Keith Mitchell had an interesting day at the 2020 U.S. Open, but he ended it by making history on the second 9. He started the day on the back nine and made a double. In his next six holes, he had four bogeys, and Mitchell turned in 41 and was at 6 over for the title.
With that, he became the seventh player to ever shoot 29 as a nine-hole score in the national championship. Outside of that, Mitchell had birdies on Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 9 and added an eagle on the par-4 fifth, which gave him a 12-shot improvement and made more history, according to Justin Ray of The Athletic.
“Keith Mitchell went out in 41-29 today for a round of 70. He is the first player in U.S. Open history to shoot 40 or worse on one nine and break 30 on the other nine within the same round,” Ray wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
If Mitchell can continue to keep playing like he is, he could end the weekend as champion, but there are also some other people in front of him that he should worry about. It will be interesting to see what transpires over the next few days, but it seems like Mitchell is ready for whatever comes his way.
The goal for him is to start strong, and even though he didn’t do that today on the back nine, he made up for it on the second nine.
It also shouldn’t be a surprise if more history is made throughout the open with the talent on the course.
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