Arghghgggghhhh!!!!!

If you don't understand what that means it means I am so, so frustrated. I played the first 15 holes beautifully today to be one under par. I was in perfect US Open mode, being careful, not making any silly mistakes, not being greedy, taking my chances when they were presented. I was concentrating well, focused and in control.

On the 16th I was in the middle of the green and facing a putt that I fancied. I can hole this and go to two under I thought to myself. Come on Jus! I charged the first putt a little past the hole, missed the return and suddenly from thinking I could be two under par I found myself level par.

Then I thinned a bunker shot on the 17th to run up a double bogey on the par 3 and missed the fairway on the last to slip back to plus three.

Then I had only 90 minutes, if that, to grab something to eat and get ready to go out again for the second round and I dropped three more strokes before the siren went and play was ended for the day. That leaves me on six over par. I need some birdies when I start tomorrow. I don't want to have to rely on the ten shot rule, which means every player who is within ten shots of the halfway leader goes through to the last two rounds.

It was a long day. I don't often play nearly 29 holes in one day in a tournament. Actually it was not that long a day, if I'm honest. I have had many days like this at regular tournaments but to start playing at 11.06 and finish at 8.26pm with only a short break in between is a hard day's work at a major championship where the pressure is so much greater because the examination is so much stiffer.

I did not hole out tonight on the 2nd, my 11th. I exercised my right to mark my putt and return to it in the morning when the greens will be fresh, there won't be any spike marks and the light should be better. I'll do my normal warm up and add in a few more 14-foot putts for practice before I go out there in the morning.

I am up against it a bit. I need to play some quality golf. There is one par 5 that is reachable, the 4th, my 13th. A birdie there would help me. I have to put today out of my mind and focus on the last few holes. I have to forget my frustration.

Arghghgggghhhh!!!!!