LA JOLLA, United States: Jon Rahm grinded his way into contention Friday at the US Open, sinking clutch par putts and answering bogeys with quick birdies on a Torrey Pines layout he called a monster.
World number three Rahm sank an eight-foot birdie putt at the 18th hole to fire a one-under par 70 and stand on three-under 139 for 36 holes at the oceanside course.
“Feeling confident,” Rahm said. “Yesterday I hit it really well, hit a lot of fairways.
“Today it was the opposite. Took me a while to get going, didn’t hit my second fairway until the 13th hole and I just had to survive.”
Rahm stumbled with bogeys at the fifth and par-5 13th holes but…
