The prevailing storyline from the first round of the U.S. Open very quickly became the 18-hole scores of Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele.
Fowler and Schauffele didn’t just pace the field, they blew it out of the water early on at Los Angeles Country Club with the lowest rounds in the history of the U.S. Open — matching 62s. Both had a chance to birdie their 18th hole, which would have set the record for lowest round in a major.
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Instead, they settled for pars to set the U.S. Open mark. By the time they finished Round 1, both golfers had a five-stroke lead over Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau, who were at 3 under. That raised the question: Is the U.S. Open already a two-man race?
It took 123 years for it to happen once.
It took 20 minutes for it to happen twice!
The #USOpen 18-hole scoring record has been tied by @XSchauffele. pic.twitter.com/U1nKzko6Ac
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 15, 2023
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That remains to be seen. More players went low in the afternoon, with Dustin Johnson and Wyndham Clark each shooting 6-under 64s to cut Fowler and Schauffele’s co-lead to two.
Fowler and Schauffele will obviously be the headliners Friday, but there are plenty of storylines — and good golf — to follow as the cut tracker comes into play.
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The Sporting News is tracking live scores, results, and highlights from Friday’s Round 2 of the U.S. Open. Follow along throughout the day for updates:
U.S. Open leaderboard 2023
| Rank | Player | To par (Thru) |
| 1 | Rickie Fowler | -10 (2) |
| 2 | Wyndham Clark | -9 (F)* |
| T-3 | Rory McIlroy | -8 (F)* |
| T-3 | Xander Schauffele | -8 (1) |
| 5 | Harris English | -7 (F)* |
| T-6 | Dustin Johnson | -6 (F) |
| T-6 | Min Woo Lee | -6 (F) |
* Started on 10th tee
U.S. Open live updates, highlights from Friday’s Round 2
(All times Eastern)
5:30 p.m.: Yet another birdie for Fowler. What a start by the clubhouse leader through three.
Birdie. Birdie. Birdie.@RickieFowler is putting on a clinic. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/b88Lkjzp7t
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
5:18 p.m.: Nearly ended his round with an ace, but McIlroy will finish Friday with a tap-in birdie to move to 8 under:
The 2011 champion will head into the weekend at -8.@McIlroyRory #USOpen pic.twitter.com/qOlTuWnRvo
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
5:16 p.m.: Can’t ask for much better of a start for Jon Rahm, who has an eagle to begin Round 2:
RAHMBO!
An opening eagle moves @JonRahmpga to -3. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/0KlTKQMobe
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
5:08 p.m.: How about another birdie for Fowler in just his second hole? He’s back to the top of the leaderboard at 10 under, and putting that new putter to work.
4:59 p.m.: Fowler’s right back where he left off with a birdie on his first hole.
Picking up right where he left off. 🐥🐥@RickieFowler is now 18/18 on putts inside 15 feet. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/jISdZ9kwag
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
4:26 p.m.: Smith back at it on the par-5 eighth:
A smooth roll moves Cameron Smith to -4. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/6APD6fJHwb
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
4:04 p.m.: And there’s another birdie for Clark to get back to the outright lead.
Alone at the top. @Wyndham_Clark makes birdie at No. 8 and takes the solo lead. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/4v8d4oEVGc
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
3:57 p.m.: From disaster to triumph in a matter of seconds for Brooks Koepka:
They say golf is a game of inches. @bkoepka #USOpen pic.twitter.com/HGq3KjD8Ig
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
3:48 p.m.: A net positive for Rory on Holes 3-5:
Birdie. Bogey. Birdie.
Rory McIlroy gets one back at No. 5. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/6AdeEC6dA5
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
3:31 p.m.: Considering the lie on this ball, this is nothing less than impressive for Cameron Smith.
High-quality stuff from Cameron Smith. 👏 #USOpen pic.twitter.com/2BaVMvrELs
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
3:28 p.m.: Nice shot from Dustin Johnson.
Working his way back up the leader board. @DJohnsonPGA makes birdie at No. 15. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/HlrKcF9AIL
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
3:01 p.m.: Rory birdie to get him three back of the leaders:
Three back of the leaders. @McIlroyRory rolls in a birdie at No. 3. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/9pWSZqjXkF
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
2:40 p.m.: There’s an impressive birdie for Spieth on Hole 11, among the longest par 3s in U.S. Open history:
Down in two from 297 yards. @JordanSpieth makes birdie at No. 11. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/JwZlsVK9qf
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
2:29 p.m.: Kind of hard to miss birdie from there, Min Woo Lee.
Making a big move 🆙 the board. @Minwoo27Lee is -4 at LACC. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/QIAJU0URwU
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
12:53 p.m.: Matthew Fitzpatrick becomes the first defending U.S. Open champion to hole an ace with this beauty on 15:
🚨 DEFENDING CHAMPION ACE ALERT 🚨@MattFitz94 joins the #USOpen hole-in-one party! pic.twitter.com/x6q3nll62C
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
Come for the ace, stay for the reaction 😄@MattFitz94 #USOpen pic.twitter.com/cUqF64a4bW
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
12:52 p.m.: What a birdie by Clark to move into the outright lead!
Now leading the #USOpen…@Wyndham_Clark! pic.twitter.com/kjWNFn1z2f
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
12:24 p.m.: Wyndham Clark moves back into a three-way tie for first:
Making birdie the hard way! @Wyndham_Clark ties the lead at -8. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/9KeWnh5c8t
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
12:12 p.m.: Rory McIlroy bounces back with a birdie on Hole 3 — following a bogey on 2 — to get back to 5 under for the tournament.
A bounce-back birdie for @McIlroyRory at No. 12.
He’s three off the lead. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/8NnoNF52Ji
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
12:07 p.m.: Lag-putt birdie from Tom Kim? Lag-putt birdie from Tom Kim.
What a read from Tom Kim! 👏 #USOpen pic.twitter.com/2AMNh3wDEP
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
Noon: Bogey notwithstanding, supreme confidence from Jordan Spieth on the second hole.
Walking it in? 🤔 #USOpen pic.twitter.com/bk5YjJenx1
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
11:50 a.m.: Not a great spot for Dustin Johnson here. (Check out The Sporting News’ detailed background of the L.A. Country Club’s famed barranca).
The barranca bites back.
Dustin Johnson cards a quad on No. 2. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/naWYKQETQZ
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
11:29 a.m.: There’s a birthday birdie for Phil Mickelson on the third, moving him back to 1 under for the tournament:
A birthday birdie for @PhilMickelson 🐥🎉#USOpen pic.twitter.com/yDsKSXvx1o
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
10:57 a.m.: Heck of an approach by Andrew Putnam to set up an easy birdie attempt:
That one doesn’t find the front edge… or does it?!@AndrewPutnam1 (-2) with a great birdie look at No. 2. pic.twitter.com/s3ZD8FX9gZ
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
10:34 a.m.: That’s quite a putt by Brent Grant to birdie on Hole 12 and get back to 2 over for the tournament:
From 61 feet away…
The longest putt made at the #USOpen so far. 👀 pic.twitter.com/UCqXgFqqlF
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
10 a.m.: And we’re off at Round 2 with this 346-yard drive from Echavarria.
A 346-yard start to the day for Nico Echavarria.
The second round of the #USOpen is underway. Watch live on @peacock. 📺 pic.twitter.com/58AoAdqYaR
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
9:04 a.m.: Ross Fisher, Nico Echavarria and Paul Haley have the first tee of the day at 9:45 a.m. Until then, here are the hole locations for Round 2 at the L.A. Country Club:
Hole locations for Round 2 of the 123rd #USOpen at LACC. pic.twitter.com/alXeFh6Rad
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2023
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What channel is the U.S. Open on today?
- Date: Friday, June 16
- TV channel: NBC, USA Network
- Live stream: Peacock, Fubo, NBC Sports App, USOpen.com
NBC and USA Network will broadcast the 2023 U.S. Open, including Friday’s coverage. Peacock will have exclusive coverage through 1 p.m. ET, at which point USA will air the main broadcast until 8 p.m. From there, NBC will take over the broadcast until 11 p.m. ET.
For those who want to live stream the 2023 U.S. Open, there are a few options:
— Peacock (subscription required) will carry the main broadcast from 9:40 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET. Peacock will also broadcast featured groups and featured holes throughout the day.
— Fubo carries NBC and USA Network, so you will be able to watch the main broadcast on the streaming service throughout the weekend. Fubo also carries a free trial.
— NBC Sports app and USOpen.com (subscription required) will also have coverage of the event.
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The complete broadcast schedule for Friday’s second round is below.
| Time (ET) | Focus | Channel/Live stream |
| 9:40 a.m.-1 p.m. | Main broadcast | Peacock |
| 11:13 a.m.-4:13 p.m. | Featured group 1 | Peacock |
| 11:24 a.m.-4:24 p.m. | Featured group 2 | Peacock |
| Noon-10 p.m. | Featured holes (Nos. 6, 14, 15) | Peacock |
| 1-8 p.m. | Main broadcast | USA, Peacock, Fubo |
| 4:43-9:43 p.m. | Featured group 3 | Peacock |
| 4:54-9:54 p.m. | Featured group 4 | Peacock |
| 8-11 p.m. | Main broadcast | NBC, Peacock, Fubo |
U.S. Open tee times 2023
Here are the complete tee times for Friday’s Round 2.
* Players will start on 10th tee
| Tee time (ET) | Grouping |
| 9:45 a.m. | Ross Fisher, Nico Echavarria, Paul Haley |
| 9:45 a.m.* | Brent Grant, Vincent Norrman, Charley Hoffman |
| 9:56 a.m. | Nick Dunlap, Nick Hardy, Sam Stevens |
| 9:56 a.m.* | Simon Forsstrom, Carlos Ortiz, Maxwell Moldovan |
| 10:07 a.m. | Taylor Pendrith, Aldrich Potgieter, Romain Langasque |
| 10:07 a.m.* | Eric Cole, Thriston Lawrence, Adam Schenk |
| 10:18 a.m. | Andrew Putnam, Victor Perez, Abraham Ancer |
| 10:18 a.m.* | Luke List, Wilco Nienaber, Alejandro Del Rey |
| 10:29 a.m. | Phil Mickelson, Padraig Harrington, Keegan Bradley |
| 10:29 a.m.* | Adrian Meronk, Harris English, Joaquin Niemann |
| 10:40 a.m. | Mito Pereira, Emiliano Grillo, Mateo Fernandez De Oliveira |
| 10:40 a.m.* | Alex Noren, Wyndham Clark, Austin Eckroat |
| 10:51 a.m. | Tom Kim, Sahith Theegala, Cameron Young |
| 10:51 a.m.* | Kurt Kitayama, Cam Davis, Russell Henley |
| 11:02 a.m. | Sam Burns, Dustin Johnson, Keith Mitchell |
| 11:02 a.m.* | Cameron Smith, Sam Bennett, Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 11:13 a.m. | Tony Finau, Jordan Spieth, Patrick Cantlay |
| 11:13 a.m.* | Billy Horschel, Chris Kirk, Brian Harman |
| 11:24 a.m. | Davis Thompson, Min Woo Lee, Justin Suh |
| 11:24 a.m.* | Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama, Rory McIlroy |
| 11:35 a.m. | Taylor Moore, Mackenzie Hughes, Ben Carr |
| 11:35 a.m.* | Sebastian Munoz, Nick Taylor, Taylor Montgomery |
| 11:46 a.m. | Patrick Cover, David Nyfjall, Frankie Capan |
| 11:46 a.m.* | Taylor Montgomery, Olin Browne Jr., David Puig |
| 11:57 a.m. | Austen Truslow, Christian Cavaliere, Alex Schaake |
| 11:57 a.m.* | Corey Pereira, Isaac Simmons, JJ Grey |
| 3:15 p.m. | Barry Henson, Ryutaro Nagano, Hank Lebioda |
| 3:15 p.m.* | Omar Morales, Deon Germishyus, Jacob Solomon |
| 3:26 p.m. | Michael Kim, Jordan Smith, Wenyi Ding |
| 3:26 p.m.* | Ryan Gerard, Yuto Katsuragawa, Michael Brennan |
| 3:37 p.m. | Scott Stallings, Preston Summerhays, Lucas Herbert |
| 3:37 p.m.* | Hayden Buckley, Adam Svensson, Pablo Larrazabal |
| 3:48 p.m. | Jens Dantorp, Patrick Rodgers, Ryan Armour |
| 3:48 p.m.* | Carson Young, Dylan Wu, Roger Sloan |
| 3:59 p.m. | Thomas Pieters, Aaron Wise, Gordon Sargent |
| 3:59 p.m.* | Ryo Ishikawa, Kevin Streelman, Matthiu Pavon |
| 4:10 p.m. | Bryson DeChambeau, Francesco Molinari, Tyrrell Hatton |
| 4:10 p.m.* | Shane Lowry, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood |
| 4:21 p.m. | Tom Hoge, Sergio Garcia, Sepp Straka |
| 4:21 pm.* | Sungjae Im, KH Lee, JT Poston |
| 4:32 p.m. | Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, Jason Day |
| 4:32 p.m.* | Gary Woodland, Adam Scott, Corey Conners |
| 4:43 p.m. | Patrick Reed, Matt Kuchar, Si Woo Kim |
| 4:43 p.m.* | Collin Morikawa, Max Homa, Scottie Scheffler |
| 4:54 p.m. | Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm |
| 4:54 p.m.* | Denny McCarthy, Joel Dahmen, Adam Hadwin |
| 5:05 p.m. | Martin Kaymer, Stewart Cink, Michael Thorbjornsen |
| 5:05 p.m.* | Matthew McClean, Seamus Power, Ryan Fox |
| 5:16 p.m. | David Horsey, Brendan Valdes, Paul Barjon |
| 5:16 p.m.* | Mac Meissner, Barclay Brown, Gunn Caroenkul |
| 5:27 p.m. | Jordan Gumberg, Kyle Mueller, Bastien Amat |
| 5:27 p.m.* | Alexander Yang, Jesse Schutt, Andy Svoboda |
