Storms took plenty of bite out of Oakmont wound up shutting down the U.S. Open on Thursday. Indians in the field Anirban Lahiri and Jeev Milkha Singh hadn’t played a single ball of their first round. This fate belonged to the likes of Jason Day, Phil Mickelson and many others and they now face an even longer day on Friday that for some could mean 36 holes at Oakmont.
The first round was suspended for the third and final time just as 28-year-old qualifier Andrew Landry was finishing up a dream round in his debut at Oakmont.
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Coming off two straight bogeys, Landry hit his approach into about 10 feet on the ninth hole for a birdie attempt when the horn sounded as a violent storm approached. He was at 3-under par.
That wasn’t the only memorable U.S. Open debut. Scottie Scheffler, who just finished his sophomore year at Texas, can at least say he was the leader for the day. Scheffler, one of only nine players to finish, opened with a 1-under 69.
Seven of the 78 players who teed off in the morning were under par, so Oakmont still presented its typical share of problems, mostly on the greens.
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