flicks it onto the dancefloor getting the crowd very excited as the ball finishes an inch or so short of the hole.
He taps in for par with a rueful smile on his face.
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Xander Schauffele is closing in on Rickie Fowler. He gets a 16 footer to drop on the first to move to within two of the lead before following it up with another birdie on the second.
His next hole is the third which is playing as the easiest hole on the course today.
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Hole in one alert! France’s Matthieu Pavon attacks the par-3 15th and gets the perfect reward. Check out his ace right here:
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Viktor Hovland moves into the red with an eagle on 11! He chips in from the fairway to pick up two shots and move within five shots of the lead at -1.
Five shots? That’s right, because Rickie Fowler has rolled another in on the third (his 12th) to move six under for the day.
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Consecutive bogeys for Jacob Solomon and he drops back to two-under. Meanwhile Scottie Scheffler is edging closer to the leader with a fine birdie on the 12th.
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