US Open Golf 2024: 3 Instant Reactions to Friday Leaderboard Scores
Ludvig Aberg is experiencing one of the better debut seasons at men's golf majors in recent memory.
The 24-year-old Swede, who finished second at The Masters, is the sole 36-hole leader of the 2024 US Open.
Aberg enters Saturday one shot ahead of Thomas Detry, Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Cantlay. Rory McIlroy, Tony Finau and Mathieu Pavon are all two shots back on the US Open leaderboard.
A surprising amount of players are far away from contending for the lead and just happy to stay around at Pinehurst No. 2 for the weekend.
Scottie Scheffler is the top name on the list of players far away from the top. The No. 1 ranked men's golfer in the world is not used to being around the cut line this season, but he will have to fight just to be around even par by Sunday's end.
Ludvig Aberg Is Here to Stay
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Ludvig Aberg's second-place finish at the Masters was just the start of what could be an illustrious career of major tournament golf.
Aberg continued to display his potential during the first two rounds at Pinehurst. He started the US Open with a four-under 66 and followed that up with a one-under 69 on Friday.
Aberg's consistency with his driver has been the main reason why he has not fluctuated up and down the leaderboard, like some of the other golfers around the leading score.
All of the statistics support just how incredible of a week Aberg has had at Pinehurst. CBS Sports' Kyle Porter outlined that Aberg leads the field in five key metrics, including greens in regulation and fairways hit.
Aberg still has two rounds to play, but if continues at his current pace, he could become the first golfer to win the US Open in his tournament debut since Francis Ouimet in 1913.
Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy in Great Shape
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Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy are the two biggest names inside the US Open's top 10.
Both players battled on Friday morning to keep their high positions on the leaderboard.
DeChambeau recorded five birdies and four bogeys throughout his topsy-turvy round that left him one shot back of Aberg.
McIlroy dropped two places because of a two-over 72, but he was consistent for most of the round with 14 pars.
The pair of former major winners each rank in the top 10 in strokes gained for the tournament. McIlroy leads the event in strokes gained tee to green, while DeChambeau is fourth in that category.
As long as they continue to play consistent golf, DeChambeau and McIlroy will be in contention when the back nine rolls around on Sunday.
Scottie Scheffler Among Top Golfers Who Barely Survive Cut
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Scottie Scheffler waited until the final hour of golf on Friday to learn his weekend fate.
Scheffler was one of a few golfers at five-over who hoped Pinehurst wreaked enough havoc to bring the field back to them.
Scheffler shot worse than he did on Thursday, as he finished with a four-over 74. He enters the weekend in a tie for 57th. The top 60 golfers and ties made the cut.
The two-time major champion will try to make the best of the weekend and potentially finish inside the top 20.
The same can be said about Brooks Koepka, Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood, Wyndham Clark and Collin Morikawa. All of those golfers either sit at four-over or five-over for the tournament.
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