SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. – The passing of the guard at the 118th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills came in front of a makeshift stage with USGA insignia. Dustin Johnson (67, 4-under) was on his way to podium to meet the press when he passed Henrik Stenson (70, 1-over), who was on his way off the risers. “Go ahead,â€� Stenson said, patting Johnson on the shoulder. “Tell them you’re invincible.â€� Powering through unanticipated rain and cool weather, Johnson made a 45-foot birdie putt at the seventh hole, suffered just one bogey, and reminded many why he’s the No. 1 player in the word with a 67 that has him 4 under halfway through the tournament. Invincible? He sure looks that way. “I like where par is a good score on every hole no matter what club you got in your hand, what hole it is,â€� Johnson said. “… Around here, the fairways are fairly generous, but with crosswinds on every hole, they’re still tough to hit. Even though you’re in the middle of the fairway, a lot of times with a wedge you’ve still got to hit a good shot just to give yourself a 15- or 20-footer.â€� Stenson and fellow European Graeme McDowell (70, 9-over) said the pea soup weather made them feel like they were playing an Open Championship. But Johnson is reminding that he’s a threat on every type of course as he vies for his second U.S. Open title in the last three years. “We kind of played in it from 15 to about No. 3,â€� Johnson, whose group started on the back nine, said of the bad weather, “and then it kind of let up a little bit for us, and then we got to finish in some nice weather.â€� The leader played the first two rounds with Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas just days after taking back the No. 1 ranking from the latter by winning the FedEx St. Jude Classic. While Shinnecock is dissimilar to TPC Southwind, Johnson hasn’t lost a step. He hit 12 of 14 fairways, many times with his driver, to power his way across a course that played even longer than its stated yardage of 7,440. “Dustin was in complete control of what he’s doing,â€� Woods said. “He’s hitting the ball so flush and so solid. I know it’s windy, it’s blustery, it was raining early, but he’s hitting right through it.â€� OBSERVATIONS FLEETWOOD MAKES MOVE … With the wind and spitting rain, Tommy Fleetwood was only halfway through his round when he began anticipating being done. He survived, then he thrived, making three birdies in his last five holes for a 4-under 66, the best round of the week and enough to get him in contention after an opening 75. “It was windy and it was cold and the rain was coming down,â€� Fleetwood said. “It was literally counting holes down and trying to survive and make pars. Brightened up a little bit, and then I made some birdies towards the end.â€� A four-time winner on the European Tour who came into this week ranked 12th in the world, Fleetwood was 6 over for his first 15 holes Thursday. Now he’s just five behind the 36-hole leader after making putts and reeling off six birdies on an extremely difficult Shinnecock Hills course Friday, one made even tougher by the elements. “You have to keep going,â€� Fleetwood said. “I made a bunch of bogeys on that back nine in a row (Thursday), made one birdie in the last three, and then get a round like today and you’re back in it.â€�  STENSON BOUNCES BACK … Henrik Stenson crushed a driver 311 yards and blistered a 3-wood some 288 yards to reach the par-5 16th hole in two shots. He made the eagle putt from just inside 20 feet, the highlight of an even-par 70 that has him at 1 over and five behind the leader. “I still don’t feel like I’ve played that great tee-to-green,â€� Stenson said after hitting 12 of 14 fairways. “I’ve hit a lot of fairways and a lot of greens, but it’s still been — you know, not the quality of strike that I would have liked to have and the control of the direction all the time. But certainly, when we needed two good swings on 16, we managed to find them.â€� As great as his eagle was, Stenson credited a par save at the long, par-4 12th hole as the key to his round. He holed a par putt of 14 feet, 7 inches to keep the round going. “I feel like I battled well, I holed out well,â€� he said. “A lot of tricky par putts these last two days, and just kept it together nicely.â€� FURYK FIGHTS HARD FOR 73 … Jim Furyk, 48, hasn’t played well as he prepares to take on the Ryder Cup captaincy in France, but his second-round 73 has him at 4 over and in the mix again at Shinnecock. The 2003 U.S. Open champion said he didn’t drive the ball well, which is normally one of his strengths, but, “I made a lot of good, solid par putts and was able to keep the round going.â€� A few of the pars he described as “magical.â€� (Not normally a Furyk word.) This, despite being caught completely off-guard by the bad weather. “No one in our group had an umbrella or a rain suit,â€� he said. “… When we were getting up this morning there was a zero percent chance of rain. I think when we got here I heard someone say it jumped to 15 percent. And then it rained for two hours.â€� Like other medium-length hitters, Furyk reported struggling to reach some of the longer par-4s. “Into that damp breeze, and with the rain, the ball was going absolutely nowhere,â€� he said. NOTABLES JUSTIN THOMAS – FedEx Cup No. 1 and world No. 2 fought hard while playing alongside Johnson and Woods, making short birdie at the par-3 seventh hole to give himself some wiggle room in making the cut. Signed for a second-round 70 to go into the weekend at 4 over. SERGIO GARCIA – With a new caddie on the bag shot a second-round 79 and at 14 over has no hopes of making the weekend. JON RAHM – Never looked comfortable at Shinnecock and struggled to a 77 (+15) to become the second member of the Spanish Armada group, after Garcia, to miss the cut by a mile. RUSSELL HENLEY – Held a share of the first-round lead but faded slightly with a second-round 73 to go into the weekend at 2 over and six shots off the lead. Made a triple-bogey 7 at the third. TIGER WOODS – Butchered the first hole again, his double-bogey 6 making him 5 over there in two days on the way to a second-round 72 to finish +10. Likely to miss the cut. QUOTABLES He definitely didn’t have it, but, really, he didn’t play that poorly.When we were getting up this morning there was a zero percent chance of rain. I think when we got here I heard someone say it jumped to 15 percent. And then it rained for two hours. SUPERLATIVES Low round: 66, by Tommy Fleetwood.
Dustin Johnson in cruise control at U.S. Open
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Final Round 2-Balls – B. Shattuck / B. Hun An | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Byeong Hun An | -300 |
Braden Shattuck | +240 |
Final Round Match-Ups – L. Glover v N. Hojgaard | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Lucas Glover | -110 |
Nicolai Hojgaard | -110 |
Final Round 2-Balls – B. Koepka / N. Hojgaard | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Brooks Koepka | -185 |
Nicolai Hojgaard | +150 |
Final Round 2-Balls – A. Svensson / T. Olesen | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Thorbjorn Olesen | -115 |
Adam Svensson | -105 |
Final Round 2-Balls – A. Bjork / L. Glover | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Lucas Glover | -155 |
Alexander Bjork | +130 |
Final Round 2-Balls – T. Hatton / C. Conners | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tyrrell Hatton | -120 |
Corey Conners | +100 |
Final Round Match-Ups – K. Kitayama v B. Harman | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Kurt Kitayama | -120 |
Brian Harman | +100 |
Final Round 2-Balls – B. Harman / M. Kaymer | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Brian Harman | -180 |
Martin Kaymer | +150 |
Final Round Match-Ups – M.W. Lee vs W. Zalatoris | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Will Zalatoris | -115 |
Min Woo Lee | -105 |
Final Round 2-Balls – B. Garnett / M.W. Lee | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Min Woo Lee | -180 |
Brice Garnett | +150 |
Final Round 2 Balls – L. Coughlin / Y. Nishimura | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Lauren Coughlin | -105 |
Yuna Nishimura | +115 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2-Balls – K. Kitayama / W. Zalatoris | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Will Zalatoris | -120 |
Kurt Kitayama | +100 |
Final Round 2 Balls – I.G. Chun / J. Shin | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jenny Shin | -130 |
In Gee Chun | +145 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round Match-Ups – C. Smith vs M. Homa | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Max Homa | -130 |
Cameron Smith | +110 |
Final Round 2-Balls – B. Kohles / C. Smith | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Smith | -190 |
Ben Kohles | +155 |
Final Round Match-Ups – A. Noren vs T. Kim | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Tom Kim | -115 |
Alex Noren | -105 |
Final Round 2-Balls – D. Ghim / A. Noren | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Noren | -145 |
Doug Ghim | +120 |
Final Round 2 Balls – A. Thitikul / N. Hataoka | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Atthaya Thitikul | +100 |
Nasa Hataoka | +110 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round Match-Ups – H. Matsuyama vs J. Day | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Jason Day | -115 |
Hideki Matsuyama | -105 |
Final Round 2-Balls – J. Day / Z. Blair | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jason Day | -230 |
Zac Blair | +185 |
Final Round Six Shooter – H. Matsuyama / J. Day / J. Spieth / R. McIlroy / R. Henley / S. Scheffler | |
Type: Final Round Six Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +225 |
Rory McIlroy | +300 |
Hideki Matsuyama | +550 |
Jason Day | +550 |
Jordan Spieth | +550 |
Russell Henley | +650 |
Final Round 2 Balls – M. Kang / A. Buhai | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ashleigh Buhai | -140 |
Minji Kang | +150 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round Match-Ups – B. Horschel vs T. Hoge | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Billy Horschel | -110 |
Tom Hoge | -110 |
Final Round 2-Balls – M. McNealy / B. Horschel | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Billy Horschel | -115 |
Maverick McNealy | -105 |
Final Round Six Shooter – A. Rai / M. Hubbard / M. Wallace / M. McNealy / T. Hoge / T. Kim | |
Type: Final Round Six Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Tom Kim | +375 |
Aaron Rai | +400 |
Tom Hoge | +400 |
Maverick McNealy | +425 |
Matt Wallace | +475 |
Mark Hubbard | +500 |
Final Round 2 Balls – B. Tardy / P. Tavatanakit | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Patty Tavatanakit | -190 |
Bailey Tardy | +210 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – A. Jutanugarn / S.M. Lee | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ariya Jutanugarn | -135 |
So Mi Lee | +150 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round Score – Xander Schauffele | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 67.5 | -200 |
Under 67.5 | +150 |
Final Round Score – Collin Morikawa | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -130 |
Under 68.5 | +100 |
Final Round Score – Shane Lowry | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -145 |
Under 68.5 | +110 |
Final Round Score – Sahith Theegala | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -120 |
Under 68.5 | -110 |
Final Round Score – Viktor Hovland | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -130 |
Under 68.5 | +100 |
Final Round Score – Bryson DeChambeau | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 67.5 | -185 |
Under 67.5 | +140 |
Final Round Score – Justin Rose | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | -120 |
Under 69.5 | -110 |
Final Round Score – Robert MacIntyre | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | -150 |
Under 69.5 | +115 |
Final Round Score – Lee Hodges | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | -155 |
Under 69.5 | +120 |
Final Round Score – Dean Burmester | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -165 |
Under 68.5 | +125 |
Final Round Score – Justin Thomas | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -130 |
Under 68.5 | +100 |
Final Round Score – Tony Finau | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -175 |
Under 68.5 | +135 |
Final Round Score – Jordan Spieth | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -155 |
Under 68.5 | +120 |
Final Round Score – Rory McIlroy | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 67.5 | -115 |
Under 67.5 | -115 |
Final Round 2-Balls – M. Homa / T. Hoge | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Max Homa | -165 |
Tom Hoge | +135 |
Final Round 2 Balls – M. Jutanugarn / A. Lee | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Andrea Lee | -110 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | +120 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round Match-Ups – X. Schauffele vs S. Scheffler | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | -160 |
Xander Schauffele | +135 |
Final Round Match-Ups – M. Hubbard v R. Hisatsune | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Mark Hubbard | -110 |
Ryo Hisatsune | -110 |
Final Round 2-Balls – S. Scheffler / M. Hubbard | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | -350 |
Mark Hubbard | +280 |
Final Round 2 Balls – B. Pagdanganan / X. Lin | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Xiyu Lin | -165 |
Bianca Pagdanganan | +180 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round Match-Ups – A. Rai vs M. Wallace | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Aaron Rai | -115 |
Matt Wallace | -105 |
Final Round 2 Balls – P. Anannarukarn / S.Y. Kim | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sei Young Kim | -150 |
Pajaree Anannarukarn | +170 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2-Balls – H. Matsuyama / R. Hisatsune | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Hideki Matsuyama | -165 |
Ryo Hisatsune | +140 |
Final Round 2 Balls – S. Popov / J. Kupcho | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jennifer Kupcho | -180 |
Sophia Popov | +200 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2-Balls – R. McIIroy / T. Kim | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy | -220 |
Tom Kim | +180 |
Final Round 2 Balls – A. Furue / G. Ruffels | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ayaka Furue | -105 |
Gabriela Ruffels | +115 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2-Balls – J. Spieth / R. Henley | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jordan Spieth | -120 |
Russell Henley | +100 |
Final Round 2 Balls – N. Korda / H. Green | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Nelly Korda | -160 |
Hannah Green | +180 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round Match-Ups – S. Lowry vs K. Bradley | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Keegan Bradley | -115 |
Shane Lowry | -105 |
Final Round Match-Ups – R. MacIntyre vs T. Moore | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Taylor Moore | -135 |
Robert MacIntyre | +115 |
Final Round 2-Balls – K. Bradley / T. Moore | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Keegan Bradley | -115 |
Taylor Moore | -105 |
Final Round 2-Balls – T. Detry / L. Herbert | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Lucas Herbert | -110 |
Thomas Detry | -110 |
Final Round Six Shooter – D. Burmester / H. English / J. Rose / L. Herbert / R. MacIntyre / S. Lowry | |
Type: Final Round Six Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Dean Burmester | +350 |
Shane Lowry | +350 |
Harris English | +400 |
Justin Rose | +475 |
Lucas Herbert | +475 |
Robert MacIntyre | +500 |
Final Round Match-Ups – D. Burmester vs H. English | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Dean Burmester | -115 |
Harris English | -105 |
Final Round Match-Ups – A. Eckroat vs J. Rose | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Austin Eckroat | -115 |
Justin Rose | -105 |
Final Round 2-Balls – H. English / A. Eckroat | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Harris English | -125 |
Austin Eckroat | +105 |
Final Round Match-Ups – T. Finau vs S. Theegala | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Sahith Theegala | -120 |
Tony Finau | +100 |
Final Round Match-Ups – V. Hovland vs J. Thomas | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Thomas | -115 |
Viktor Hovland | -105 |
Final Round 2-Balls – J. Thomas / T. Finau | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Thomas | -130 |
Tony Finau | +110 |
Final Round Six Shooter – B. DeChambeau / C. Morikawa / J. Thomas / S. Theegala / V. Hovland / X. Schauffele | |
Type: Final Round Six Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Xander Schauffele | +320 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +375 |
Collin Morikawa | +425 |
Viktor Hovland | +475 |
Justin Thomas | +500 |
Sahith Theegala | +500 |
Final Round 2-Balls – D. Burmester / L. Hodges | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Dean Burmester | -155 |
Lee Hodges | +130 |
Final Round 2-Balls – J. Rose / R. MacIntyre | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Rose | -115 |
Robert MacIntyre | -105 |
Final Round Match-Ups – C. Morikawa vs B. DeChambeau | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Bryson DeChambeau | -115 |
Collin Morikawa | -105 |
Final Round 2-Balls – B. DeChambeau / V. Hovland | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Bryson DeChambeau | -115 |
Viktor Hovland | -105 |
Final Round 2-Balls – S. Theegala / S. Lowry | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sahith Theegala | -130 |
Shane Lowry | +110 |
Final Round 2-Balls – X. Schauffele / C. Morikawa | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Xander Schauffele | -140 |
Collin Morikawa | +115 |
US Open 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Rory McIlroy | +1100 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Xander Schauffele | +1600 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Viktor Hovland | +2000 |
Brooks Koepka | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
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The Open Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
Jon Rahm | +1000 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Viktor Hovland | +1100 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Cameron Smith | +2000 |
Cameron Young | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Jordan Spieth | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
The Open Championship – Alex Noren – Top 20 Finish | +175 |
Solheim Cup 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -140 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1200 |
Ryder Cup 2025 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -135 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1000 |