McIlroy outshone playing partners Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele to share the lead with Patrick Cantlay on five under par
Rory McIlroy made the ideal start in his bid to end his major drought with a flawless opening 65 at the 124th US Open at Pinehurst.
“Certainly the major championships that I’ve won or the ones that I’ve played well at, I’ve always seemed to get off to a good start, and it’s nice to get off to another one. Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg was a shot off the pace after returning a 66 on his US Open debut and just the third major championship of his career.
“It was very nice round of golf. Not a lot to complain about,” said Aberg, who revealed that the first US Open he remembers was at Pinehurst in 2014, when his caddie Joe Skovron was working for joint runner-up Rickie Fowler. Tiger Woods had been an early casualty of what he had predicted would be a “war of attrition”, the 15-time major winner making a birdie on his opening hole of the day before struggling to a 74.
“I just haven’t been able to play as much because I just don’t want to hurt myself pre, then I won’t be able to play in the major championships.
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