LIV Golf has bigger issues to tackle in the near future, but it’s another troublesome sign for the fledgling league that a player who carded a septuple bogey could well be LIV’s top U.S. Open finisher come Sunday in Southampton, N.Y.<\/p>\n
For those counting, a septuple bogey is carding a 7 over par on one hole, which Joaquin Niemann ended up with on the par-4 sixth hole at Shinnecock Hills on Thursday after being assessed a two-shot penalty for throwing his club.<\/p>\n
To the young Chilean’s credit, he used the viral moment as motivation to card a 65 on Friday, tying the low round of the day with Collin Morikawa. It also propelled Niemann inside the cut line at 3-over 143 for the tournament.<\/p>\n
He was one of only six of the 13 LIV players to qualify for the weekend. And half of those made the cut on the number when it moved to 4 over.<\/p>\n
At 3 over, Niemann is equal to Dustin Johnson and one shot behind England’s Tyrrell Hatton. Hatton, who was LIV’s top finisher at the Masters and is coming off a win at Andalucia, enters the third round tied for 34th. After opening with a 74, Hatton rebounded with a 2-under 68 on Friday.<\/p>\n
Niemann and Hatton were largely an anomaly for LIV on Friday.<\/p>\n
Johnson, who was contending for the lead much of the first round, carded double and quadruple bogeys on his back nine on Friday to post a 7-over 77. He will play the weekend, which is more than fellow former U.S. Open champion Jon Rahm can say.<\/p>\n
The Spaniard opened with a 68 and appeared poised to build on his runner-up finish at the PGA Championship last month. That was short-lived, however, as Rahm went 6 over across a five-hole stretch and missed the cut by two shots.<\/p>\n
Bryson DeChambeau has missed the cut in each of the first three majors of 2026. He carded consecutive double bogeys while stumbling to a 75 on Friday — missing the cut by a lone shot.<\/p>\n
On a positive note, 22-year-old Caleb Surratt survived closing with consecutive bogeys to make the cut on the number in his first career major.<\/p>\n
LIV GOLF U.S. OPEN SCORES THROUGH 36 HOLES
\nTyrrell Hatton, T34 (+2)
\nDustin Johnson, T46 (+3)
\nJoaquin Niemann, T46 (+3)
\nLaurie Canter, T60 (+4)
\nCaleb Surratt, T60 (+4)
\nPeter Uihlein, T60 (+4)<\/p>\n
MISSED CUT
\nBryson DeChambeau (+5)
\nCarlos Ortiz (+6)
\nJon Rahm (+6)
\nCameron Smith (+6)
\nLucas Herbert (+6)
\nDavid Puig (+9)
\nGraeme McDowell (+12)<\/p>\n
–Derek Harper, Field Level Media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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