Tommy Fleetwood joins history boys at 2023 U.S. Open

Tommy Fleetwood became the first player to shoot two rounds of 63 at the U.S. Open as a remarkable record-breaking week continued at The Los Angeles Country Club.

Since Thursday, we have seen the lowest 18-hole score at the event beaten and the lowest nine-hole score matched, with the shortest par-three played along the way.

Fleetwood first shot 63 in the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in 2018 and he followed that up with two eagles, four birdies and a bogey in California.

The Englishman had a good chance to birdie the last for a 62 that would have matched the lowest round in Major Championship history but he was left with little to complain about after his incredible Sunday.

"I missed a six-footer on the first, missed a five-footer on the last, and then everything in between was really, really good," he said.

"I got off to a nice start. I holed like a 15-footer for par on five and then eagled the sixth, and I think those two holes there were just a huge part of the round really, momentum-wise.

"One of those days, Sunday, you want to get the best out of it that you can and I just happened to be playing really well and got momentum on my side.

"I hit some amazing golf shots. I hit the tee-shot on six and then the five wood off the tee into 11 that I had to cut against the wind a little bit. I mean, those two shots stand out for me, and then even down the last few holes.

"So amazing coming down the stretch and playing so well and shooting those scores on a Sunday in a U.S. Open."

Fleetwood's runner-up finish at Shinnecock Hills came the year after he won the Harry Vardon Trophy and the year before he also finished second at The Open Championship.

He then went three years without a victory between the 2019 and 2022 Nedbank Golf Challenges but the 32-year-old believes he is a better player then he was in his previous purple patch.

"I would say I'm probably a bit more knowledgeable now, which might not always be a good thing," he said. 

"In the peak, I guess, in '17 and '18, '19, I was so confident at any given time, so no matter when I played badly, or poor or good, I always felt I was going to play well at some point, and I always felt that the game was going to be good enough to be in contention and win tournaments.

"When you've struggled for a little bit, it always takes time for your confidence to grow.

"I think I'm a better all-around player than I ever have been for sure.

"I think the more I can just keep doing the right things, putting myself in contention and keep experiencing Sundays like last week, keep having rounds like today, the more your confidence builds and the more examples you give to yourself that everything is good enough and it can be your time anytime soon. I think that stands you in good stead.

"I think overall my game is better than it was, and it's starting to show."