'Roller coaster of emotions' for Shane Lowry in LA

Shane Lowry weathered the more difficult conditions with a string of nine consecutive pars to maintain his position directly on the cut line at 2-over.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 16: Shane Lowry of Ireland plays his third shot on the 14th green during the second round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 16, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

It was fashionably late arriving like someone stuck in L.A. traffic, but the U.S. Open finally showed up Friday afternoon at Los Angeles Country Club.

With the arrival of a little sunshine and a California breeze, the North Course stopped being such a generous host when the afternoon wave arrived to finish the second round. The low scoring that dominated the first round-and-a-half were gone by sunset Friday.