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US Open: Richard Bland shares lead with Russell Henley at Torrey Pines

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  • 송고시간 2021-06-20 03:30
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Richard Bland is making his second US Open appearance 12 years after his first. (Photo by= Getty Images)

[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] England's Richard Bland shares an unexpected lead in the US Open after a four-under 67 in the second round. BBC reported that the world number 115, playing in the event for only the second time, sits on five-under alongside Russell Henley.

Late starter Henley led until a bogey on 18 at Torrey Pines saw him card a 70 to finish level with 48-year-old Bland. Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau is level par after a 68, alongside two-time winner Brooks Koepka (73), with Rory McIlroy (73) on one over. Bland lost his European Tour card two years ago, but fought back and won the first title on the circuit in his 478th event in May. "I am very proud," Bland - the oldest man to lead the US Open at the halfway stage - told Sky Sports.


Following his emotional British Masters victory, Bland said he found inspiration in Mickelson's US PGA Championship win at the record age of 50 and while the American was ranked 115th in the world. The Englishman, who turned professional in 1996, says he never considered another career despite the long wait for a first European Tour title. Previously, two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson's 67 left him two off the pace on three under, alongside world number three Jon Rahm, who carded a 70.