"It's not happened this time, but it will happen another time for this team, they're far too talented not to get a big trophy in their hands soon. Somewhere down the line, the rub of the green should go their way." Bland, however, had other ideas and etched his name into the record books. The 48-year-old opened with a solid 70, added a 67 on day two and, when Russell Henley three-putted his final hole, Bland had the honour of being the oldest player to hold the halfway lead in US Open history. The three-time Pro Bowler Watson passed for an NFL-high 4,823 yards last season, with 33 touchdowns to only seven interceptions - and that was despite playing for a poor Texans team that finished 4-12 on the season. Clayton was converting 65 per cent of his finishing doubles ahead of his semi-final clash against Danny Noppert, and he produced another imperious display to account for Michael van Gerwen's conqueror, running out a 4-1 winner with a 94.82 average.