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United Kingdom U.S. Open: Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele fire historic 62s at L.A. ...
Xander Schauffele watches his drive on the 16th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Xander Schauffele reacts after missing a putt on the 17th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Rickie Fowler, left, and Jason Day walk up the seventh hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Rickie Fowler putts on the ninth green during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Scottie Scheffler hits out of the rough on the third hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Rory McIlroy watches his drive on the fifth hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. McIlroy shot a 5-under-par 65 and is three strokes behind the record-setting co-leaders. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Fans look on as Rory McIlroy (not pictured) hits from the fairway on the first hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Rory McIlroy reacts toward the crowd after his putt on the first hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Wyndham Clark watches his tee shot on the 16th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez)
Rickie Fowler plays his shot from the seventh tee during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Xander Schauffele watches his drive at the 10th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Brian Harman chips to the green on the 13th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Dustin Johnson hits from the bunker on the ninth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Rickie Fowler putts on the seventh hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Rickie Fowler reacts to his putt on the ninth green during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Brooks Koepka putts on the second green during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Brooks Koepka lines up his shot on the green at the first hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Brooks Koepka putts on the green at the first hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Brooks Koepka watches his missed putt on the second hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Scottie Scheffler tees off at the second hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Xander Schauffele watches on the third hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Hideki Matsuyama on the green at the second hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Max Homa watches his drive from the second hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Jon Rahm watches his drive at the 10th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Rickie Fowler hit from the barranca on the eighth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Rickie Fowler lines up a putt on the second hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
The crowd looks on as Brooks Koepka (not pictured) missed his putt on the green at the second hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Xander Schauffele lines up a putt on the 10th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez)
Rickie Fowler hits from the fairway on the 10th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez)
Hideki Matsuyama drives from the second hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Rory McIlroy watches his shot on the second hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Rory McIlroy watches his drive on the second hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Max Homa his a shot from the fairway on the second hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Max Homa lines up his putt on the third hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Rickie Fowler watches his tee shot on the seventh hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Brooks Koepka hits from a bunker on the fourth hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Brooks Koepka drives from the 3rd tee during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Fans look on during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Hideki Matsuyama drives from the third tee during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Xander Schauffele plays his shot from the seventh tee during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Rickie Fowler reacts after missing a putt on the 17th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Rory McIlroy lines up his shot on the green at the first hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Xander Schauffele, left, and Jon Rahm line up putts on the ninth green during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Fans watch as golfers play the sixth hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Brian Harman hits from the fairway on the 14th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Brian Harman watches his tee shot on the 17th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez)
Bryson DeChambeau putts on the third hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Bryson DeChambeau watches his shot on the second hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Bryson DeChambeau hits from the rough on the 17th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Rory McIlroy drives from the third tee during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Rory McIlroy hits from the fairway on the first hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Rory McIlroy shares a laugh with other golfers during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA’s Omar Morales hits a shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA’s Omar Morales lines up his putt on the 12th green during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Xander Schauffele plays a shot from a bunker on the sixth hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Rickie Fowler waves to the crowd after making a putt on the 10th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. Fowler shot a U.S. Open-record round of 62. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Rory McIlroy eyes his putt on the fourth hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Fans look on during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Dustin Johnson watches his tee shot on the seventh hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Dustin Johnson hits from the fairway on the sixth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Dustin Johnson waves after his putt on the sixth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Collin Morikawa tees off at the second hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Collin Morikawa tees off at the second hole as Scottie Scheffler, right, looks on during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Wyndham Clark watches his tee shot on the 16th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez)
Wyndham Clark hits from the rough on the 16th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez)
Rory McIlroy hits from the fairway on the first hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Rory McIlroy walks to the tee at the first hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Max Homa lines up his putt on the fourth hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Fans look over a map of the course during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Bryson DeChambeau lines up a putt on the 17th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Phil Mickelson tees off on the 15th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Phil Mickelson tips his cap to the crowd on the 14th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Jon Rahm hits the ball out of a sand trap on the 16th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Bryson DeChambeau chips to the green on the second hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Xander Schauffele plays his shot from the 13th tee during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Xander Schauffele, right, and Jon Rahm react as they finish their round on the ninth green during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Rory McIlroy’s bag is seen during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Rory McIlroy drives from the 3rd tee during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Collin Morikawa hits from the rough on the second hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Collin Morikawa putts on the green at the second hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Sam Burns smiles after recording a hole-in-one on the 15th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Sam Burns gives Dustin Johnson’s caddie Austin Johnson a fist-bump after recording a hole-in-one on the 15th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Brooks Koepka hits from the fairway on the first hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Sergio Garcia of Spain putts on the 10th green during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Ryo Ishikawa takes a swing on the 10th fairway during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Jason Day of Australia putts on the 10th green during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Golfers putt on the third hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Jon Rahm drives from the 16th tee during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Jon Rahm watches his shot from the 16th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Tournament volunteers smile on the 10th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Martin Kaymer takes a swing on the 16th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Hideki Matsuyama lines up his shot on the green at the first hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Tom Hodge takes a swing on the 10th fairway as his caddie Henry Diana looks on during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
The crowd looks on toward the fourth hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Viktor Hovland watches his drive at the 10th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Viktor Hovland takes a swing on the 16th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Jon Rahm watches his drive from the 10th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
The first round of the 123rd U.S. Open was a long day for many on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Collin Morikawa hits from the rough on the second hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Collin Morikawa reacts after his tee shot on the second hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Jon Rahm drives on the 16th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
The crowd looks on toward the fourth hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Viktor Hovland drives from the 16th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Jacob Solomon watches his drive on the 16th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Jacob Solomon reacts to his drive on the 16th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA’s Omar Morales watches his drive on the 15th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
A view of the course during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Chris Kirk tees off at the first hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Deon Germishuys hits out of a bunker onto the 12th green during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Carson Young hits a shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Collin Morikawa lines up his shot on the third hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Jacob Solomon putts on the 15th green during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Harris English hits from the fairway on the eighth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Tony Finau hits from the bunker on the 16th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez)
Tony Finau watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Si Woo Kim hits from the fairway on the 10th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez)
Patrick Cantlay hits his tee shot on the 17th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez)
Patrick Cantlay watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Paul Barjon reacts after missing a putt on the 18th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Si Woo Kim watches his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Jordan Spieth hits his tee shot on the 17th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez)
Jordan Spieth lines up a putt on the 16th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez)
Keegan Bradley hits his tee shot on the 17th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez)
Patrick Cantlay watches his putt on the first hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Justin Thomas watches his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Justin Rose watches his tee shot on the seventh hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Sam Bennett hits from the fairway on the 10th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez)
Mackenzie Hughes walks across the bridge on the eighth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Scottie Scheffler putts on the second hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Dylan Wu hits a drive at the 11th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Justin Thomas hits from the bunker on the eighth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Brian Harman waves after his putt on the 16th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez)
Harris English hits from the fairway on the 16th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Mackenzie Hughes chips to the green on the seventh hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Mackenzie Hughes lines up his shot on the eighth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ryan Gerard putts on the 15th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Roger Sloan hits a drive at the 11th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Justin Thomas putts on the sixth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
UCLA’s Omar Morales hits a shot at the 15th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA’s Omar Morales lines up his shot on the green at the 15th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Olin Browne Jr. plays his shot from the seventh tee during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Keegan Bradley hits from the rough on the sixth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ross Fisher tees off on the 15th hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
A view of the clubhouse on an overcast day during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
LOS ANGELES — In the history of the United States Open Golf Championship, no player had ever posted a round of 62 or better, but in a 20-minute stretch during Thursday’s first round of the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club, both Murrieta native Rickie Fowler and San Diego native Xander Schauffele each accomplished that record-setting feat.
Playing near-perfect golf from start to finish, Fowler made 10 birdies, including four in a row during the middle of his round, to become the first player to shoot 62 in U.S. Open history.
Two groups behind Fowler, Schauffele matched Fowler with a bogey-free round, leaving the two Southern California golfers alone at the top of the leaderboard after day one. Despite their record-setting efforts, the two leaders are just two shots ahead of Wyndham Clark and Dustin Johnson, who each finished at 64. Rory McIlroy and Brian Harman both finished at 5-under-par 65 and sit three shots behind the leaders.
Starting his round on the back nine, Fowler birdied the par-4 10th hole, and from that point on the former Oklahoma State standout said he never really thought about a score or necessarily what he was trying to do other than play his next shot.
Fowler said early in the week he was neither swinging the club well nor having much success on the greens, but during his final preparations on Wednesday something clicked, giving him the confidence needed to go out trust his game and let things happen.
“It was a great day,” Fowler said. “I knew there was birdies to be made out here, but you have to drive it well and get the ball in position first. Yeah, did that, and from there just managed our way around really well.”
Just a year ago Fowler found himself watching the U.S. Open rather than playing, having just missed earning a spot in qualifying. Since then, Fowler has seen his game and his status continue to rise, thanks in part to re-teaming with famed golf instructor Butch Harmon following a three-plus-year run with instructor John Tillery.
Since January, Fowler has had nine top-20 finishes on the PGA Tour and is once again ranked inside the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
“It’s definitely been long and tough last few years, but it makes it so worth it having gone through that and being back where we are now,” Fowler said. “We’re starting to get maybe as close as we’ve ever been to where I was through kind of that 2014-2015 area (where he was one of golf’s top players).”
Schauffele admitted shooting 62 in a U.S. Open isn’t something he gave much thought to before the tournament started but admitted it was fun to chase Fowler up the leaderboard and earn a piece of major championship golf history.
“Just an all-around performance, honestly,” Schauffele said. “Got lucky, made a really long putt on (No. 1). Hit some really nice iron shots in from distance. It’s kind of a mixed bag. I think the only place we were able to get away with a few mishits would be off the tee. Coming into greens, like you said, you need to be pretty clean. When I wasn’t, I was still able to make birdie because I made some long putts. Probably try and clean that up as the days go on.”
The conditions were prime for scoring – overcast, mild with barely any wind. A lack of sun and a bit of mist in the morning made greens a bit softer than anticipated, allowing players to spin their approach shots back easier than anticipated, according to Schauffele.
“I think it made the greens sort of that more holeable speed wise and the fairways were also a little bit softer, making them a little easier to hit. I’m anticipating the sun to come out just as much as every West Coast person out here. I’m thinking the course is going to firm up a little bit.”
While he’s yet to win a major, Schauffele has consistently put himself in the mix over the last few years in golf’s biggest events, demonstrating the kind of tenacity and mental toughness that it often takes to win a tournament like the U.S. Open.
“It’s just hard,” Schauffele said. “You have to kind of think your way around. Austin (his caddie) helped me on three or four attempts today where he talked me into a safer line or playing away from trouble, on six, for example. I was trying to go left and he was like, let’s go this way (right). I kept going left, and he’s like, let’s go this way. It’s a credit to him. We always think we can get away with some ridiculous stuff out there, and sometimes it’s nice to have some help to talk you off the ledge.”
Johnson started on the back nine and made the turn at 2 under before kicking his round into high gear over the final nine holes. Johnson birdied four of the first six holes on the back nine, adding another birdie on the par-5 eighth hole to get him to 7 under and one shot out of the lead going to his final hole.
But Johnson’s 5-iron on the par-3 ninth flew over the green and landed in a bunker beside the 18th green. After blasting out of the bunker to 15 feet, his par putt hit the lip of the cup and spun out, leading to bogey.
Despite the bogey finish, Johnson was pleased with his play and his position after the opening round.
“I drove it really well and controlled the distance with the irons really good, other than the last hole and I didn’t really hit a bad shot, just pulled it a little bit and it went a lot further than I thought,” said Johnson, who tied Tiger Woods for most career rounds of 65 or lower in the majors (10). “Still was in an OK position to get it up and down and hit a nice putt. It was a little rude that that one didn’t go in, but obviously I swung it really nicely today and hit a lot of good shots.”
Johnson said he didn’t expect anyone to shoot 62, never mind two players but even with that he said his approach heading into round one and the rest of the tournament remains the same.
“Obviously the guys went out this morning and you could tell the greens were a little bit more receptive than they have been,” Johnson said. “The course isn’t really that gettable, obviously. If you play well and hit it in the right spots and you can be aggressive, you get a few wedges in your hand, but you’ve still got to hit a really good golf shot if you want to get it close to the hole. Today obviously with the setup, it was definitely somewhat gettable if you drove it really well.”
The course was so defenseless that no one shot 80 or higher over 18 holes. The U.S. Open had never had more than two players at 65 or better in the opening round. There were six such rounds at LACC.
Most telling was the average score of 71.37 was the lowest for an opening round in U.S. Open history. Most embarrassing for the USGA was the U.S. Open joining the Bermuda Championship as the only tournaments this year to feature two rounds at 62 on the same day.
“I’d imagine the USGA is not loving the scores too much,” Mackenzie Hughes said. “I’m guessing the sprinklers are going to be turned off tonight.”
The toughest test in golf. Tough meant keeping track of the 485 birdies and eight eagles.
While opening with a 62 has given both Fowler and Schauffele a leg up on the field, both players were quick to point out to anyone who would listen that it’s only Thursday and that there is still a lot of golf left to be played.
The next best score from the morning wave was a 3-under 67 by a group that included Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau. Five more players shot 67 before the day was over.
“It’s going to be tough tomorrow afternoon but at least we got out of the gate and off to a good start,” Fowler said.
He was asked what his round of 62 would have meant to him as a little kid envisioning a future in golf.
“If you were to tell me as a kid that … yeah, I’d be stoked. But obviously being human and me and being out here, I want more. That’s why we’re still chugging along.”
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
