2025 US Open - Oakmont

Great start from McIlroy

Bryson relief and caddy looked a bit dodgy

Another par five bogey for Shane.

Seems like the greens are firming up a bit. Major disadvantage to the late starters if so.

I don't think they need to do anything. Course is drying and Spaun's putting was ridiculous today.

The evening golfers today might have it a lot tougher than the morning starters.

Spaun had his four birdies in his first 8 holes while the ball was sticking on the green.

Just turned on the golf now. I was following the scores, Rory was on -1, last I heard, Shane was +5. Now Shane is +8, playing the 300 yard par 3 8th. Rory is +2, a stat before his tee shot said he's bogeyed 3 of the last 4 holes. And he's gone into the rough stuff on 8, so he will do well to make par.

And he's still in the rough after his 2nd shot. It's horrible rough, he would have been better off missing left in the bunker.

Rory makes double bogey on 8, he's now +4. It just stopped short of the hole. Shane makes bogey.

Shane and Rory finish with pars on the last hole. Rose double-bogeyed it.

No, he's level par having played the 10th hole, as he started on the back 9.

I have not seen too many albatrosses myself - what a shot from Reed - kind of miss Read , you need the guys with an edge

Yes - I hate LIV and the LIV players - but when they were gone you are there , ok who am I against here , but game lacks the big characters now.

Even Bryson - he was doing everyone's head in , in pro golf - but jaysus you'd miss him , some energy around him in the majors.

Have some of the players psych themselves out of it before they hit a ball and not play it each shot at a time today?

As said it looks playable but all we’ve heard all week is how unplayable it is

A preemptive cutting of mics before Hatton hits a shot from thigh high grass would surely negate the need for a silly apology