The South Course can be a bit of a slog, yes, but even the most straightforward courses can produce a bit of elecricity on the Thursday of a major championship.
Of course, we’ve probably said something similar during the opening round of every major ever, and then sh-t quickly proceeds to hit the fan.
Like Rory McIlroy finishing up a gritty one-under 70 in the dark, Matthew Wolff shooting a one-under 70 with eight .
Among them is Louis Oosthuizen, who is tied for the lead with Russell Henley at four under, and he still has two holes all still have to complete their first rounds, too.
1:52 p.m.: Hey, a Jordan Spieth sighting! And of course, it’s a spectacular one as Spieth holes a bunker shot for birdie on No.
Will be interesting to see if he can pull himself back up or if this poor play and slightly-off putting is a trendsetter.
12:24 p.m.: After an impressive finish with the light running out at Torrey Pines yesterday, Rory McIlroy continued his strong play earlier today, but hit a bogey snag on No.
12:12 p.m.: Since we’re after noon on Friday , it couldn’t hurt to have a little refresher on how the 36-hole cut is determined at the U.S.
Impressive stuff from the southpaw amateur, who just finished his junior season at Pepperdine, where he was apart of this year’s NCAA title team.
Six others have yet to tee off, and among them is the young Dylan Wu, who just finished off a one-under 70 and is about to be right back on the course for his second round.
11:28 a.m.: Rory gives one back at the 11th, dropping back to even par, while DJ makes an all-world up and down par save from left of the green to remain at one over.
11:10 a.m.: Two of the big dogs, Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson, are through one, and it’s Rory who makes a solid par while DJ drops a shot.
On top of that, he doubled the ninth, dropping back to even par and finishing with 71.
A number of notable names have begun their second rounds, including Sergio Garcia, who just birdied his first hole, the 10th, to get to one under for the championship.
10:17 a.m.: We’re off and running on Friday at Torrey, and Louis Oosthuizen was able to finish off his four-under 67 with a pair of pars.
Sebastian Munoz has still yet to finish his opening round, and he’s at two under, in sniffing distance of the lead.
As of now, the weather seems to be just fine this morning in San Diego, so we should be starting and time and should play without any stoppages.
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