Sports Journalist · 38 articles
Sam Stevens set the first clubhouse U.S. Open target at Shinnecock Hills with a two-under 68, while Rory McIlroy’s late bogeys turned a potential opening statement into a reminder of the course’s bite.
Rory McIlroy moved three under through 14 holes at Shinnecock, opening a first-round gap while Scottie Scheffler and several major names fought to stay close.
Ludvig Aberg and Sam Stevens moved to the top of the U.S. Open leaderboard as Shinnecock Hills turned the first round into a demanding test of patience.
Yan Liu’s opening 66 at Blythefield Country Club gave the Meijer LPGA Classic a sharper first-round edge as the women’s game turns toward another major checkpoint.
Sam Burns moved into the early U.S. Open lead at Shinnecock Hills as the first round began to take shape after a fog-delayed start.
Celine Borge, Yu Liu, Jing Yan and Celine Herbin shared the early first-round lead at the Meijer LPGA Classic as Blythefield began to produce a crowded, useful form guide before the next major.
Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns moved to two under early in the U.S. Open first round, giving Shinnecock Hills its first true contender-led storyline after the fog delay.
James Nicholas, a New York qualifier, gave the U.S. Open its first human thread at Shinnecock after the fog delay as the opening round began to take shape.
The Meijer LPGA Classic has started with a tight early leaderboard at Blythefield, giving the week immediate value as the LPGA edges toward its next major.
The first round of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills was suspended because of fog, turning a day already framed by wind and patience into a stop-start test of rhythm.
The first round at Shinnecock Hills is underway, and the U.S. Open has already shifted from forecast talk to a live test of patience, control and nerve.
The Meijer LPGA Classic begins at Blythefield with the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship looming, giving the week in Michigan sharper meaning than a routine summer stop.