Young Swede Ludvig Aberg leads the US Open by himselfthe 3rd golf major of the season, where the legend Tiger Woods did not make the cut at the end of the 2nd round played last Friday at Pinehurst (North Carolina, USA).
Ludvig Aberg confirmed his brilliant emergence in the professional world at the age of 24, after his 2nd place in the Masters. A card of 69 (1 under par) allowed him to capitalize on his excellent first day on Thursday (66) to find himself alone at -5 under par.
Further down the ranks, the legend of golf Tiger Woods (card of 73, +7 overall) once again missed the cut in a major tournamentafter the PGA Championship in May and a 60th-place finish at the Masters in April.
The man of the big 15 He returned in January after ankle surgery in April 2023after a car accident in 2021, without managing to regain a good level of play.
The number 1 in the world, Scottie Schefflerwinner of the Masters and almost undefeated this season, showed his frustration with a day that ended with a 74, for a total result of +510 shots off the lead, just allowing him to make the cut before the final two rounds this weekend.
US Open 2024
Sorting after the second day
1. Ludwig Aberg (SWE) -5 (66-69)
2.Patrick Cantlay (USA) -4 (65-71)
Bryson DeChambeau (USA) -4 (67-69)
Thomas Detry (BEL) -4 (69-67)
5. Tony Finau (USA) -3 (68-69)
Rory McIlroy (NIR) -3 (65-72)
Matthieu Pavon (FRA) -3 (67-70)
8. Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) -2 (72-66)
9. Akshay Bhatia (USA) -1 (68-71)
Zachary Blair (USA) -1 (70-69)
Corey Conners (CAN) -1 (69-70)
Tyrrell Hatton (ENG) -1 (68-71)
Kim Joohyung (KOR) -1 (71-68)
Xander Schauffele (USA) -1 (70-69)
Tim Widing (SWE) -1 (71-68)
Sergio García (ESP) 0 (69-71)
(…)
David Puig (ESP) +4 (76-68)
57. Scottie Scheffler (USA) +5 (71-74)
Brooks Koepka (USA) +5 (70-75)
THEY DON’T
Tiger Woods (USA) +7 (74-73)
Eugenio López Chacarra (Esp) +8 (75-73)
Source: La Verdad
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