Fowler and Schauffele set record pace at US Open

Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele jointly made history with the lowest ever rounds in a US Open to lead early on Thursday at LA Country Club.

The 34-year old Fowler, who hasn't won on the PGA Tour since 2019, rattled in 10 birdies and just two bogeys to set the clubhouse lead at eight-under par in Los Angeles.

In doing so, he became only the second player to hit 62 in a major championship after Branden Grace in the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in 2017.

Within half an hour, we would witness a third. Fowler's newly minted US Open record would be matched before lunchtime on the West Coast, with Schauffele rolling in a birdie on the 8th (his 17th) to reach eight-under.

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