A vintage display of putting prowess kept Tiger Woods in the hunt for a 16th major title, but it was playing partner Justin Rose who surged into the lead after the first round of the 119th US Open. Rose enjoyed a one-shot lead over former Open champion Louis Oosthuizen and the American trio of Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele and Aaron Wise, with Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson and Francesco Molinari part of an eight-strong group on three under. “I thought this would be kind of cool doing this in front of the great man himself.”Tweet of the dayWoods has just hit a tee shot into the garden of someone who may well have more money than him. Statistic of the dayTiger Woods ranked 121st in strokes gained approaching the green but fourth in strokes gained putting. On the upChances of the USGA deciding to turn off the sprinklers after 39 players took advantage of unusually soft greens to break par in the opening round.

Source: Irish Examiner June 14, 2019 05:25 UTC