Texas grad Scottie Scheffler nails brilliant shot out of the rough to climb US Open leaderboard

Scottie Scheffler is off to a nice Friday start at the US Open in Brookline, MA. The former Texas golfer took a beautiful shot from the rough to the bottom of the hole. Take a look at the hit that changed his entire round:

Magic from Scottie Scheffler 🪄

He's one back of the lead @USOpenGolf. pic.twitter.com/Hr2l37LhsO

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 17, 2022

That eagle chip put Scheffler just one stroke behind the leader Rory McIlroy. Scheffler went on to shoot a blistering 67 for the round in the toughest tournament of the year.

He’s at -3 for the tournament and as of now is tied for second place, just one stroke behind Englishman Callum Tarren. Scheffler heads out to The Country Club in Brookline for two more rounds Saturday and Sunday, where he’ll play for a shot at his second major title of the year after winning the Masters back in April.

WATCH: Brooks Koepka makes early eagle to stay in US Open contention

Brooks Koepka is surging on day two of the 2022 US Open. He stumbled out of the gate at the Country Club in Brookline, MA on Thursday. He finished +3 after day one, but is rallying to climb the leaderboards on day two.

Koepka was two under through Friday’s round, sitting at +1 overall, when he hit a huge shot to get back under par. Check out his masterstroke on the 14th hole:

The two-time champ is feeling it. 👀@BKoepka eagles the 14th and moves to -4 for the day. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/xbt48Byor9

— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 17, 2022

With that make for eagle, Koepka is surging back towards the top of the standings and looks in comfortable position to make the cut after a dicey Thursday. He has won the event two times, back to back in 2017 and 2018. So he’s certainly a threat to take home another crown if he plays every hole like no. 14. Though his play until then wasn’t even under par, so perhaps this is just one shot in an otherwise average weekend. We shall see.