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Jason Day in the second round of US Open.
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Among the 3,517 things that make the Oakmont hard: its polished and steep greens.
After his second round 68, Victor Hovland spoke about the importance of controlling the distance and setting up the delay in Oakmont, a point echoed by the best driving of the tournament, Sam Burnswho fired a 65 incomprehensible on Friday and then admitted that he was not even trying to make his 15-20-foot and instead trying to “make” snuggle “them near the hole. Jon Rahm, after a second round, said he was frustrated by the number of” good strikes “he did not smell”.
On Thursday, the ardent surfaces took the best of Jason Day, who lost five slides by 12 meters or closer, gave up 1.61 strokes to place and shot a gloomy six-top.
After his round, the day went to the back of the 9th greenery of Oakmont, who serves as a practical area. The Tour Tour Tour Tayormade of the day did not feel quite well for him, so he took things in his hands and bending his hit in a more pleasant form.
“I just bowed it by my hand, stood on him,” said Friday after his second round. “This is the way I did it again during the day. It just didn’t look very good for me personally, one kind looks a little with hood, the syllable is a little closed too, so it’s not positive for me. But I bowed enough to make it look more open, which is good.”
More excellent.
In his second round, the setting of the day went by with to wonder. On a day when the average note was about 76.4, the day made four birds and an eagle and shot a three-nine year; As for this article, he would receive 1.66 field shocks in the greens. Among his highlights were a 24-legged that he withdrew for Birdie in the 7 and 19-way he made to 12 for an eagle 3.
“Set up much better today,” he said. (And, by the way, yes, the rules allow the intervention between the round.)
Day had an extraordinary season in the green a year ago, ending 9 in the tournament (+0.541) in strokes: setting. This year, he has been much less capable, ranking 113 (-0.060) in the category.
