Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele became part of U.S. Open history on Thursday in a most unfathomable manner. No one had ever shot 62 in the previous 122 editions of golf's toughest test until they did it some 15 minutes apart.
Even more stunning were so many other records on an extraordinary day for scoring at the major that puts par on a pedestal.
by signing up you agree to our terms of service No need for Fowler and Schauffele to apologize. No need for an asterisk. PGA champion Brooks Koepka couldn't break par -- he shot 71, never a bad start at the U.S. Open but leaving him nine shots behind in this one."It's not really what you expect playing a U.S. Open," Schauffele said."But monkey see, monkey do. Was just chasing Rickie up the leaderboard. Glad he was just in front me.
"This isn't your typical U.S. Open mindset of like, 'I'm just playing for par.' You've got to make some birdies to keep in line with those guys," Harris English said after a ho-hum 67. They now share the major championship record with Branden Grace, who had a 62 in the third round at Royal Birkdale in the 2017 British Open.
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