Rickie Fowler: ‘You don’t get many rounds at US Open that are stress-free’

Rickie Fowler isn’t sponsored by an Italian tyre manufacturer but their slogan summed up the Californian’s stunning 65 in the opening round of the US Open to perfection.

“Power is nothing without control.”

As defending champion and world No 1 Dustin Johnson paid for his imprecisions with driver and putter, signing for a three-over par 75, 28-year-old Fowler combined long, straight driving, tactical nous and perfect putting to make seven birdies in an immaculate round.