In the first 122 U.S. Opens, no player had shot better than 63. In Round 1 of the 123rd edition, two players have shot 62.
Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele tore through Los Angeles Country Club Thursday, turning the mysterious course's first hosting of the U.S. Open into a track meet.
For Fowler, his round serves as a bit of redemption. Once ranked the No. 4 player in the world, Fowler has spent the last few years as a backmarker. He hasn't won tournament in four years, his world ranking plummeted all the way down to 173, and he was so out of contention he'd only qualified for four majors since 2021.