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

Richard Bland is making his second US Open appearance 12 years after his first
-5 R Bland (Eng), R Henley (US); -4 L Oosthuizen (SA), M Wolff (US); -3 B Watson (US), J Rahm (Spa); -2 K Streelman (US), M Hughes (Can), X Schauffele (US)
Selected others: E B DeChambeau (US), B Koepka (US); +1 L Westwood (Eng), R McIlroy (NI); +2 R MacIntyre (Sco), D Johnson (US), F Molinari (Ita), P Mickelson (US); +3 T Fleetwood (Eng), M Fitzpatrick (Eng), I Poulter (Eng)

England’s Richard Bland shares an unexpected lead in the US Open after a four-under 67 in the second round.

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…

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