The 2016 US Open teed off yesterday at the Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania in atrocious weather, with storms halting play on three separate occasions. When play was eventually called for the day it was 28 year-old qualifier Andrew Landry who topped the leaderboard at 3-under par after 17 holes.
With almost half the field still left to tee-off, we could be heading for a Monday finish to this year’s championship.
Landry had fives birdies and two bogeys in his round as some of the biggest names in golf struggled on the opening day.
Ranked 624th in golf’s world rankings Landry said he “just kind of kept to myself” during the weather delays. I went to the locker room, stayed by myself, talked to my caddie a bit, and turned my phone off. Had my phone off the whole time. It was good to just be by myself and take it all in.”
Rory McIlroy is languishing on 4-over after 13, while Jordan Spieth is on 1-over after 11.