A blimp crashes during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament Thursday, June 15, 2017, near Erin Hills in Erin, Wis. AirSign, an advertising company, operates the blimp.
That equalled the lowest score in relation to par in the first round of a US Open, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf having both shot 63 in the first round on the par-70 layout at Baltusrol in 1980. "Anytime you shoot in the 60s at a U.S. Open, you're happy".
Leaving those birdies out on the course during his opening nine hurt, as Spieth turned in another bogey on the par-4 5th after hitting his second shot went wayward into the bunker. On typical U.S. Open greens, that would have run all the way off the back of the green.
Earlier in the day, AirSign had shared blimp pictures from the U.S. Open, advertising PenFed Credit Union.
The 177th U.S. Open golf tournament began Thursday at Erin Hills Golf Course.
But world number one Dustin Johnson - the defending champion and pre-tournament favourite - was struggling to get to grips with his game.
A woman who witnessed the crash of a small blimp near the Wisconsin golf course where the U.S. Open is underway says she saw flames as the aircraft deflated and floated to the ground.
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Fowler fired a seven-under 65 for a two-shot clubhouse lead over compatriots Brian Harman and Brooks Koepka and Englishman Tommy Fleetwood.
Jamie Lovemark shot a 3-under 69 with birdies on his last two holes (8 and 9).
Maynard said the pilot was the only person on board the craft, adding the company's operations team on the ground confirmed citizen video on social media showing the blimp going down.
A 7,845-yard course featuring lengthy fescue rough - albeit to the sides of appreciably wide fairways - was anticipated to provide a stiff challenge for the 156 competitors in the year's second major. " ... I'm not getting ahead of myself, but if I keep knocking on the door, putting myself in position, I can win a major". Hadwin, starting on the 10th, birdied the 18th and then the first five holes on the front. Recent history is on his side, too, as there have been six consecutive first-time major winners - Jason Day, Danny Willett, Johnson, Stenson, Jimmy Walker and Garcia.
Mickelson had been holding out hope that with the potential of storms over Wisconsin, there might be a long enough delay that he could still make his tee time.
But the way Fowler is playing, executing his gameplan nearly flawlessly during his first 18 holes, more is certainly to be expected.
Rickie Fowler is among a group of five players sharing the early lead at 2 under.
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