Rickie Fowler opens U.S. Open with record-breaking 62
Rickie Fowler rang up 10 birdies Thursday en route to breaking the U.S. Open single-round scoring record of 62.
Fowler went 8-under par at the par-70 Los Angeles Country Club, which is hosting a major championship for the first time. Not far behind him, Xander Schauffele was 7 under through 16 holes, on track to shoot a 63 or match Fowler's 62.
Only one round of 62 had ever been seen at a men's major championship, when