BROOKLINE, Mass. — The Masters may be a tradition unlike any other, but it seems like every year at the U.S. Open a golfer that few people in the United States know much about gets to the top of the leaderboard. This year, it’s Callum Tarren, a 31-year-old from Darlington, England, who is competing in his second U.S. Open.
Thursday morning, after teeing off in the first group off the 10th tee at 6:45 a.m. ET with Fran Quinn and Hayden Buckley, Tarren made a bogey. He followed that up with eight consecutive pars and made the turn in a respectable 36 (1 over). He played his next nine holes in 31 however, for a 67 that left his name alongside Rory McIlroy, David Lingmerth and Joel Dahmen atop the leaderboard at the 122nd U.S. Open.
Here are five things to know about Tarren and his days at The Country Club.
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