Although it encountered unexpected rainfall and cold weather, Dustin Johnson, the world's number one, continued to lead the U.S. Open. He caught 4 birdies, ate a bogey, and handed over a six-character header for the second day in a row: 67, taking a 4-shot lead. Chinese player Li Haotong also performed well in Sinnikok Mountain, scoring 68 and advancing in this Grand Slam for the second consecutive year. Unfortunately, big-name players such as Woods, Jordan Spieth, McIlroy, Jason Day and Liang Wenchong were all eliminated.
On Friday, New York time, Dustin Johnson responded to the worst weather of the day and became the only player under par in the 118th U.S. Open. He entered the Shinnecock Hills weekend with a four-shot advantage, but there are many things to remind people how easy it is to make mistakes here.
Some of them are Dustin Johnson's own experience. But the vast majority came from those who tried to catch up with him in good conditions on Friday.
Dustin Johnson experienced a strong wind and two hours of rain, which made Mount Sinnikok longer, but he lost only one shot and did not place himself in the position of hitting the big shot for a moment. He finally made a 45-foot birdie putt on the par-3 on the seventh hole, hitting a 67-3-under.
"If you want to play a good score, you have to play a really good golf. I love that whatever club you have in your hand, which hole you are playing, every hole, Pa is a good score course," Dustin Johnson said.
No matter what the weather is, Mount Sinnikok can punish you at any time. Ian Pault was only one shot behind, he was in the middle of the fairway and had two holes to be played, but a bad ball led to more or even worse balls. He hit the bunker and hit the green , then he made a thicker shot, into the hay, then cut out the problem, didn't go to the green, and finally got a three-bogey on the eighth hole. The Englishman then bogeyed the last hole and scored 72. “Every hole has disaster,” Pault said.
This leaves Charley Hoffman, and another player is still under par. But he missed the fairway on the 18th hole and finally puttted 5 feet, saved a bogey, handed over 69, and lost the red.
Dustin Johnson scored 136 in two rounds (69-67), 4 under par, and will strive for the second US Open championship in three years.
Tiger Woods won't see what the result is on the spot, and he has many partners. Woods ended up and birdied continuously, saving a 72 shot, but he was still eliminated by two shots. This is also the fifth time he has eliminated the Grand Slam in the past eight stops. McIlroy suffered a knockout at the U.S. Open for the third consecutive year and failed to redirect from the first round of 80 strokes.
Jordan Spieth joins them in an impossible way. He took three uphills on the 10th hole to get a double bogey. When there were 6 holes left in the game, he was 3 shots away from the elimination line, but he caught 4 birdies in a row and entered the line. However, he made a three-putt on the 17th hole, made a mistake in the edge of the sand pit at the 18th hole, and missed a par putt, and finally handed over 71. This is his first time since the 2014 US PGA Championship.
In addition, Grand Slam champions such as Martin Kemer, Jenson Day, Adam Scott, and Garcia have to pack up and go home. Liang Wenchong 79-76, and Yu Junan, Taipei, China, failed to advance.
But in adversity, Li Haotong, a Chinese young man, performed well. Li Haotong started from the back nine holes and caught two birdies, setting the tone for the turnaround battle. After the turn, one birdie had a bogey and finally handed over 68 shots, 147 shots in two rounds (79-68), 7 shots above par, tied for 45th. Li Haotong made her debut in the U.S. Open last year at Mount Ailin and successfully advanced.
In addition, Phil Mickelson scored 77 strokes at the start, handed over 69 strokes in this round, tied for 35th and entered the finals. But they are still far behind.
Scott -Piercy lost to Dustin Johnson to runner-up two years ago at Oakmont.He scored 71 today and will start from the final set with Dustin Johnson on Saturday. Cote Pierce's day was not without regrets, especially when he put a three-putt on the par-5 4-foot distance on the 16th hole. He scored 140 and tied for second place with Charlie Hoffman (69).
If Dustin Johnson slips, many people will wait for an opportunity, or better weather will come, giving them a chance to climb up.
defending champion Brooks -Kopka caught 6 birdies in the last 11 holes and scored 66, giving the week's lowest score of the week with Tommy Fleetwood. Their two rounds were 141, 1 over par, tied for fourth place with Henrik Stenson , Justin Rose and Ian Pault.
Justin Rose once hit par, but he took bogey continuously at the end. There are 36 holes left to be hit, and he is not so worried about catching up with the world's number one.
"You just saw what happened to Poulter five minutes ago. That could have happened to DJs, too," Justin Ross said. "I'm not saying it will, but it may. That's the characteristic of the U.S. Open. So sticking to it is usually the best form of offense."
Dustin Johnson also knows that. At the 2001 Pebble Beach U.S. Open, he gained a three-stroke advantage, but after three bogeys on the second hole in the last round, he lost all of them all. He tried to kick off the green for the next two holes, aggravated the mistake. He scored 82 that day. He experienced too many bad luck, bad poles, and bad feelings in the Grand Slam.
He has a patience and reality for the prospect of Mount Sinnicock. An example is Thursday, when his ball of the ball sat on the grass. He retracted the club that might be able to deliver the ball to the green and used the wedge to hit the ball first. He took a bogey, but he excluded double bogey or worse scores.
"I never want to have double bogeys," said Dustin Johnson. "Here, it seems that once you get out of position, you have to do everything and go back to position. Don't be too hard, just give yourself a ok position... Put it on the green and have the chance to play the par.
"I hope to make the situation easier, even if the game won't get easier." "
Dustin Johnson just won 6 shots in the St. Jude Classic, and no US Open champion won the PGA Tour the week before.
But this game is far from over. Dustin Johnson knows as well as anyone, just like Justin Ross. Last fall at HSBC Championship , Justin Ross overcame 8 shots in the last round and defeated Dustin Johnson. Or Henrik Stenson, in the last round of Shanghai, he happened to start with Dustin Johnson from the final group of the final day.