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Fore! World’s best golfers make the wrong kind of history on shock U.S. Open leaderboard

Erin Hills didn't prove to be much of a test for U.S. Open golfers, as the new course to the tournament's rotation allowed numerous scoring records in the opening two rounds. But while the wide-open course saw more red than a Wisconsin football game, the world's top golfers were stymied in a stunning mass failure.

• For the first time since the creation of golf's rankings system in 1986, none of the top three players in the world will be playing on the weekend of a major. Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day all missed the cut at Erin Hills, contributing to a mostly anonymous leaderboard and a bunched-up

• There are 43 players in red numbers heading into the weekend.