Dinwiddie in dreamland

Dinwiddie: Euro Tour rookie

I have hit a lot of good shots. I've got a lot of positives to go from. If I can just keep hitting fairways, hitting greens... I've holed some good putts, if I keep putting like I am, you never know.

Robert Dinwiddie
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England's Robert Dinwiddie is enjoying a dream start to his major championship career after comfortably making the cut and moving onto the fringes of contention.

The 25-year-old from Durham - in his rookie season on the European Tour and making his debut in a major - added a level par 71 to his opening 73 to finish on two-over par at the halfway stage at Torrey Pines.

He told Sky Sports: "I have made the cut so I have got to be really happy that I am here and almost in contention as well.

"You just expect a US Open to be very difficult and it is tough out there. If you miss a fairway, a couple of times today I was struggling to move it out of the rough even with a 60-degree wedge. All in all it was difficult but I managed to cope with it fairly well."

Asked dif he approached this tournament differently to a regular event in Europe, he added: "Just extra focus, really. I was really trying to make sure I picked very small targets to hit at but once over the shot, just letting my swing go."

Dinwiddie - who came through qualifying at Walton Heath last month - could even become the second qualifier in four years to win the event.

"I have hit a lot of good shots," he said. "I've got a lot of positives to go from. If I can just keep hitting fairways, hitting greens... I've holed some good putts, if I keep putting like I am, you never know."