{"id":1245395,"date":"2023-06-15T20:33:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T20:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/rickie-fowler-hits-62-at-us-open-to-equal-lowest-score-in-mens-major-history\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:47:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:47:47","slug":"rickie-fowler-hits-62-at-us-open-to-equal-lowest-score-in-mens-major-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/rickie-fowler-hits-62-at-us-open-to-equal-lowest-score-in-mens-major-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Rickie Fowler hits 62 at US Open to equal lowest score in men\u2019s major history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rickie Fowler equalled the lowest score in men&rsquo;s major championship history with a stunning 62 in the first round of the 123rd US Open.<\/p>\n<p>Fowler took advantage of ideal conditions for the early starters to fire 10 birdies and two bogeys at Los Angeles Country Club, matching the mark set by Branden Grace in the 2017 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.<\/p>\n<p>It is also the lowest score ever recorded in a US Open, England&rsquo;s Tommy Fleetwood making the most recent of the six previous 63s in the final round in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><!-- EMBED START Twitter --><\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rickie! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7julxWCDnI\">pic.twitter.com\/7julxWCDnI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Golfweek (@golfweek) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/golfweek\/status\/1669439386830753809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/figure>\n<p><!-- EMBED END Twitter --><\/p>\n<p>Starting on the back nine of the North Course, Fowler carded five birdies, two bogeys and just two pars to reach the turn in 32, before picking up another shot on the par-five first.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old also birdied the second and third and was agonisingly close to a fifth birdie in a row as a superb recovery from a greenside bunker on the fourth stopped millimetres short of the hole.<\/p>\n<p>Birdies on the sixth and eighth &ndash; the latter despite having driven into the barranca to the right of the fairway &ndash; took Fowler to eight under par and he safely two-putted the ninth from long range to secure his place in the record books.<\/p>\n<p><!-- EMBED START Image --><\/p>\n<figure id=\"embeddedfa7ff1ac9d794f6fb3a110dbd6305a65\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/content.assets.pressassociation.io\/AP\/2023\/06\/15\/fa7ff1ac9d794f6fb3a110dbd6305a65.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"Rickie Fowler \" data-title=\"US Open Golf\" data-copyright-holder=\"AP\" data-copyright-notice=\"Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved\" data-credit=\"George Walker IV\" data-usage-terms=\"This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.assets.pressassociation.io\/AP\/2023\/06\/15\/fa7ff1ac9d794f6fb3a110dbd6305a65.jpg?w=320 320w, https:\/\/content.assets.pressassociation.io\/AP\/2023\/06\/15\/fa7ff1ac9d794f6fb3a110dbd6305a65.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/content.assets.pressassociation.io\/AP\/2023\/06\/15\/fa7ff1ac9d794f6fb3a110dbd6305a65.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\"><figcaption>Rickie Fowler equalled the lowest round in men&rsquo;s major championship history with a 62 in the US Open (George Walker IV\/AP).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- EMBED END Image --><\/p>\n<p>The California native has recorded eight top-five finishes in the majors, including in all four 2014, and was runner-up to Patrick Reed in the 2018 Masters following weekend rounds of 65 and 67 at Augusta National.<\/p>\n<p>He had failed to qualify for the last two US Opens as a loss of form 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