124th United States Open Championship Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2), June 13-16, 2024
121st U.S. Open: Friday Scenes From Torrey Pines
June 18, 2021
Louis Oosthuizen returned to Torrey Pines Friday morning to finish off a first-round 67, which positioned the South African atop the leader board with Russell Henley. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Sebastian Munoz watches his third shot on the par-5 ninth hole. The native of Colombia doubled the hole and finished the first round with an even-par 71. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Joaquin Niemann, of Chile, tees off on the second hole during Friday's second round of the 121st U.S. Open. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
View of the par-4 14th hole shrouded in Friday morning fog. The second round did start on time at 6:45 a.m. PDT. (Darren Carroll/USGA)
Troy Merritt plays a recovery shot on the par-3 11th hole during Round 2 on Friday. (Darren Carroll/USGA)
Dave Coupland's caddie, Paul Coupland, waits on a green during Round 2 on Friday at Torrey Pines. (Jeff Haynes/USGA)
Jon Rahm keeps a close eye on his putt on the first green during Friday's second round. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
Dustin Johnson, the 2016 champion, plays his second shot on the par-5 13th hole during Round 2. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Rory McIlroy, the 2011 champion, anxiously watches his tee shot on the par-3 11th hole. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Hideki Matsuyama gets a ruling from a cart path on the 11th hole. (Darren Carroll/USGA)
Paul Casey plays from a fairway bunker on the fourth hole during the second round on Friday. (Jeff Haynes/USGA)
Air Force Academy alum Kyle Westmoreland, a survivor of local and final qualifying, found the rough on the second hole. He opened with an even-par 71. (Robert Beck/USGA)
Richard Bland watches his drive on the 12th hole. The Englishman briefly was tied for the lead in Round 2. (Darren Carroll/USGA)
Amateur Matthias Schmid, of Germany, takes out a clump of turf while playing a shot from the rough on the par-4 second hole. (Robert Beck/USGA)
Branden Grace splashes out from a greenside bunker on the sixth hole. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
Tyler Strafaci, the 2020 U.S. Amateur champion who is now a professional, found a bunker on the par-3 third hole. (Darren Carroll/USGA)
Thomas Detry goes into deep focus mode before putting on the 13th green. (Chris Keane/USGA)
A bird's-eye view for one local native of Torrey Pines on Friday. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
Patrick Cantlay reacts to his second shot on the par-5 ninth hole. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
Jon Rahm carded a 1-under 70 on Friday and currently sits two strokes behind 36-hole clubhouse leader Richard Bland. (Jeff Haynes/USGA)
Bryson DeChambeau tees off on the seventh hole en route to shooting a second-round 69. The defending champion is at even-par 142 through 36 holes. (Darren Carroll/USGA)
Rory McIlroy, the 2011 champion plays a shot from the rough on the second hole. A second-round 73 left McIlroy at 1-over 143 through 36 holes. (Robert Beck/USGA)
Richard Bland plays from a fairway bunker on the seventh hole. The 48-year-old from England posted a 4-under 67 and is the clubhouse leader at 5-under 137. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Sergio Garcia plays from the rough on the second hole. A second-round 74 left the Spaniard close to the cutline. (Robert Beck/USGA)
Hideki Matsuyama plays from a bunker on the sixth hole. (Darren Carroll/USGA)
Bubba Watson's 67 on Friday matched the low round of the morning wave with Richard Bland. (Darren Carroll/USGA)
Fans follow the action during Friday's second round at Torrey Pines. (Robert Beck/USGA)
A glider soars above the 17th tee. (Jeff Haynes/USGA)
Justin Rose reacts to his tee shot on the seventh. The 2013 champion missed the cut. (Robert Beck/USGA)
Viktor Hovland watches his tee shot on the 12th hole. (Darren Carroll/USGA)
Phil Mickelson pitches to the third green on Friday. After an opening-round 75, the left-hander from Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., was grinding to make the weekend. (Robert Beck/USGA)
Kevin Na watches his tee shot on the par-3 11th hole. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Tommy Fleetwood pitches to the 13th green. (Jeff Haynes/USGA)
Phil Mickelson hydrates on the fourth hole as a hang glider goes by on Friday. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
San Diego native Xander Schauffele tees off on the fifth hole. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
Collin Morikawa tees off on the sixth hole. (Jeff Haynes/USGA)
Phil Mickelson reacts to missing a putt on the fifth green. (Jeff Haynes/USGA)
Dustin Johnson, the 2016 champion, prepares to play his second shot from the rough on the 11th hole. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Phil Mickelson prepares to tee off on the par-3 16th hole. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
Justin Thomas carded a 2-under 69 on Friday and sits five strokes off the lead going into the weekend. (Robert Beck/USGA)
A fan shoots a video of Phil Mickelson during the second round. Mickelson shot a 69 on Friday to make the cut. (Gordon Seay/USGA)