{"id":308426,"date":"2023-06-15T21:28:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T21:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=308426"},"modified":"2023-06-15T22:59:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T22:59:38","slug":"american-stars-blitz-127-year-us-open-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=308426","title":{"rendered":"American stars blitz 127-year US Open record"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rickie Fowler<\/a> set the US Open<\/a> record with an 8-under 62 at Los Angeles Country Club, setting the pace for a day of remarkable scoring in the major known as the toughest test in golf.<\/p>\n

Fowler's 62 matched the major championship record. Branden Grace had a 62 in the third round at Royal Birkdale in the 2017 British Open.<\/p>\n

Even more remarkable about Fowler's score is he had two bogeys on this card on the 11th and 17th holes, the front nine of what turned out to be a record round.<\/p>\n

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His 15-foot birdie on the 18th hole was the start of four straight birdies.<\/p>\n

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He got the record by two-putting from just inside 60 feet for par on the ninth hole.<\/p>\n

The record comes on the 50-year anniversary of Johnny Miller becoming the first player to shoot 63 in a US Open, in the final round at Oakmont. Five others have shot 63 in the US Open since then, most recently Tommy Fleetwood in the final round at Shinnecock Hills in 2018.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Fowler, his name won't stand alone in the record books. Xander Schauffele hit a bogey-free 62, with the Californian making five birdies on the back nine.<\/p>\n

Both men have put himself in prime position to challenge for the US Open trophy.<\/p>\n

Fowler's last big win was 2019 Waste Management Phoenix Open.<\/p>\n

He has come close at Majors many times in the past, notably in 2014 when he finished inside the top-five at all four majors – the first man in history to achieve that feat.<\/p>\n

Schauffele currently ranks sixth in the world and is looking for his first major victory this week after 10 major top-10s since 2017.<\/p>\n

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