(LOS ANGELES) On the heels of Thursday’s record scores, US Open organizers ruled that the Los Angeles Country Club would be played full size in the second round.
Wyndham Clark and Rory McIlroy were not too unsettled.
Afterwards, it was the turn of Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele to compete against a course favorable to other beautiful cards, due to the sun and the breeze in the afternoon.
Clark, who secured his first title last month, shot 67 to take the lead at 131 minus nine.
McIlroy, without a major title in nine years, overcame a tough start thanks to four birdies on his last five holes.
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Rory McIlroy
He also played 67 and is one stroke off the top.
Fowler and Schauffele set a tournament record with 62 cards on Thursday.
Harris English shone with five birdies on the front nine and brought home a 66, for 133.
At 134 are Dustin Johnson (70) and Min Woo Lee, who had the best score of the day, 65.
Canadian Mackenzie Hughes (73) is 30e to 140, dropping in the standings due to four bogeys. He signed a 67 on Thursday.
His compatriot Adam Svensson is 10 strokes behind after a 70.
The tournament is over for British Columbian and Canadian Open champion Nick Taylor, after two days of 72.
Also from the maple leaf, Taylor Pendrith (73) and Roger Sloan (73) are also excluded from the tournament.