U.S. Open 2024: Pinehurst No. 2 – 10th Hole
Hole No. 10 at Pinehurst No. 2
Yards: 617 | Par: 5
2014 U.S. Open scoring: 4.998 average (ranked 16th in difficulty in relation to par)
The 2024 U.S. Open continues Friday with the second round at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina. Temperatures are expected to get into the 90s, brutal conditions for players looking to make Friday’s cut.
Patrick Cantlay and Rory McIlroy entered the day tied for the lead after each shooting 5-under in the first round Thursday, with Ludvig Aberg, Bryson DeChambeau and Matthieu Pavon all within two strokes. Tiger Woods was 4-over in the first round.
The 2024 event at Pinehurst is the 124th U.S. Open.
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Thomas Detry has five birdies through 12 holes in Friday’s second and is tied for the lead at 5-under with Patrick Cantlay who tees off at 1:25 p.m.
After shooting 2-over in Thursday’s first round, Hideki Matsuyama is 4-under on the day through 14 holes and up to seventh place at 2-under overall.
Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy, Thomas Detry and Ludvig Aberg are all 4-under overall, good for second place behind Patrick Cantlay (5-under), who tees off at 1:25 p.m.
McIlroy, who was tied for the lead entering the day, is 1-over on the day with two bogeys.
After going 3-under in the first round, Bryson DeChambeau is even through 12 on Friday. He sunk a long birdie put on the 12th hole, his third birdie of the day – to go with three bogeys. He’s tied for fourth at 3-under overall.
Tyrell Hatton moves to -3 under after two birdies in the last three holes to move into a four-way tie for third place. Thomas Detry birdies No. 11, 12 and 13 to move within one shot of the current leader Patrick Cantlay.
Both Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 ranked player in the world, and Rory McIlroy bogey No. 15 after their tee shots roll off the green. Scheffler misses his par putt and throws his golf club in frustration. Meanwhile, Xander Schauffele settles down with back-to-back birdies on No. 13 and 14 to sit at even par.
Patrick Cantlay tied for US Open lead entering Friday
“With the weather cooperating, it being warm, I imagine they can get the golf course as difficult as they want,” Patrick Cantlay said after shooting a 5-under in the first round.
“With the Bermuda greens and no rain in the forecast, I expect the golf course to play very difficult in the next few days.”
PGA champion Xander Schauffele is off to a rocky start, opening with back-to-back bogeys in his first two holes. He bogeyed No. 10 and No. 11 before parring No. 12 to sit at +2 over. He bounces back with a birdie on No. 13.
The greens are proving to be tough this morning. Both Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy bogey their second hole of the day. McIlroy misses a nine-foot putt for par, pushing it long.
Round two of the US Open is off and running with two big groups underway. Bryson DeChambeau, tied for 4th, Viktor Hovland, Max Homa tees off at No. 1. And over at No. 10, it’s co-leader Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Scottie Scheffler. McIlroy has a chance to birdie No. 10 for sole lead of the US Open, but misses a 12 foot putt. Opportunity wasted. He pars his first hole.
Sergio Garcia’s US Open off to strong start
When Sergio Garcia got a call from USGA officials on Monday, informing him that he’d been pushed into the field after finding his way onto the alternate list, the 2024 U.S. Open took on a very different feel, one in which Garcia was simply elated to be in the field, rather than thinking about his chances to secure a second major.After he opened play at Pinehurst No. 2 on Thursday with a first-round 69, the fiery Spaniard’s expectations have taken a markedly different outlook.
“Obviously to shoot under par in a U.S. Open, which is a championship that I love, it’s always great,” Garcia said. “To go bogey-free is even greater. It’s something that I give a lot of respect to, and I’m very proud of. I’ve had the pleasure of playing this championship 25 years in a row, so not a lot of people get to do that.”
US Open: Tony Finau in the hunt for first major win
Tony Finau’s name has moved up on the list of best players without a major championship.
Following Xander Schauffele’s victory last month at the PGA Championship, Finau is among the top-end players attempting to break through in similar fashion this week at Pinehurst No. 2 in the 2024 U.S. Open.
With a 2-under-par 68 in Thursday’s opening round, the six-time PGA Tour winner can contend in Pinehurst. Finau is three shots back of leader Patrick Cantlay, another player chasing that first major title.
“Getting off to a good start in any major championship is important,” said Finau, who has 10 top-10 finishes in major championships.
– Rodd Baxley, Fayetteville Observer
US Open tee times Friday second round
First hole start
| Time | Players |
| 6:45 a.m. | Greyson Sigg, Grant Forrest, Wells Williams |
| 6:56 a.m. | Chesson Hadley, Mark Hubbard, Adam Svensson |
| 7:07 a.m. | Beau Hossler, Victor Perez, Adam Schenk |
| 7:18 a.m. | Robert MacIntyre, Nick Taylor, Mackenzie Hughes |
| 7:29 a.m. | Tyrrell Hatton, Tommy Fleetwood, Tom Hoge |
| 7:40 a.m. | Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Max Homa |
| 7:51 a.m. | Sepp Straka, Peter Malnati, J.T. Poston |
| 8:02 a.m. | Gordon Sargent, Jake Knapp, Cameron Young |
| 8:13 a.m. | Chris Kirk, Billy Horschel, Adam Scott |
| 8:24 a.m. | Ben Kohles, Denny McCarthy, Ben James |
| 8:35 a.m. | Frankie Capan III, Andy Svoboda, Luke Clanton |
| 8:46 a.m. | Harry Higgs, Hiroshi Tai, Brandon Wu |
| 8:57 a.m. | Joey Vrzich, Chris Naegel, Otto Black |
| 12:30 p.m. | Rico Hoey, Tom KcKibbin, Matteo Manassero |
| 12:41 p.m. | Dean Burmester, Rikuya Hoshino, Seamus Power |
| 12:52 p.m. | S.H. Kim, Justin Lower, Tim Widing |
| 1:03 p.m. | Lucas Glover, Sam Burns, Cameron Smith |
| 1:14 p.m. | Will Zalatoris, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tiger Woods |
| 1:25 p.m. | Patrick Cantlay, Matt Kuchar, Russell Henley |
| 1:36 p.m. | Tony Finau, Ludvig Aberg, Dustin Johnson |
| 1:47 p.m. | Justin Rose, Gary Woodland, Webb Simpson |
| 1:58 p.m. | Daniel Berger, Ryan Fox, David Puig |
| 2:09 p.m. | Ben An, Sam Bennett, Edoardo Molinari |
| 2:20 p.m. | Austin Eckroat, Adrian Meronk, Cam Davis |
| 2:31 p.m. | Aaron Rai, Davis Thompson, Zac Blair |
| 2:42 p.m. | Willie Mack III, Richard Mansell, Ashton McCulloch |
10th hole start
| 6:45 a.m. | Jason Scrivener, Brandon Robinson Thompson, Brendan Valdes |
| 6:56 a.m. | Santiago de la Fuente, Sam Bairstow, Eugenio Chacarra |
| 7:07 a.m. | Kurt Kitayama, Taylor Moore, Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
| 7:18 a.m. | Jason Day, Harris English, Tom Kim |
| 7:29 a.m. | Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler |
| 7:40 a.m. | Brian Harman, Nick Dunlap, Wyndham Clark |
| 7:51 a.m. | Hideki Matsuyama, Jackson Suber, Jordan Spieth |
| 8:02 a.m. | Shane Lowry, Keegan Bradley, Martin Kaymer |
| 8:13 a.m. | Akshay Bhatia, Eric Cole, Erik van Rooyen |
| 8:24 a.m. | Brendon Todd, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren |
| 8:35 a.m. | Thomas Detry, Brian Campbell, Jackson Buchanan |
| 8:46 a.m. | Taisei Shimizu, Gunnar Broin, Maxwell Moldovan |
| 8:57 a.m. | Sung Kang, Riki Kawamoto, John Chin |
| 12:30 p.m. | Michael McGowan, Carter Jenkins, Logan McAllister |
| 12:41 p.m. | Frederik Kjettrup, Christopher Petefish, Parker Bell |
| 12:52 p.m. | Omar Morales, Max Greyserman, Casey Jarvis |
| 1:03 p.m. | Corey Conners, Stephan Jaeger, Emiliano Grillo |
| 1:14 p.m. | Ryo Ishikawa, Francesco Molinari, Sergio Garcia |
| 1:25 p.m. | Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Brooks Koepka |
| 1:36 p.m. | Rickie Fowler, Adam Hadwin, Phil Mickelson |
| 1:47 p.m. | Min Woo Lee, Sahith Theegala, Nicolai Hojgaard |
| 1:58 p.m. | Si Woo Kim, Matthieu Pavon, Sungjae im |
| 2:09 p.m. | Nico Echavarria, Robert Rock, Neal Shipley |
| 2:20 p.m. | Takumi Kanaya, Stewart Hagestad, Mac Meissner |
| 2:31 p.m. | Isaiah Salinda, Bryan Kim, Jim Herman |
| 2:42 p.m. | Carson Schaake, Charles Reiter, Colin Prater |
2024 US Open purse
The U.S. Open had the largest purse of the four men’s major championships in 2023, and that amount is going up in 2024.
Mike Whan, the CEO of the United States Golf Association, announced Wednesday the purse for the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 was going up to $21.5 million, a $1.5 million increase from last year. In addition, the winner will take home $4.3 million, up from $4 million in 2023.
The winner of the first U.S. Open in 1895 took home $150.
In addition, every player will make at least $10,000, as players who miss the cut will pocket that amount.
At the Masters, the purse was $20 million with $3.6 going to the winner, Scottie Scheffler. The PGA Championship had a record purse of $18.5 million, with Xander Schauffele taking home $3.33 million.
How many golf courses are at Pinehurst?
There are 11 golf courses at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, including the historic No. 2 course, site of the 2024 U.S. Open.
While No. 2 is the headliner, golfers around the world visit the Sandhills of North Carolina to experience a crowd of different layouts in Moore County.
Known as “The Cradle of American Golf,” Pinehurst is hosting the United States Golf Association’s 1,000th championship this week. The No. 2 course has hosted four men’s U.S. Open tournaments in the last 25 years.
– Rodd Baxley, Fayetteville Observer
Rory McIlroy’s US Open off to great start
Rory McIlroy harnessed the power of positive thinking to get a flawless start to his latest U.S. Open campaign on Thursday, carding a five-under par 65 at Pinehurst as he hopes to finally break his decade-long drought at the majors.
“I guess I’ve had some success by the sort of mindset that I’ve brought in, especially last year at LACC,” McIlroy told reporters. “The golf course is a little different to what it was last year, but still the same strategy, same mindset.”
“I really feel like that’s the thing that has served me well in these U.S. Opens over the past few years,” said McIlroy, who won his last major at the 2014 PGA Championship.
– Reuters
Contributing: Golfweek, Reuters