Photo: GettyJustin Rose rode a red-hot putter to an opening round of six-under-par 65 and a one-shot lead at the US Open, while Tiger Woods and two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka turned in scrappy efforts to stay in contention. With near perfect conditions on the Monterey peninsula, little wind and soft greens, the Pebble Beach Golf Links was left to the mercy of the world's best. Rose, the 2013 champion, birdied his final three holes to equal the US Open low round at the scenic layout set by Tiger Woods in 2000. "I wouldn't say it's exhilarating because I feel like my mindset is I am in a 72-hole tournament," Rose told reporters. "As you know, Pebble Beach, you have like the first seven holes and you can get it going, and then after that it's a fight.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 14, 2019 03:33 UTC