Much changes in Day 2 of 2017 U.S. Open as Jakob Butturff soars to the lead

Lofting was the story of Friday’s opening day of the 2017 U.S. Open at Flamingo Bowl in Liverpool, New York, as I detailed in this story. It got so bad on the double burn squad that words like “circus” and “joke” were used in messages to me from competitors, with much worse terminology common on social media. Things weren’t as extreme in Saturday’s second round of qualifying, as the players seemed to have learned a lesson, so to speak, and many more pl...