The 27-year-old Cal grad was five strokes off the pace at Pinehurst No. 2 with most golfers still on the course.
Collin Morikawa birdied the final two holes Thursday, averting what could have been a disastrous start to the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, NC.
Morikawa is coming off a runner-up finish at the Memorial last week and is the only golfer to have finished in the top five at the year’s two previous majors, the PGA and the Masters. He birdied the 10th but his second double-bogey pushed him to plus-2 and tied for 32nd place through 15 holes. By carding birdies on the final two holes, Morikawa climbed back to even for the day.
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