ERIN, Wis. (AP) When he was young, Xander Schauffele’s soccer coaches insisted he play defense. Instead, Schauffele switched to golf.
Their loss.
The kid with the can’t-miss hand-eye coordination is doing his scoring at Erin Hills this week. The PGA Tour rookie spent part of Friday’s second round sharing the lead in the U.S. Open. He followed an opening 66 with a 73 to get to 5-under par, and finished in a tie for eighth, only two shots out of the lead.
Not bad for a U.S. Open rookie who had to go through qualifying to make it to Erin Hills.