Patrick Cantlay‘s (T1/65) first-round 65 marks his third score of 69 or better in the first round of a Major championship (68/2018 PGA/Finished T27; 69/2019 PGA/Finished T3); previous best first-round score in a U.S. Open: 70/2021/Finished T15.
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Sixth 18-hole lead/co-lead in standard, individual stroke-play events on TOUR; 0-for-5 converting the victory (most recent: 2024 The Genesis Invitational/T4); first time holding at least a share of the lead after any round in a Major.
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Low amateur at the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club (T21); three players since 2015 have won the U.S. Open after previously earning Low Amateur honors:
2015: Jordan Spieth (2012 Low Amateur)
2021: Jon Rahm (2016 Low Amateur)
2022: Matt Fitzpatrick (2014 Low Amateur).
One of four players inside the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking seeking their first major championship victory (No.5/Viktor Hovland, No. 6/Ludvig Åberg, No. 9/Patrick Cantlay, No. 10/Max Homa).
Best finish in a Major: T3/2019 PGA Championship; best finish at the U.S. Open: T14/2023
Eight-time TOUR winner is making his 35th start since his last win at the 2022 BMW Championship.
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Two top-10s in 13 starts this season (T4/The Genesis Invitational, T3/RBC Heritage).
Rory McIlroy (T1/65) posts bogey-free 65; the last three times he opened with a bogey-free round in a Major, he won (2014 Open Championship, 2012 PGA Championship, 2011 U.S. Open).
Sixth opening round of 65 or better in a Major, including in back-to-back years at the U.S. Open.
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Twenty-third time holding the 18-hole lead/co-lead in an individual stroke-play event on TOUR and 3-for-22 converting the victory, two of which coming in majors (2011 U.S. Open, 2012 BMW Championship, 2014 Open Championship).
2011 champion and 2023 runner-up has finished inside the top 10 in five consecutive U.S. Open appearances.
Most number of years in between U.S. Open victories: 11/Hale Irwin/1979, 1990; Julius Boros/1953, 1963; a win for McIlroy would mark 13 years in between victories (2011).
Four top-10 finishes in 13 starts on TOUR this season, including two victories (Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Wells Fargo Championship).
Ludvig Åberg (3rd/66) hits all 14 fairways on round one, the first player to hit every fairway in a round at the U.S. Open since round one in 2023 (Dustin Johnson, Pablo Larrazabal, Wenyi Ding); seeks to become the first U.S. Open champion to win in his debut since Francis Ouimet in 1913.
World No. 1 and FedExCup leader Scottie Scheffler (T34/71) posts his fifth over-par score of the season and second consecutive (R4/the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday); first time with consecutive over-par rounds on TOUR since the 2023 Open Championship (R2/75, R3/72).
