An hour and a half late because of the fog, the US Open began to roll in Torrey Pines, the field in which there is always echo for the memories of the victories of Tiger Woods, a demanding rough scenario, with wind for noon and that on the first day raised Rafa Cabrera Bello, provisional second with 68 strokes.
The performance of the Canarian golfer was not a surprise no matter how much the world ranking dictates the position 139. The Spaniard has been playing the irons with skill for several weeks, moving the ball as he understands the game and to this he added a game around the green, and inside, superbly, exemplified with the eagle of his ninth hole, 18, with a chip from about 15 meters that was plastic even in the sound.
“Everything worked. He did a couple of bad swings, but I have played aggressive from the tee and I have been very good in the shots to the green. Perhaps the options of 5 6 meters for birdie could have passed closer, but in general very good game and a rise in the eagle “, Rafa said.” In the last weeks I was already feeling better in the game.
This time he knew how to understand each blow and avoid problems, the first thing the fiercest of Majors demands. They did not appear those punctual disasters in loose holes that have distorted the analysis of their last performances. It was the talented young man who 15 days ago won through the qualifying phase to enter the third big of the year. Sixteen pairs and a birdie completed a round that vindicated his plan since spring awakened.
Above Koepka
Cabrera stayed one hit in the morning shift of Russell Henley (67) and he was the only one who played without errors of all of them, in a group where he beat Koepka and Schauffele (69), and the same with the little one of the Molinari, Francesco (68) -Edoardo now almost more coach that golfer made a great 70- and where Matthew Wolff took the cake of how difficult it is not to fall into errors. He ended up with one under par (70) after … eight birdies.
At the end of this report, Jon Rahm and Sergio García they began their return. Both started with a birdie on their first hole and a bogey on the second, around different parts of the field.
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