US Open Day Two Recap

Representing For All The (UK) GolfPunks All Across The World: Paul Casey +1 – All to play for!

Jason Day suffered a vertigo attack and only just managed to finish his round. Our best wishes go out to Jason, and we hope he makes a swift recovery. You can still win this!!

Tiger missed the cut at the US Open for the first time since 2006 after finishing the second round 16 over par at Chambers Bay. The 14-time major winner, 39, had eight bogeys in a six-over 76. He still beat Rickie Fowler though, which the pair seemed to think was quite hilarious. As far as the actual tournament went on day two, Masters champion Jordan Spieth shot a 67 and he leads with fellow American Patrick Reed (69) on five under. Rory McIlroy dropped three shots in his last two holes but his two-over 72 and four over total was one inside the halfway cut mark.

"So I says, to Mabel, I says..."

Spieth will join Gene Sarazen as only the second 21-year-old to win more than one major if he triumphs at Chambers Bay. He will also become the sixth man, after Craig Wood, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods to win the Masters and US Open in the same year. Spieth flew out of the traps from the 10th, firing four birdies in his opening eight holes which put him at the top of the leaderboard on six under before a double-bogey six at the par-four 18th slowed his charge.

Boom!!! Spieth lets fly at 11

Paul Casey leads the way for the Brits, standing at one over par after a one-under 69. Casey struck four birdies and three bogeys and is only six shots back with two rounds to play. A decent performace in round three and he could easily be in the mix come Sunday.

The 18th hole proved to be Lee Westwood's Hell Hole. Lee found a fairway bunker off the tee, took six more shots to get down and his score went from one under to two over just like that. He will play the weekend though, as will Justin Rose, who also had a triple-bogey seven in a level-par 70 to match Westwood's two-over total.

"Look Tiger, a birdie..."

Colin Montgomerie briefly flirted with the leaders before successive bogeys on the 13th, 14th and 15th saw his challenge fade. A bogey at the last dropped him to five over, in a tie for 60th and good enough to play on.  Ian Poulter and Scot Jimmy Gunn both had 73s to finish on five over.

Joining Woods on an early flight home are the likes of two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson, who had six bogeys on his back nine in a 77, Rickie Fowler who ended 14 over after a three-over 73 in round two, and Germany's defending champion Martin Kaymer, who finished six over.

Teenage amateur Cole Hammer is heading back to Houston. The 15-year-old, the third youngest player to tee it up in the US Open, had a 14-over 84 on Friday to finish second last on 21 over. As is – sadly – Codey Gribble who missed the cut by one. Jamie Lovemark, however, is in good shape at two under."This might explain why you missed the cut, Bubba"

Of the rest of the UK contingent, Northern Ireland's 2010 US Open champion Graeme McDowell bowed out with two 74s while England's Danny Willett, who was two under after nine holes on day one, finished with a seven-over 77 and nine over par total. Jason Day collapsed at the end of his round after suffering a bout of vertigo. The 27-year-old Australian received medical attention but looked shaky as he completed the hole, which was his last, with a bogey to finish two under.

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There's no need for that, fella

Train in vain

Jason Day before the vertigo struck

That's just spooky...

Some people, eh?

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