US Open 2020: Bryson DeChambeau moves to two from Leader Justin Thomas

Bryson DeChambeau said he wanted to conquer the Winged Foot course this week

Bryson DeChambeau made his final hole in round two to secure the clubhouse's lead midway through the second round of the US Open on Winged Foot in New York.

His total of three under par is two behind first lap leader Justin Thomas, who is one of Friday's later starters.

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy started his second round at 6:27 PM BST on three under par.

The Americans DeChambeau and Bubba Watson were the only players to underperform early on in difficult circumstances.

"I feel like I rode it pretty well given the windy conditions, it's super tough," said DeChambeau, after he had a two-under-par 68 carded.

One of the favorites to win his first major, Xander Schauffele birded the 11th to get within two shots of Thomas' lead, but three bogeys in his last five holes saw the American finish with a two over 72 to be on the same level for the tournament.

South African Louis Oosthuizen had also moved to within two of the lead, but followed back-to-back bogeys with a double to card a 74 and slip to one over par .

Players enjoyed exceptionally favorable conditions on opening day at Winged Foot, where Geoff Ogilvy won five above par at the last US Open visit to the New York venue in 2006, but the West Course started biting back on Friday.

Despite the relatively low scores, no player had a bogey-free round on day one and difficult pin positions during a windy second round continued to score on a bounty.

Thomas Pieters, who started the day at four below, moved to the lead with two birdies on the front nine, but unraveled after the corner when six bogeys saw him drop back to level par .

"It's at least twice as tough as yesterday, with the wind", said the Belgian after his four-over-par 74.

] Former world number one Lee Westwood also failed to build on an opening 67, who started his round with back-to-back bogeys and added another on the sixth.

A birdie on the par five ninth gave the 47-year-old some relief, but he dropped four shots in his last three holes for a six-over-76, knocking him out three times. above size stays for the week.

Countryman Tommy Fleetwood, second in 2018, struggled to find momentum when five birdies were swept away by nine fallen shots, including a double bogey on second nd, to get him on. eight above par.

The world's number one Dustin Johnson was two under by his first nine, after starting on the 10th tee, but made consecutive bogeys after turns to level up and stayed on three left.

Gary Woodland's US Open defense continued with a second consecutive 74, keeping the American at eight above par and likely to miss the cut, which is expected to be six.

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