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118th U.S. Open: Scenes From Thursday's First Round
June 14, 2018
Sunrise arrives at Shinnecock Hills to kick off the 118th U.S. Open Championship. (USGA/John Mummert)
A member of the maintenance staff rolls the ninth green at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in preparation of the first round of the 118th U.S. Open Championship on Thursday. (USGA/John Mummert)
The sun rises above the 118th U.S. Open letters at Shinnecock Hills prior to Thursday's first round. (USGA/Jason Miczek)
Mowers cut the grass in front of the 18th green at Shinnecock Hills in preparation for Thursday's first round of the 118th U.S. Open. (USGA/Jeff Haynes)
Players warm up on the practice ground in preparation for Thursday's first round of the 118th U.S. Open. (USGA/Jeff Haynes)
The sun rises over the clubhouse at Shinnecock Hills prior to Thursday's first round of the 118th U.S. Open. (USGA/Jeff Haynes)
A volunteer standard bearer stands ready to walk with the first group for Thursday's first round. The first group included Harold Varner, Scott Piercy and Matthieu Pavon. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Harold Varner, of Gastonia, N.C., had the honor of hitting the first shot of the 118th U.S. Open on Thursday at Shinnecock Hills. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Directional signage near the 10th tee helps guide fans to key locations at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, site of the 118th U.S. Open. (USGA/Ben Solomon)
Scott Stallings tees off on No. 10 to start his U.S. Open on Thursday. (USGA/Ben Solomon)
Harold Varner, Scott Piercy and Matthieu Pavon walk off the first tee with their caddies to start Thursday's first round of the 118th U.S. Open. (USGA/Jeff Haynes)
Matt Parziale, the reigning U.S. Mid-Amateur champion, tees off on No. 10 to start his first round of the 118th U.S. Open. (USGA/Ben Solomon)
Andrew Johnston warms up on the practice range in preparation for Thursday's first round. (USGA/J.D. Cuban)
Erik Montalbano, of Amityville, N.Y., and his friend Matthew Reznik, of Long Beach, N.Y., showing off their patriotic jackets at Shinnecock Hills on Thursday. (USGA/Jason Miczek)
Defending champion Brooks Koepka plays his approach to the par-4 first hole. (USGA/Jeff Haynes)
Bubba Watson plays from a greenside bunker on the par-3 second hole during Round 1 on Thursday. (USGA/Jeff Haynes)
Danny Willett (center) hands his caddie, Sam Haywood, a club at the first green during Thursday's first round. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Jason Day tees off on the fourth hole during Thursday's first round. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Matthew Fitzpatrick, the 2013 U.S. Amateur champion from England, tees off on the ninth hole. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Patrick Reetees off on No. 10 to get his first round started on Thursday. The 2018 Masters champion birdied the hole. (USGA/J.D. Cuban)
Aaron Baddeley enjoyed his playce at the top of the leader board during his opening nine holes on Thursday. Here the Australian plays his approach from the 13th fairway at Shinnecock Hills. (USGA/Ben Solomon)
Fans putt on pins of the American flag to honor Flag Day during Round 1 of the 118th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. (USGA/Jason Miczek)
Fans pass the many USGA displays of past U.S. Open champions during Round 1 of the 118th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. (USGA/Jason Miczek)
Bryson DeChambeau plays from the first fairway during Round 1. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Justin Rose, the 2013 champion, watches his tee shot on the sixth hole. (USGA/Jeff Haynes)
Ian Poulter vaulted to the top of the leader board early in Round 1 with birdies on Nos. 3 and 7. (USGA/Jeff Haynes)
It is Bubba Watson's world and everyone else is just living in it. The two-time major champion is captured by a 360-degree camera on the first tee. (USGA/Andrew Gombert)
Ian Poulter tees off on the par-4 ninth hole. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Charley Hoffman watches his approach to the par-4 18th hole. (USGA/Chris Keane)
Matt Kuchar played his first nine holes in 2-under-par 33 in Thursday's first round. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Phil Mickelson watches his tee shot on the par-4 15th hole. (USGA/Chris Keane)
From left to right, Jake DePaulis, Zach DePaulis and 11-year-old Tim DePaulis enjoy the first round with their father, Paul. (USGA/Jason Miczek)
A packed grandstand by the 12th tee watches 2015 champion Jordan Spieth during the first round. (USGA/J.D. Cuban)
Scott Piercy lines up a putt at the 18th hole. Piercy, who tied for second two years ago at Oakmont C.C., posted a 1-under 69 in extremely challenging conditions. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Chris Naegel, one of 21 players to survive local and sectional qualifying to compete in the 118th U.S. Open, tees off on No. 18. Naegel, of Wildwood, Mo., played his college golf at NAIA Missouri Baptist and has bounced around the mini-tour circuit. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Fans follow the play during the first round of the 118th U.S. Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills on Thursday. (USGA/Jeff Haynes)
Patrick Reed plays from a bunker on the 14th hole. (USGA/Ben Solomon)
Rory McIlroy plays a shot from the rough on the 12th hole. The 2011 champion struggled to an 80, his worst score in 29 U.S. Open rounds. (USGA/J.D. Cuban)
Phil Mickelson reacts to a missed birdie putt on the 15th green. The six-time runner-up had a disappointing 77 in Thursday's first round. (USGA/J.D. Cuban)
Danny Willett plays a shot from the rough on the 16th hole. (USGA/Jeff Haynes)
A volunteer works behind the third green during Thursday's first round. (USGA/Chris Keane)
Six-year-old Brecken Bohn gets a bird's-eye view from his father Ryan's shoulders at Shinnecock Hills. (USGA/Jason Miczek)
Tiger Woods plays his opening tee shot of the 118th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. The three-time champion posted a triple-bogey 7 on the first hole. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Russell Knox plays from a bunker on the second hole. (USGA/Chris Keane)
Tiger Woods plays his approach to the first hole during Thursday's first round. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Dustin Johnson plays his opening tee shot of the 118th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. (USGA/Jeff Haynes)
Jason Dufner stands on the seventh tee box during the first round of the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y. on Thursday, June 14, 2018. (Copyright USGA/Ben Solomon)
Fans take photos of three-time champion Tiger Woods as he prepared to start his first round on Thursday at Shinnecock Hills. (USGA/Ben Solomon)
Tiger Woods prepares to play a shot at the third hole during Round 1. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Tom Lewis, of England, jumps for a better view in a bunker near the eighth fairway. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Dustin Johnson watches his shot on the par-5 fifth hole. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Russell Henley hits his tee shot on the 11th hole. (USGA/J.D. Cuban)
Justin Thomas reacts to his tee shot at the par-3 seventh hole. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Rafa Cabrera Bello tees off on the par-3 11th hole. (USGA/J.D. Cuban)
Peter Uihlein tees off on No. 10 during Round 1 on Thursday. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Jon Rahm waits on the 10th green during Round 1. (USGA/J.D. Cuban)
Jason Dufner plays his third shot to the eighth green. Dufner made the turn in 1-under 34. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Dustin Johnson watches his hole-out for birdie from a greenside bunker at the eighth hole. (USGA/Jeff Haynes)
Patrick Rodgers watches his tee shot on the fourth hole en route to a 2-over 72 on Thursday at Shinnecock Hills. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Matthieu Pavon, of France, carded a 1-over 71 in his first-ever U.S. Open round on Thursday at Shinnecock Hills. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Charles Howell watches his tee shot on the second hole en route to a 1-over 71 on Thursday. (USGA/Chris Keane)
Wenchong Liang found some deep rough during the first round of the 118th U.S. Open. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Lanto Griffin plays his approach to the third hole. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Tiger Woods ponders his second shot from the deep rough on the 14th hole. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Fans look out over the course from the 18th-green grandstand. (USGA/Ben Solomon)
Russell Henley could not get up and down for par from this greenside bunker on No. 18 and settled for a 1-under 69 to share the first-round lead with three others, including 2016 champion Dustin Johnson. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Dustin Johnson lines up at putt at the 14th green during his first-round 69 on Thursday at Shinnecock Hills. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
Byeong Hun An watches his tee shot on the eighth hole en route to a first-round 71. (USGA/Chris Keane)
Dustin Johnson walks off the 18th green during the first round of the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y. on Thursday, June 14, 2018. (Copyright USGA/Jeff Haynes)