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The day Oakmont Country Club course ate the best golfer in the world, liv golf Star Patrick Reed achieved only three players in the US Open History achieved before him.
Reed only made the fourth Double Eagle. We are open I began to keep records more than 40 years ago.
Albatross can only be achieved on a par-5 hole, and Reid is clearly visible when he finds Oakmont’s long fourth hole for 286 yards and three woods in his hand.
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Patrick Reed will play shots from the first tee in the US Open practice round at the Oakmont Country Club. (Charles Leclair/Imagine image)
From the expression on Reid’s face he knew he had taken the right strike on the golf ball. However, the ball kept approaching the hole and sank for the lead for the two on the scorecard.
The lead seemed stunned at first when the audience applauded. He was signaling those who could see the green to tell him if it had entered.
The last player to play Earl Alos at the US Open was Nick Watney at the Olympic Club in 2012. Sean Michael (Pebble Beach, 2010) and TC Chen (1985 at Oakland Hills) were two others.
Patrick Reed walks to hole 5 in the first round of the PGA Championship at Quazlo Hollow. (Jim Dedmon/Imagn Images)
The lead was one over early in his round, but it quickly pushed him to the leaderboard with 2 under.
Many golfers who finished the opening round with this year’s third major major wish tested some of the best of the game by hitting shots like Reid, taking into account the dangerous situations of Oakmont, such as glassy greens and thick roughs.
Rory McIlroy Some of them scored four overrounds on Thursday after falling apart on the back nine. Shane Lowry threw the microphone near the green out of frustration of his chunked chip shot due to the thick roughness. He finished nine over that day.
Patrick Reed will play shots from the first tee in the first round of the US Open. (Charles Leclair/Imagine image)
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Top players like Justin Rose (7 over), Patrick Cantray (6 over), Matthew Fitzpatrick (4 over), and Wyndham Clark (4 over) were struggling on Thursday.
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