June 13-16
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
$12,500,000
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4
A vintage display of putting prowess kept Tiger Woods in the hunt for a 16th major title, but it was playing partner Justin Rose who surged into the lead after the first round of the 119th US Open.
Rose, who won the title at Merion in 2013, birdied his last three holes to card an opening six-under-par 65, equalling the lowest round ever in a US Open at Pebble Beach set by Woods on his way to a record 15-shot victory in 2000.
Woods was nowhere near that kind of form but the Masters champion scrambled superbly and single-putted 11 greens to card a 70, the same score he posted in the first round at Augusta National in April.
BOOM!! 🌹@JustinRose99 takes the lead on Day 1 after a putting clinic sees him to a 6 under par 65 ✍️ pic.twitter.com/zbUl8kFIUf
โ The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) 14 June 2019
Rose enjoyed a one-shot lead over former Open champion Louis Oosthuizen and the American trio of Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele and Aaron Wise, with Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson and Francesco Molinari part of an eight-strong group on three under.
โThe only reason I knew my putt on the last was to match Tigerโs score is that Rickie had that putt earlier and I was watching some of the (television) coverage,โ Rose said. โI thought this would be kind of cool doing this in front of the great man himself.
โI donโt know if I did a good job of anything other than scrambling today so itโs good to know you can shoot a score like that and have something left in the tank.โ
Woods carded three birdies and a double bogey in a four-hole stretch on the front nine before finishing with 11 straight pars, the most notable courtesy of a 30-foot par putt on the 14th after thinning a bunker shot across the green.
He knew what that putt was for and Rose to the occasion.
โ Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) 14 June 2019
Justin ties the lowest #USOpen round at Pebble Beach with a 65. pic.twitter.com/CKERl5wHOk
โI putted well but I was trying to just hang in their today,โ Woods said. โIt was just one of those days and Rosey proved the golf course could be had. He struggled for a little bit, fought it off and what an incredible finish.โ
McIlroy had earlier produced the fast start he had craved after being reminded that all four of his previous major titles came after a first round in the 60s, the Northern Irishman recovering from a bogey on his opening hole to return a 68.
68, 3 under for the day ✍️@McIlroyRory makes a solid start at the #USOpen. pic.twitter.com/yoQft6To5z
โ The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) 13 June 2019
McIlroy won the 2011 US Open with a record total of 16 under par but was a total of 53 over for his seven subsequent starts and 36 over in the first round alone, the world number three admitting after a third straight missed cut in 2018 that his record was โpatheticโ.
โI think I did what I wanted to do, which was hit it in the fairways for the most part, hit a lot of greens and when I didnโt I was able to get it up and down,โ McIlroy said.
โI did everything you need to do in a US Open, I stayed patient after I bogeyed the first and played really solid after that so I did what you are supposed to do, make a lot of pars, chip off the birdies when you can and it was a good dayโs work.
โItโs important for everybody (to make a fast start) but especially trying to get my way back to winning these big events it is important. The first two majors this year I shot 73 at Augusta and over par at Bethpage as well and itโs so hard to chase, especially when courses are so tough
โTo get off to such a good start you are right in the tournament from the start which is a nice position to be in.โ
Fowler is arguably the current holder of the unwanted title of โbest player yet to win a majorโ after racking up eight top-five finishes, four of them coming in one season in 2014.
โI said earlier in the week that whether I win a major or I donโt in my career, itโs not something thatโs going to define me,โ the 30-year-old said after a round containing six birdies and a solitary bogey.
โThereโs a lot of other things that Iโd love to be remembered by, work off the golf course and making a difference and changing peopleโs lives. It would be nice to have a major on the resume. Weโll see what we can do.โ
Pos. |
Player | Score |
To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Justin Rose | -6 |
-6 |
65 |
T2 |
Rickie Fowler | -5 |
-5 |
66 |
T2 |
Xander Schauffele | -5 |
-5 |
66 |
T2 |
Louis Oosthuizen | -5 |
-5 |
66 |
T2 |
Aaron Wise | -5 |
-5 |
66 |
T6 |
Scott Piercy | -4 |
-4 |
67 |
T6 |
Nate Lashley | -4 |
-4 |
67 |
T8 |
Sepp Straka | -3 |
-3 |
68 |
T8 |
Emiliano Grillo | -3 |
-3 |
68 |
T8 |
Rory McIlroy | -3 |
-3 |
68 |
T8 |
Gary Woodland | -3 |
-3 |
68 |
T8 |
Chez Reavie | -3 |
-3 |
68 |
T8 |
Chesson Hadley | -3 |
-3 |
68 |
T8 |
Henrik Stenson | -3 |
-3 |
68 |
T8 |
Francesco Molinari | -3 |
-3 |
68 |
T16 |
Adria Arnaus | -2 |
-2 |
69 |
T16 |
Jon Rahm | -2 |
-2 |
69 |
T16 |
Marc Leishman | -2 |
-2 |
69 |
T16 |
Martin Kaymer | -2 |
-2 |
69 |
T16 |
Bryson DeChambeau | -2 |
-2 |
69 |
T16 |
Graeme McDowell | -2 |
-2 |
69 |
T16 |
Hideki Matsuyama | -2 |
-2 |
69 |
T16 |
Sergio Garcia | -2 |
-2 |
69 |
T16 |
Brooks Koepka | -2 |
-2 |
69 |
T16 |
Matt Kuchar | -2 |
-2 |
69 |
T16 |
Viktor Hovland | -2 |
-2 |
69 |
T16 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | -2 |
-2 |
69 |
T28 |
Carlos Ortiz | -1 |
-1 |
70 |
T28 |
Jason Dufner | -1 |
-1 |
70 |
T28 |
Jovan Rebula | -1 |
-1 |
70 |
T28 |
Zach Johnson | -1 |
-1 |
70 |
T28 |
Jason Day | -1 |
-1 |
70 |
T28 |
Tyrrell Hatton | -1 |
-1 |
70 |
T28 |
Matt Wallace | -1 |
-1 |
70 |
T28 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | -1 |
-1 |
70 |
T28 |
Paul Casey | -1 |
-1 |
70 |
T28 |
Adam Scott | -1 |
-1 |
70 |
T28 |
Byeong-Hun An | -1 |
-1 |
70 |
T28 |
Tiger Woods | -1 |
-1 |
70 |
T40 |
Luis Gagne | Par |
Par |
71 |
T40 |
Bernd Wiesberger | Par |
Par |
71 |
T40 |
Erik Van Rooyen | Par |
Par |
71 |
T40 |
Thorbjorn Olesen | Par |
Par |
71 |
T40 |
Tom Hoge | Par |
Par |
71 |
T40 |
Danny Willett | Par |
Par |
71 |
T40 |
Haotong Li | Par |
Par |
71 |
T40 |
Kyle Stanley | Par |
Par |
71 |
T40 |
Dustin Johnson | Par |
Par |
71 |
T40 |
Cameron Smith | Par |
Par |
71 |
T40 |
Tommy Fleetwood | Par |
Par |
71 |
T40 |
Brandon Wu | Par |
Par |
71 |
T40 |
Patrick Reed | Par |
Par |
71 |
T40 |
Harris English | Par |
Par |
71 |
T40 |
Brian Stuard | Par |
Par |
71 |
T40 |
Collin Morikawa | Par |
Par |
71 |
T40 |
Chip McDaniel | Par |
Par |
71 |
T40 |
Michael Thorbjornsen | Par |
Par |
71 |
T58 |
Sam Saunders | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
Scottie Scheffler | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
Brendon Todd | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
Luke Donald | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
J. B. Holmes | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
Phil Mickelson | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
Jhonattan Vegas | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
Justin Walters | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
Richard Lee | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
Andy Pope | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
Rory Sabbatini | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
Charlie Danielson | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
Austin Eckroat | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
Charles Howell III | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
David Toms | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
Kevin Na | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
Aaron Baddeley | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
Jordan Spieth | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T58 |
Chandler Eaton | 1 |
1 |
72 |
T77 |
Marcus Fraser | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Billy Hurley III | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Billy Horschel | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Justin Thomas | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Kevin Kisner | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Rob Oppenheim | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Nick Hardy | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Ryan Sullivan | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Lee Slattery | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Joseph Bramlett | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Keegan Bradley | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Jim Furyk | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Lucas Glover | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Patrick Cantlay | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Ian Poulter | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Andrew Putnam | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Justin Harding | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Daniel Berger | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Mikumu Horikawa | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Callum Tarren | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T77 |
Matthieu Pavon | 2 |
2 |
73 |
T98 |
Chun-An Yu | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T98 |
Ryan Fox | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T98 |
Matt Parziale | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T98 |
Nick Taylor | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T98 |
Mike Weir | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T98 |
Abraham Ancer | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T98 |
Andreas Halvorsen | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T98 |
Matthew Naumec | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T98 |
Marcus Kinhult | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T98 |
Cody Gribble | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T98 |
Stewart Hagestad | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T98 |
Branden Grace | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T98 |
Luke List | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T98 |
Webb Simpson | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T98 |
Tony Finau | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T98 |
Anirban Lahiri | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T98 |
Matt Jones | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T98 |
Spencer Tibbits | 3 |
3 |
74 |
T116 |
Brian Davis | 4 |
4 |
75 |
T116 |
Bubba Watson | 4 |
4 |
75 |
T116 |
Ernie Els | 4 |
4 |
75 |
T116 |
Shane Lowry | 4 |
4 |
75 |
T116 |
Renato Paratore | 4 |
4 |
75 |
T116 |
Sam Horsfield | 4 |
4 |
75 |
T116 |
Cameron Young | 4 |
4 |
75 |
T116 |
Joel Dahmen | 4 |
4 |
75 |
T116 |
Luke Guthrie | 4 |
4 |
75 |
T116 |
Alexander Noren | 4 |
4 |
75 |
T116 |
Brandt Snedeker | 4 |
4 |
75 |
T116 |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 4 |
4 |
75 |
T116 |
Shugo Imahira | 4 |
4 |
75 |
T116 |
Jimmy Walker | 4 |
4 |
75 |
T116 |
Ollie Schniederjans | 4 |
4 |
75 |
T116 |
Alex Prugh | 4 |
4 |
75 |
T132 |
Julian Etulain | 5 |
5 |
76 |
T132 |
Dean Burmester | 5 |
5 |
76 |
T132 |
Kyoung-Hoon Lee | 5 |
5 |
76 |
T132 |
Clement Sordet | 5 |
5 |
76 |
T132 |
Kevin O'Connell | 5 |
5 |
76 |
T132 |
Si-Woo Kim | 5 |
5 |
76 |
T132 |
Thomas Pieters | 5 |
5 |
76 |
T132 |
Keith Mitchell | 5 |
5 |
76 |
T132 |
Daniel Hillier | 5 |
5 |
76 |
T141 |
Chan Kim | 6 |
6 |
77 |
T141 |
Brett Drewitt | 6 |
6 |
77 |
T141 |
Connor Arendell | 6 |
6 |
77 |
T141 |
Guillermo Pereira | 6 |
6 |
77 |
T141 |
Hayden Shieh | 6 |
6 |
77 |
T146 |
Rhys Enoch | 7 |
7 |
78 |
T146 |
Roberto Castro | 7 |
7 |
78 |
148 |
Merrick Bremner | 8 |
8 |
79 |
T149 |
Patton Kizzire | 9 |
9 |
80 |
T149 |
Cheng Tsung Pan | 9 |
9 |
80 |
T149 |
Noah Norton | 9 |
9 |
80 |
T149 |
Lucas Bjerregaard | 9 |
9 |
80 |
T149 |
Kodai Ichihara | 9 |
9 |
80 |
154 |
Devon Bling | 11 |
11 |
82 |
T155 |
Zac Blair | 12 |
12 |
83 |
T155 |
Eric Dietrich | 12 |
12 |
83 |