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Anthony Simonsen regains lead as 2026 U.S. Open heads to final day of match play

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Friday, March 6, 2026 11:00 pm
Anthony Simonsen regains lead as 2026 U.S. Open heads to final day of match play
Anthony Simonsen leads the 2026 U.S. Open after the first round of match play. Photo by USBC.
Anthony Simonsen has made four straight stepladder finals and seven in the past 10 years at the U.S. Open, highlighted by his win in 2022. In this week’s U.S. Open at Royal Pin Woodland in Indianapolis, Simonsen has been steady as a rock, finishing the first four rounds in first, fourth, third and third as the top 24 headed into 24 games of round-robin match play starting Friday night, before the top five advance to Sunday’s stepladder finals live on The CW at 3 p.m. Central time....