Daily Times (Primos, PA)

U.S. OPEN AT A GLANCE

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A brief look at the second round Friday of the U.S. Open at The Country Club:

Leading: Collin Morikawa shot 4-under 66and Joel Dahmen 68to head into the weekend tied for the lead at 5-under 135.

Trailing: There’s a five-way tie for third at 4under, headlined by defending champion Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy. Also there are Aaron Wise, Beau Hossler and Hayden Buckley.

Phil Watch: Phil Mickelson made a 57-foot putt for birdie on No. 6, the same hole he four-putted the day before. That was one of his few highlights in a round of 73that sent him packing with a two-day score of 11over.

Low LIV: Dustin Johnson and Patrick Reed were the top players from the LIV Tour, each at 1 over. Bryson DeChambeau and Richard Bland also made the cut at 2over.

Farewell: Mito Pereira, who took the lead into the 72nd hole at the PGA Championsh­ip last month, missed the cut (3 over) by one shot. So did Sergio Garcia, Shane Lowry, Stewart Cink and Billy Horschel.

Card of the day: Cameron Young made three birdies, a quadruple-bogey 8and a holein-one as part of an inward nine of 1-over 36. He missed the cut by one.

Shot of the day: After reaching the green following two near whiffs near a fescue-ridden greenside bunker, McIlroy saved a double bogey on the par-4 third with a 25-foot putt.

Key statistic: This is the third time Morikawa has opened a major with two rounds in the 60s. He won the other two times.

Quotable: “Thirty-six holes left in a U.S. Open is a lot longer than 36holes at any other golf course.” —Dahmen

Saturday TV: Noon-8p.m., NBC.

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