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The PGA Tour rookie flew into Boston from Toronto on Saturday
but his clubs did not make the trip until the next day, which
was actually an improvement compared to 2019 when he said they
did not arrive until the eve of his first U.S. Open.
The 31-year-old Darlington native said people he stayed with
during last week's Canadian Open, where he missed the cut days
after qualifying for the U.S. Open, went to the airport to give
"a little kick" to the airline staff.
"There was five other players on my flight. They all got golf
clubs, so it was the second U.S. Open I've played in and second
time no golf clubs," Tarren told reporters after a
three-under-par 67 at The Country Club.
"This time I got them a little bit faster than last. I didn't
actually get them until Wednesday in Pebble Beach a few years
ago, so that was a nightmare."
The world number 445 is making the most of his second major
championship appearance as he went out in the morning wave at
The Country Club outside Boston and mixed an eagle with three
birdies and two bogeys.
Tarren briefly held the solo lead after his eagle at the
par-five eighth, his penultimate hole, where his approach shot
settled within five feet of the cup.
"Obviously, that front section of the green is crazy. I was
really aware of that," said Tarren. "So I picked a club that was
going to fly middle of the green really, and like I say, I hit
seven-iron downwind. It flew 200 yards and fed off that slope to
the left there, and it was just perfect."
Tarren, who entered the week tied for 187th on the PGA Tour in
first-round scoring average, does not seem intimidated by the
course setup this week, a true U.S. Open test that features
tight fairways, thick rough and small greens.
"This golf course has a little bit of a links feel, so I'm used
to playing a lot of links golf back home, so I think that's --
yeah, I'm pretty comfortable out here," said Tarren.
"You've still got to execute golf shots at all times and be
concentrated at all times. I'm just excited about the next
few days."
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Brookline, Massachusetts, editing
by Pritha Sarkar)
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