Oakmont, PA. – Sam Burns was in danger in 65 after a misfire on 65 on Friday.
Burns Drive flew into a native area filled with high knee grass on the left side of the Fairway. He took a drop and hit his third shot for about 22 1/2 feet of the hole at number 9.
The equal put was upwards with the weight of left to right brake, yet Burns judged it completely. His ball took a late twist to turn late and finalized his 5-inner rounds to jump under 3 rounds at the US Open.
“He was put, I don’t know, a six -feet break,” Burns said. “Yes, there was a good one to make sure.”
There is a little secret why Burns is in the mixture near the top of the leaderboard at the Omont Country Club. Statistically this season the best Putter on PGA Tour, Burns has shown its peers how it is done on both greens and around them this week.
So Victor is Hoveland. Norwegian work around Greens is a weakness in their game for a long time, but it is far from the case of Omont.
Hoveland put the first cut of the rough for the shirt at number 10 to open its second round, and he looked a more difficult out of thick accessories on short para -4 17th. He drove his ball out and it took an ideal line to the hole, going down to the eagle.
With still a round in progress on Friday afternoon, Hoveland led the ground in the strokes: ranked 22nd in short games and putting.
Hoveland said, “I almost think that it’s a bad hole if it is backwards.” I think it’s a fun challenge. This is a fun exam.
“This is just super dice because you want to be clearly under the hole, but it is difficult to do on holes like number 1, especially with today’s pin. Just a lot of strategy. You have to be super accurate on your distance control, and obviously the speed – just the importance of your interval goes above the other weeks.”
Burns know how to put one thing or two legs. Par-5 on the fourth Friday, he reached green in two shots, but was 106 feet to leave. He placed the upcoming put within 2 feet to install his sixth bird of the round.
Burns were stellar in their entire round from T to green, but he finished second in stroke: the approach and third in the putting. He was fifth for the week in strokes: short game.
On Thursday, his second shot at No. 1 pursued a long slope until it covered a distance of about 3 feet from the pin for an easy shower. He then chased with a pitch-in Birdi at number 3.
Burns said, “Yes, it’s good. See, this golf course is very difficult and you are going out of the position and you are going to some spots that are difficult.” “I think it is really important to rely on your small game and to give yourself a chance.”
-Adam Zillonka, Field Level Media
