Landry – winless on the PGA Tour, ranked 624th in the world, playing in his first major – striped a attractive approach to 10 feet on the hard par-4 ninth hole – his last of the day. Torrential rain soon swept in and, with warnings of flash floods in place, it was confirmed there would be no resumption until Friday.
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Dustin Johnson is confident in his closing abilities as he prepares to push for a first major title at the U.S. Open.
“It was probably about as easy as the course was going to play this morning when we first went out”, said Fowler, who ended the day at six over with six holes to complete.
But at 1-over with seven holes to play when the siren sounded for the final time at 3.51pm Thursday, Spieth is just four behind current leader Andrew Landry and well in contention.
He has since played nine holes in one-under to join little-known American Andrew Landry at the top.
Like Landry he capped his round with a birdie at the ninth, the 477-yard hole that was playing as the toughest on the course in the first round.
One year after Johnson let the U.S. Open slip away from him at Chambers Bay, he drove his way to the top of the leaderboard Friday at Oakmont on a marathon day of 36 holes with rounds of 67-69 that left him poised for another shot at a major.
Defending champion Jordan Spieth is at one-over par through 11 holes.
So is Masters champion Danny Willett’s bid to follow up on his triumph at Augusta.
But while the greens were soft, they still were quick as ever. You can’t escape a day at the U.S. Open without some adversity.
During the first delay, several players, including England’s Westwood and Luke Donald and Germany’s Martin Kaymer, sought refuge in the media center to watch England’s 2-1 win against Wales in the Euro 2016 soccer tournament. Notoriously hard – USA Today noted that there isn’t a single hole that can be described as “easy” – Oakmont is actually so unwieldy that the winning score in the 2007 U.S. Open played there was five over par.
“If guys are playing well and they’re confident, you’ll maybe get it around in under par”.
Adam Scott, of Australia, right, talks with his caddie, Steve Williams on the range during a practice round for the U.S. Open golf championship at Oakmont Country Club on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Oakmont, Pa.
“I think for me, the toughest thing is just trying to stay positive and not get too down on myself”, McIlroy said.
Aaron Wise, the fifth-ranked amateur in the world, turned pro officially this week, making the U.S. Open his professional debut.
Landry pipped golfing titans Gary Player and Ben Hogan in posting the lowest opening round at Oakmont in US Open history. “Try to get the ball in play and see what I can do on the fairways out here”.
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Now over a hundred year’s later, first-timer Andrew Landry is leading this year’s U.S. Open after round one completed on Friday morning. “I felt confident out there and hit a lot of good shots”. “It’s just important for me to be there for that stuff”. I had not contended in a big tournament for a while so it was nice to give myself a chance and feel those emotions again.
