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| Collin Morikawa leads the US Open after round two. Morikawa, 25, has already won the US PGA Championship and The Open so would complete the third leg of a career grand slam with the US Open title. (Photo by= Getty Images) |
[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] Collin Morikawa hit the front after round two of the 122nd US Open, but he has the world's top three players chasing him down at Brookline. Morikawa hit five birdies in a four-under 66 to share the lead with fellow American Joel Dahmen on five under, BBC Sports reported.
Defending champion Jon Rahm and world number three Rory McIlroy are just a shot behind, with top-ranked Scottie Scheffler one further back. Matt Fitzpatrick leads the English challenge on two under after a 70. The United States Golf Association may have feared the worst when questions about the fledgling LIV Golf series dominated the build-up, but they could not have wished for a better leaderboard at the halfway stage. It's the dream scenario for a major championship with four of the top seven in the world rankings battling it out for the title - led by reigning Open champion Morikawa looking to win his third major.
Four-time major champion McIlroy, who won last week's Canadian Open, is in hot pursuit with world number two Rahm, and current Masters champion Scheffler. McIlroy was in trouble early on in his round after a wild shot from the fairway landed him deep in some Brookline fescue, and it took him three swipes to escape.
