Schauffele leads the way at start of US Open

Xander Schauffele started the opening day at the US Open emphatically by bagging a 40-foot birdie putt and didn’t stop there as he got to 3-under par, which eventually secured him the first play in the first round.

Xander Schauffele is off to an ELECTRIC start sitting tied on top of the leaderboard at -3 through five rounds. 👀 pic.twitter.com/pUloSQFy2s

— theScore Bet (@theScoreBet) June 15, 2023

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Rickie Fowler briefly joined them before dropping below after a bogey on the rugged par-4 17 undermined him at 2 under.

The course was severely softened after an early mist fell on the Los Angeles Club, resulting in 36 players getting level on even par or better.