- English veteran Richard Bland co-leads after glorious 67
- Russell Henley joins him with gritty 70
- Check out the official US Open leaderboard
So four weeks after Phil Mickelson became the oldest man to win a major championship, Richard Bland becomes the oldest player to lead, or co-lead, after 36 holes at the US Open. The English veteran, at 48 years and four months, shot 67 today, and shares the lead with Russell Henley, who missed a tiddler on the last that would have given him sole ownership of it. Here’s how the upper echelons of the leader board look. Thanks for reading this blog, and hope to see you tomorrow. Nighty night!
-5: Bland, Henley
-4: Oosthuizen, Wolff
-3: Watson, Rahm
-2: Streelman, Hughes, Schauffele
Mickelson very nearly drains his eagle putt. He taps in for birdie, and that’s a marvellous 69 by the old boy. At +2, his US Open dream isn’t over yet, but he’ll need one of those old-time birdie blitzes tomorrow if he’s going to land that elusive prize. Schauffele can’t get up and down from the sand, though, and it’s a disappointing par. Fitting for a disappointing 71, but he’s not done any damage, and at -2 he’s in good nick going into the weekend.
