“I'm playing old-man-par golf at the moment,” Adam Scott said of his eight birdies, eight bogeys and the rest pars after 36 holes at Oakmont.

As the 44-year-old Scott said after Friday's round, he's trying to play "old-man-par golf." He's the fifth-oldest player to be in the top five after 36 holes in the U.S. Open in the past 20 years ...

He joked this week that he’s “playing Old Man Par golf” and no joke, it’s working. He was going to be just another guy back in the pack until he birdied three of the last six holes.

He joked this week that he’s “playing Old Man Par golf” and no joke, it’s working. He was going to be just another guy back in the pack until he birdied three of the last six holes.