US Open 2017: Video highlights from Round 1
By John Buhler
Round 1 of the 2017 US Open at Erin Hills has concluded. Check out all the video highlights from the first round of the second major tournament of the year.
It was an interesting first day at Erin Hills in the 2017 US Open Championship. There was a great deal of good golf with several players really taking advantage of the long and wide fairways, shooting well under par.
There might have been an incident involving the explosion of the blimp hovering above the golf course earlier in the day, but the second major of the tournament pressed on. A few of the players that played very well out of the gate include Rickie Fowler, Paul Casey and Xander Schauffele.
Fowler shot a brilliant 65 on the par-72 course to finish his first day at Erin Hills at an impressive seven under par. He hit seven birdies on the day and did not shoot under par on any of the holes on Thursday.
Casey and Schauffele more than held their own at Erin Hills on Thursday. Both golfers shot 66 on the day, giving them a first-round score of six under par. Casey would hit an eagle on No. 1 and birdie an additional six holes. However, he would bogey No. 4 and No. 10 be tied with Schauffele at six under. Schauffele made an impressive six birdie putts and didn’t bogey a hole all day.
It should be noted that Brian Hartman, Tommy Fleetwood and Brooks Koepka are all tied for fourth place through Round 1 at five under par. Here are all the video highlights from the first day of action at Erin Hills in the 117th US Open Championship.
2014 #USOpen champion @MKaymer59 with a solid start to his opening round. https://t.co/09tSslQjVo
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Another champion, another birdie.@JordanSpieth birdies No. 11 to get into red figures. #USOpen https://t.co/NlSZOcckDE
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 15, 2017
Throw it in long and let it spin back.
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 15, 2017
Hideki Matsuyama with the touch from the fairway on the par-4 15th. #USOpen https://t.co/RPZIf0MNV6
A birdie on the par-5 18th gives @harmanbrian a 4-under 32 on his first nine to take the #USOpen lead. https://t.co/5vT59DuvAj
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Englishman @TommyFleetwood1 makes the turn and birdies No. 1 to join the leaders at 4 under. #USOpen https://t.co/xJcyB1vGcb
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https://twitter.com/usopengolf/status/875378644201349120
Back-to-back loooong birdie putts by @cabrera_pato gets him to 3 under at the #USOpen. https://t.co/nZpNYuHAUb
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 15, 2017
To 7 under he goes... https://t.co/uTY2kmbAZv
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 15, 2017
Masters champion @TheSergioGarcia is off to a quite a start at the #USOpen. https://t.co/UVjWpFxb7M
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 15, 2017
A first-hole eagle is a heck of a start for @Paul_Casey on No. 1 at the #USOpen. https://t.co/sygzJpyPo4
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 15, 2017
Erin Hills, meet 2011 #USOpen champion @McIlroyRory. https://t.co/lvLPCf9AgC
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A back-to-back birdie start for Wisconsin's native son, @stevestricker.#USOpen https://t.co/iouHFzXD6O
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 15, 2017
Recapping @RickieFowler's first-round 65 in under two minutes. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/jKZRUqfncw
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 15, 2017
Making a few birdies in your #USOpen debut isn't a bad present.
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 15, 2017
Happy birthday, @CameronChamp54! https://t.co/MjYbSIMgze
.@henrikstenson even impresses Henrik Stenson. #USOpen https://t.co/B6GaeHBbI5
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Up a ridge, down a ridge and ... in.@JRandolph88 drains it to get back to even par. #USOpen https://t.co/YH2st9yTA9
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https://twitter.com/usopengolf/status/875489084797444096
Xander Schauffele joins the party at 5 under with this pure birdie putt on No. 5. https://t.co/xGcDH9jET6
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 15, 2017
Nice approach, @Paul_Casey.
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2017
Casey finished with an opening 66 after a birdie putt. #USOpen https://t.co/hwx2QtZ4vg
Recapping @BKoepka's first-round 67 in under two minutes. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/zyVIzKID3O
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2017
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Can Fowler keep this up at Erin Hills? Probably not, as shooting a seven under on the first day is ridiculous. However if can continue to add to his lead on Friday and Saturday, we could see him in the final pairing on Father’s Day.