Gary Woodland reacts after a missed putt on the eighth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at The Country Club, Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Former University of Kansas golf standout Gary Woodland opened the 2022 U.S. Open golf tournament with a 1-under par 69 on Thursday afternoon at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Woodland carded three birdies and two bogeys on the day, including a bogey on his last hole of the round, the par-4 ninth.
He birdied two of the four holes before that after picking up a birdie on his second hole of the round earlier in the day.
Woodland’s round left him in a tie for 14th place, three strokes behind leader Adam Hadwin.
Woodland, who won the 2019 U.S. Open to become the first Jayhawk to win a major, will get Round 2 under way at 7:02 a.m. Friday on the first tee. He is slated to play with Justin Rose (-2) and Bryson DeChambeau (+1).
A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.
