US Open Leaderboard, Projected Cut, Live Updates: JJ Spaun And Thriston Lead, Scheffler Underway In Round 2

UPDATE THAT LEADERBOARD

Koepka is on the charge. The easiest of birdies on the 647-yard, par-5 12th. Eagle putt had a lot of break but he makes a really nice job of judging that. -3.

NICE START FROM VIKTOR

Scheffler isn't the only player to have made a tidy start. Viktor birdied the 10th and has just made par at 11. The Norwegian is even par and into the top 10.

SCHEFFLER TAKES HIS MEDICINE

Scheffler chips it out sideways and then pulls out a wedge... you know the rest. We can safely say that will be a par on 11.

THE BROOKS BOUNCEBACK

Brooks doesn't panic. This is more like the Koepka of 2017/18.

BUNKER ON 11 FOR SCHEFFLER

Such a lovely opening birdie - world class. However, troubles on the 11th, awkward second coming up. Spieth made a great up-and-down for par on his first hole, but he's in trouble at the next. Takes a swipe at the ball in the rough and it did not move an awful lot.

RAHM BOGEYS OPENER

Not the start the Spaniard was hoping for, but that bogey is down to his opening tee shot going a long way right. Scheffler (+2) drops his first putt of the day - of course he does.

BIRDIE CHANCE FOR SCHEFFLER

Lovely 3-wood, fine approach - 15 feet for an opening birdie. Koepka, meanwhile, balances the books straight away after his opening bogey.

CHANDLER'S STRUGGLES CONTINUE

After that double-double start, Chandler now has a snowman on the card after making an 8 on the par-4 3rd. Still, the good news is that he's now playing a par 5.

SCHEFFLER OFF

Game face on. Splits the fairway on 10. Weather looks lovely. I fancy an under par round today from Scottie. I'm sure he does, too.

TOUGH START FOR WILL CHANDLER

Double-double for the American. +12 now and a long day ahead for the man from Sea Island.

KOEPKA OPENS WITH BOGEY

A bogey on 10 for Brooks. Good to see him back contending yesterday. He used to be something of a Major specialist, did Brooks. The 2017 and '18 US Open champion makes a 5 at the 10th, but it's not the nicest of openers - a 472-yard par 4.

DJ, RAHM & SPIETH UNDERWAY

Three explosive drives. Three missed fairways. Spieth's drive looked like a beauty, but it's gobbled up by the rough.

FEATURED GROUPS

Yesterday's late starters now have an earlier start. We'll shortly see how World No.1 Scottie Scheffler responds to his slow start on Thursday. He's hardly out of it, but he's given himself some work to do today, which actually makes it more exciting in my opinion.

Let's be honest, had he opened with a 70 or better, we'd already be talking about him having one hand on the trophy - he's been that good the last couple of years.

7.18am (12.18pm):: Min Woo Lee, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka
7.29am (12.29pm): Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson
7.40am (12.40pm): Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler
1.03pm (6.03pm): Ludvig Åberg, Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama
1.14pm (6.14pm): Xander Schauffele, Jose Luis Ballester, Bryson DeChambeau
1.25pm (6.25pm): Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy

PLAY HAS STARTED

Ryan Fox, a winner last week, has made the perfect start. The Kiwi is very much enjoying his golf right now.

DID YOU ENJOY YESTERDAY?

Personally, I like to see players grinding out pars - we see a lot of low numbers throughout the season and watching the best players in the world tackle "the beast" is fascinating.

However, I think some of the rough around the greens looked a bit too harsh. What with the putting surfaces and deep rough lining the fairways, it looked tough enough without so much heavy stuff just off the greens.

I think when you see a really good shot end up in five-inch rough, it crosses a line. However, I'm all for seeing players struggle more when they hit wayward drives. Some of the rough looked to have been trampled down a fair bit by spectators, too, so players could get a lucky break.

WHAT WILL DAY 2 BRING?

More carnage? A Rory/Scottie fightback. One thing's for sure - some big names are going to miss the cut.

GOOD MORNING

Welcome to day two of the 2025 US Open. We have the cut coming today, where the top-60 and ties progress. Take a look at the Friday featured groups (times ET/BST):

• 7.18am (12.18pm):: Min Woo Lee, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka
• 7.29am (12.29pm): Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson
• 7.40am (12.40pm): Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler
• 1.03pm (6.03pm): Ludvig Åberg, Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama
• 1.14pm (6.14pm): Xander Schauffele, Jose Luis Ballester, Bryson DeChambeau
• 1.25pm (6.25pm): Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy

END OF ROUND ONE

As the remaining players finish up their first rounds, we can reflect on a fascinating first day of action here at Oakmont Country Club. JJ Spaun leads the way on four-under thanks to a bogey-free round of 66 - a score which equals Andrew Landry's total from 2016 as the lowest opening number at a US Open. Spaun is also the only man who is yet to card a bogey out of the 156 players who started, proving just how tough Oakmont is playing.

For the star names among the field, it has been a day of mixed fortunes. Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau have endured testing starts while Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth and Collin Morikawa enjoyed a bright first 18 holes.

Patrick Reed suffered a frustrating end to his first round, making a triple-bogey seven at the 18th, but that was after a superb moment for the American where he became just the fourth player ever to record an albatross at a US Open.

We will see you again tomorrow as the US Open continues and those star names we mentioned continue their battle to make the weekend at Oakmont. Meanwhile, we will see how well Spaun deals with holding the lead at one of the biggest championships on the planet. Thank you for tuning in and see you soon!

REED TRIPLE-BOGEY

That is a shocking end to round one of the US Open for the 2018 Masters champion. His drive went right into the rough, forcing him to hack a few yards forward and then back into the fairway.

After going slightly long with his approach into the 18th (fourth stroke), Reed opted to try a flop shot towards the short-sided flag, but he got it all wrong and bladed the ball down the putting surface. Two putts later and he was in for a seven which took his total score to 73 (+3). A brutal end for Captain America.

KOEPKA REACTS

Speaking after his opening 68, Brooks Koepka was pleased with the way he played and said work with his coaches paid dividends after a miserable past few months - sparked off by a frustrating showing at The Masters where he missed the cut.

Discussing his first round at the US Open, Koepka said: "I thought I played pretty consistent, drove it really well. Iron play was pretty good. When I did miss it, I felt like I missed it in the correct spots. A couple of good bunker shots.

"I missed one little short one on 14 maybe. Other than that, I thought I played very solid. I'm really happy with the way I finished, and hopefully it leads into tomorrow.

"It's nice to put a good round together. It's been a while. I've been working hard, just got into some bad habits and bad swing positions. We worked pretty hard last week, Pete Cowen and Jeff Pierce were on me pretty good, and Pete got into me again on Monday, in the bunker for about 45 minutes. I just sat there, and he scolded me pretty well.

"Yeah, it's just a matter of executing the feels versus perception for where I've been, I think. It's been so far off, it's on opposite sides, but now it's starting to click. Unfortunately, we're about halfway through the season, so that's not ideal, but we're learning."

The five-time Major winner was then asked how he felt having missed two cuts in a row at The Masters and PGA Championship - the first time he had done so in successive Majors.

Koepka said: "I would say from the first weekend in April until about last week, you didn't want to be around me. It drove me nuts. It ate at me.

"I haven't been happy. It's been very irritating. It's a lot -- I mean, I had to apologize -- I've apologized to Rick, Pete, Jeff, Blake, my wife, my son, everybody. I wouldn't have wanted to be around me."

A STUNNER FROM VIKTOR

What a putt from Viktor Hovland on 18! This game makes no sense. He's left five strokes out there after shockingly short missed putts and then, at the last, he rolls in a monster for birdie to end on one-over. He will need a lie down and maybe a touch of therapy to clear his brain after that 18 holes.

Scottie Scheffler has hit just 11 of 18 greens at Oakmont today. That is very unlike him, but goes some way to explaining why he's at three-over. He ends with a par to close out his day.

Last to finish is Morikawa, and he sends a fantastic approach in close to give himself a great birdie chance, which the American takes. Morikawa is another who will feel he should have broken par today, but it's a round of 70 for the two-time Major winner.

RAHM SIGNS FOR A 69

The Spaniard had one more chance for a gain at the ninth hole but just left it short as these greens, running at close to 15 on the stimpmeter, begin to slow down a touch. Rahm rolls it in for par anyway and can be very pleased with his first day's work - a one-under 69.

Moments later, Jordan Spieth almost did the same but saw a dirty lip out deny him a sub-par score.

CHRIS KIRK BAGS FOUR IN A ROW

Not quite in contention but also well within range of making the weekend now, PGA Tour winner, Chris Kirk has just made four birdies in a row between holes 12 and 15 to reach two-under. On the front nine, Kirk had gone bogey-double-bogey-bogey, so this is certainly a welcome change to his day.

CONTRASTING FORTUNES AT 18

Denny McCarthy stands in the middle of the fairway and rips a beautiful approach to three feet. He gives it the club twirl as well. Nice.

Unfortunately for Dustin Johnson, the same could not be said for the 2016 US Open champion. Also on the shortest grass, he produced a shot which comes along once in a blue moon - a horrible push/shank kinda thing. Honestly, I'm not sure even he could describe what happened there. Just horrible. And now he's scrambling to make par.

SUNGJAE SLIDES

What has happened to Sungjae Im on this back nine? He was flying at five-under through 11 holes. Maybe the pressure hit him? Either way, his third bogey of the day has arrived at the par-3 eighth, his 17th hole, after a short missed putt and he's now at two-under.

ONE PLAYER BOGEY-FREE

Trevor Cone finally makes a bogey, and it comes at the par-4 12th. As a result, JJ Spaun is the only player out of the 156-man field to remain bogey free. Back in 2016, Dustin Johnson carded the only bogey-free round - a 67 - and he went on to win...

CLOSING BIRDIE

Brooks Koepka hasn't produced his best stuff at the Majors in recent times, but this has been an excellent start from the five-time Major winner. He sends a perfectly-weighted 16-foot birdie putt sweeping from left to right and in to the hole at the 18th, capping off an ideal start to his week. Koepka, who won the US Open in 2017 and 2018, signs for a two-under 68 and will feel he's in a great position to kick on through the remaining three rounds.

ANYTHING YOU CAN DO...

Check these incredibly impressive tee shots out from Mackenzie Hughes and Chris Kirk at the par-3 13th...

FRENCHMAN FALLS

Before Hovland recovered from two bogeys in the space of three holes down the back nine, Matthieu Pavon made a double-bogey at the par-4 third and followed it up with a bogey at the next. He has drifted back to level par. Still, that's not the worst result, should the Frenchman be able to arrest his slide.

BURNS FIZZLES OUT

This is a frustrating end to his first round for Sam Burns. The American was playing so nicely before a bogey five at the 15th. At the following hole, the par-3 16th, a duffed chip led to Burns making a double-bogey five. He's now at even par.

ICE-COLD CONE

Trevor Cone's run of pars is over after 10 in a row. But it ends not with a bogey. Instead, it's a birdie following a wonderful bunker shot at the par-4 second! The American is now up to one-under - good enough for a share of seventh as it stands.

NOTHING DROPPING

We seem to have entered a period of the Championship where nothing much is happening for anyone. Hovland is hacking his way down the 15th, Scheffler sends his own approach into the rough at the same hole, Rahm pushes a birdie putt just wide at the par-3 sixth (bogey) and Burns duffs a chip a few feet in front of him. Oakmont has apparently had enough of all these birdies...

To follow up, both Scheffler and Hovland have walked off the 15th with bogey fives after lipping out.

DJ SPINNING BIRDIE MUSIC

The 2016 US Open champion is on a birdie charge! From seven-over, Johnson rolls in his third gain in a row to reach four-over - the figure that is currently the cut line. Although that is likely to change by this time tomorrow.

IM-PLOSION

Sungjae Im is starting to go backwards. His driver has really cooled and that's leading to more problems further down the hole. Despite a great chance at saving par down the 621-yard par-5 4th, Im can't convert from six feet and he's walked off with a second in a row.

SPIETH JOINS THE PARTY

It's a birdie at the par-4 fifth for Jordan Spieth and he's into the group of players under par for the day. It's always a good time when Spieth is part of the leaderboard.

FEATURE GROUP FUMBLES

Following a three-putt par at the 12th, Hovland suffers another putting blunder when failing to from eight feet and walks off with a bogey. He's now at one-over.

Moments later, Scheffler also fails from a similar distance and falls to two-over. Morikawa completes the group's misery by making it a hat-trick of bogeys and slips to one-over. That's consecutive dropped shots for the latter.

BURNS ON FIRE

Sam Burns reaches three-under after birdies at the 12th and 14th. He is one of the best putters in the world anyway, but the flat stick is really coming up clutch for him at the moment.

RAHM SPREADS HIS WINGS

The 2021 US Open champion is now firmly into the mix after a sensational approach at the par-5 fourth hole - his 13th. The eagle putt finds the cup from almost 11 feet and Rahm is up to two-under.

A GREAT BOGEY

Thankfully for Im, he can two-putt his way off the third. Still, that's a dropped shot and he's back into a share of the lead at four-under. I believe there are now only two players bogey-free in the Championship - Spaun and Trevor Cone.

Elsewhere, Morikawa and Hovland both miss short putts via ugly, tentative strokes at the par-5 12th. Hovland wastes the chance to make further progress and writes a five down. However, Morikawa has to mark six down.

TROUBLE BREWING

A pulled drive at the par-4 third landed the current leader in the Church Pews bunker. Instead of finding the middle of the fairway for a chance and getting up and down, Im was too greedy and left his second shot in the rough with an awkward stance to boot. After shovelling his third onto the green, he will have 50 feet or so for par to the back-left pin. That outright lead may well be short-lived for Im.

CLEAN FROM RAHM

After a bogey and 10 pars, Rahm adds a birdie at the par-4 third - his 12th - to return to even par. This is a nice, tidy round from the Spaniard.

THOMAS FIGHTING ON

Justin Thomas is enduring a brutally frustrating day at Oakmont. He was six-over-par through 12 holes before landing a morale-lifting birdie at the par-3 13th. Hopefully that's the catalyst he needs to go on a late charge.

IM LEADS

Sungjae Im is enjoying the round of his life at Oakmont. Not only is he bogey free, but he's also now five-under following a sublime approach into the 11th and a confident birdie putt from five or six feet. The lowest opening round at a US Open was Andrew Landry's 66 before today. He set that back in 2016 at Oakmont. There's every chance he and Spaun will be sharing second after today given the way Im is playing and because the South Korean also has seven holes left...

ANOTHER BOGEY

Joaquin Niemann becomes the latest player to drop out of the bogey-free club courtesy of a double at the par-4 ninth. He'd posted pars all the way to that point.

WHAT WOULD YOU SHOOT AT OAKMONT?

There's been a lot of talk around how difficult Oakmont is - it's inside the top-20 toughest layouts in America. But what would you shoot? My target score, given my Handicap Index is currently 16.4, would be 100. I'd get 30 strokes off the championship tees. In all honesty, I'd probably need double that and around the same number of golf balls, too.

APPROACH CLINIC

The star group of the afternoon wave is putting on an absolute clinic with their irons. At the 11th, Scheffler dropped one short and rolled a mid-range putt up the slope for birdie. Morikawa can't quite make a gain from above the hole some 15 feet away. But Hovland can. The Norwegian drops a dart right next to the hole once more and celebrates by returning to level par.

Elsewhere, Spieth and Reed save their own bacon by sinking difficult par putts.

IM INTO A SHARE

There are just eight players who remain bogey-free with a few hours of play left in round one. Sungae Im is one of them, and he's now up to four-under alongside Spaun thanks to a mid-range bomb at his 10th - the first hole on the course.

NEERGAARD-PETERSEN KNOCKING ON THE DOOR

The young Dane, who some have tipped as a future Ryder Cup star, is giving himself plenty of birdie looks at Oakmont today. He fails with his latest at the seventh, but he'll be encouraged with the quality of his golf overall.

HOVLAND AND MORIKAWA MAKE GAINS

After Scheffler tidies up for par at the 10th, Hovland and Morikawa take advantage of their classy approaches to add respective birdies. Morikawa is looking really good so far.

BE SMART LIKE SCOTTIE

Back at the ninth, Scheffler showed it pays to know the Rules of Golf. Unsure if it was in fact his ball in the rough, he asked for an official to watch him mark a ball in order to discover if it was his. It was, but no point taking a risk and putting yourself in an embarrassing situation. Good work from the World No.1.

ORTIZ MAKES A TWO

At the 222-yard par-3 16th, LIV Golf's Carlos Ortiz makes a two! He's back to one-over for his round and still has 11 holes to play before heading back home for the evening.

SCHEFFLER TAKES BRONZE

In an exhibition of approach play from the group of Morikawa, Hovland and Scheffler, the first two throw darts to two feet. That will be a pair of kick-in birdies at the par-4 10th.

However, from just under 140 yards, the World No.1 sees his approach zip back away to 25 feet or so. He'll probably still roll it in anyway...

HASTINGS LOSES BATTLE TO SAVE PAR

The leading amateur right now is Justin Hastings at two-under through five holes. However, the 2025 Latin America Amateur champion has just bogeyed the par-3 sixth and will give a stroke back.

The number of players without a bogey on the cards is dwindling further. There is every chance only one player will be a part of that club by tonight, and he leads at four-under - JJ Spaun.

DROPPED SHOTS FROM BURNS AND BROOKS

Burns has made a great start, but has just produced back-to-back bogeys to fall from three-to-one-under.

Another player who has undone some of their hard work is Brooks Koepka. Playing the par 4 10th, the five-time Major winner has to hack out the rough with his second and, after his third goes long, Koepka manages to two-putt to limit the damage to a bogey. He is now one-under-par.

ANOTHER CHANCE MISSED FOR IM

Im plays a great bunker shot at the par 4 17th after he drives it into the greenside sand trap. The 27-year-old has a great look at birdie, but it slides by the right-side and he remains at three-under.

BIG SAVE FOR PAVON

Matthieu Pavon has endured a poor 2025 following an excellent 2024. However, the Frenchman is going along nicely here, making a great up-and-down at the par 3 16th to stay two-under.

SPIETH MOVES UNDER-PAR

It's been a nice start from Spieth, who has just made back-to-back birdies at the 16th and 17th to get to one-under-par and just outside the top 10.

Ahead of Spieth, amateur Justin Hastings has also made back-to-back birdies to move to two-under-par through five holes. He is the currently the best-placed amateur.

JT MAKES DOUBLE

Thomas had been among the favorites coming into the week, but has struggled at Oakmont.

Parring three holes on the bounce, the American goes left off the tee and into the thick rough at the ninth. Pitching out, his second ends up in the thick rough on the right and, after hacking out from there, the fourth shot never makes it to the green.

Pitching off the fringe, Thomas does put it close and rolls in for a double bogey. He is now four-over-par.

BOGEY FOR BURNS

The American sees his tee shot at the par 3 eighth come up short and, with a decent chip, Burns has a good chance of saving par.

He strikes the putt well, but it somehow stays on the right side. Burns taps-in for bogey and drops back into a logjam at two-under-par.

BOBBY MAC GIVES HIS THOUGHTS

NEERGAARD-PETERSEN CHIPS IN

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen has been enjoying a great season and, after a birdie at the first, the Dane chips in for eagle at the par 5 fourth to get to three-under. Excellent start!

BIRDIE FOR SCOTTIE

It's been a poor start, by his standards, but Scheffler finds the birdie at the par 4 seventh to get back to one-over-par. Morikawa just misses his birdie attempt, as he stays one-under, while Hovland also pars to stay three-over.

SPIETH GETS BACK TO LEVEL-PAR

Spieth has been going along solidly at Oakmont and, at the par 3 16th, his seventh of the day, he rolls in a 20-footer for birdie to get back to level-par.

On the other side of the course, Reed plays a delightful approach in at the par 3 sixth and rolls in the birdie putt to get to two-under-par. He is now two back.

IM JUST MISSES FOR BIRDIE

Im has been putting on a great ball striking display and, at the par 4 15th, the South Korean puts his approach to 25-feet.

It's the hardest hole on the course, but Im makes it looks easy, with his birdie attempt just sliding by. It's a simple par, though, and keeps him three-under, one back of Spaun.

PUTTING THE ISSUE FOR BRYSON

DeChambeau fired a three-over-par 73 on Thursday and, speaking after his round, the defending champion explained how his putting was the issue at Oakmont.

"For whatever reason, I just couldn't get the speed of the greens dialed in. I was in the collar a couple times, just three-putted on those holes, and three three-putts and doing whatever happened on 12, then No. 9, three-putting there, too. I mean, it could have been a couple-under round pretty easily."

SCHEFFLER'S STRUGGLES CONTINUE

After his birdie at the second, I wasn't expecting this from Scheffler, who has just made a third bogey in four holes.

Playing the par 3 sixth, Scheffler's tee shot ends up in the right bunker and, despite a good shot out, he faces 12-foot for par. Striking the putt, it slides by the right-side and the World No.1 is now two-over for the day.

CAULEY MOVES BACK TO TWO-UNDER

Bud Cauley has played four holes and is yet to make a par today. Birdieing the first two, he bogeyed the third but has just birdied the fourth to get back to two-under.

IM GETS TO THREE-UNDER

Sungjae Im has made a great start on Thursday, with the South Korean making three birdies in a row at the 12th, 13th and 14th. He is now three-under through five and going along nicely.

PAR FOR SCOTTIE

Playing the par 4 fifth, the World No.1 manages to par the hole to stop the bleeding. He remains one-over, five back of Spaun, who shot a four-under 66 earlier today.

In Scheffler's group, Morikawa also pars to remain one-under, while Hovland makes a third bogey of the day to move to three-over-par.

CAPTAIN AMERICA STRIKES WITH THE ALBATROSS

REED MAKES AN ALBATROSS

Wow! What a statement from Patrick Reed! Bogeying the third, Patrick Reed makes just the fourth albatross in US Open history.

Playing the par 5 fourth, the 4Aces GC player strikes a stunning fairway wood that lands on the green and rolls into the center of the cup. He goes from one-over-par to two-under in a matter of minutes.

BACK-TO-BACK BOGEYS FOR SCOTTIE

After his birdie at the second, Scheffler hasn't kicked on and, after a bogey at the third, the American three putts from distance for a bogey six at the par 5 fourth. He is now one-over-par.

JT'S STRUGGLES CONTINUE

Justin Thomas' US Open record isn't the greatest, with the American producing just two top 10s in 10 starts.

At Oakmont, he bogeys the third and, at the par 4 fifth, his second shot finishes in the thick rough. Hacking out to the back of the green, his fourth shot rolls up to 11-foot and the 32-year-old is able to just hole the bogey putt. He is now two-over through five holes.

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

LAWRENCE FIRES A 67

Superb opening round from the South African, who makes a stunning up-and-down at the last to finish three-under for his day.

As mentioned, Lawrence has suffered with poor form of late, missing seven cuts in eight starts, but he currently sits solo second at the US Open.

KOEPKA ON THE PROWL

Brooks Koepka has two US Opens to his name and, to begin his first round, he finds himself two-under-par through three holes. He is currently in a share of third in the early stages.

Another player who is two-under is Bud Cauley, who birdies the first two holes to make a great start at Oakmont Country Club.

DJ BOGEYS

Dustin Johnson won the US Open at Oakmont in 2016 and, teeing off the back nine, the two-time Major winner bogeys the 11th and 12th to sit at two-over-par.

He is paired alongside Jordan Spieth and Jon Rahm in a US Open winning group. In terms of their score, Spieth has just birdied the 12th to get back to level-par, while Rahm has just missed a three-footer for birdie, as he remains level-par.

MORIKAWA PUTS IT CLOSE ON THREE

Morikawa shows off his supreme iron play at the par 4 third, with the American firing a short iron in from 150-yards to just a few feet. He rolls in for birdie to get under-par for the day.

In the group, Scheffler plays a poor chip shot for his third that rolls off the green. His par putt from the fringe isn't much better, with the World No.1 doing well to get out of there with a bogey.

LAWRENCE GETS TO THREE-UNDER

Lawrence has struggled for form in 2025, missing seven cuts in his last eight events on the PGA Tour. However, at the driveable par 4 17th, the South African two putts for a birdie and gets to solo third at three-under.

WORLD NO.1 LOOKS MENACING

SAM BURNS MAKES A HOT START

Burns narrowly missed out on victory at the RBC Canadian Open last week, but has recovered well here at the US Open. Birdieing the first hole, the American then finds another gain at the third to sit two-under.

SCHEFFLER BIRDIES THE SECOND

Another day, another birdie for Scheffler... After his par at the first, Scheffler pounds his drive short of the green at the second, with the World No.1 playing his pitch five-foot short of the flag and rolling in the putt for birdie. That's him now one-under.

In the group, Morikawa's birdie putt slides by as he makes par. Hovland, meanwhile, blades his chip from the edge of the green and then two putts for bogey. He is two-over-par through two.

DETRY FINISHES ONE-UNDER

Although Detry bogeyed his final hole of the day, the Belgian manages to finish as one of the few players currently under-par on Thursday. The WM Phoenix Open winner sits one-under, following a 69 at Oakmont.

KIM REACTS AFTER HIS FIRST ROUND

Si Woo Kim enjoyed a fine two-under-par 68 at Oakmont Country Club, with the 29-year-old stating: "It was a good start. It wasn't windy much this morning, so that's why I played, I feel like, more easier because I played the last couple days kind of like hard wind.

"It kind of feels helpful for me. I started great, so I drove it great, so I think it helps really. I kept the good scoring around this course. Yeah, it was a good round."

HATTON OPENS WITH BIRDIE

HOVLAND THREE PUTTS

Despite an excellent opening drive, Hovland can't take advantage and three putts for a bogey. In his group, Scheffler and Morikawa par, with both their birdie attempts grazing the edge of the hole.

LEADER REACTS

J.J. Spaun leads following an excellent four-under 66 and, speaking to the media after his round, the American stated:

"I kind of came out here with no prior history at Oakmont, not really knowing what to expect even US Open-wise. This is only my second one. I don't know if that freed me up in any aspect, but I just tried to kind of take what the course gave me.

"I hit a lot of good shots and tried to capitalize on any birdie opportunities, which aren't very many out here. But I scrambled really well, too, which is a huge component to playing well at a US Open, let alone shoot a bogey-free round.

"I'm just overly pleased with how I started the tournament.

HEADLINE GROUP BEGIN

Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa and World No.1, Scottie Scheffler, are on the tee at the opening hole, with all three finding the fairway.

In terms of second shots, Scheffler finds the middle of the green, around 15-feet short of the flag. Morikawa is up next and puts it in a very similar position to that of Scheffler, albeit slightly closer.

Last up is Hovland, who also finds the green, but this time well long of the flag. He will have a quick putt coming up.

A TALE OF TWO NINES

STRUGGLES FOR ROSE, RORY AND LOWRY

Playing their final hole of the day, Lowry manages to two putt from distance for par and finishes nine-over (79) for his first round.

McIlroy is next up and, from a similar distance, he lags his putt up well and taps in for a four-over-par 74. That will hurt for the five-time Major winner, who was two-under for the early stages of his round, but finished six-over-par for the back nine.

In terms of Rose, he short sides himself with his approach and is forced to go long of the flag. He then three putts for a double bogey and finishes seven-over-par (77).

FOXY MAKES AN EARLY BIRDIE

Last weeks RBC Canadian Open winner, Ryan Fox, has continued his fine form at Oakmont Country Club, with the New Zealander birdieing the second hole of the day to get to one-under-par in the early stages of his round.

BOGEY FOR KIM

Si Woo Kim had been in solo second at three-under-par but, at the par 3 eighth, his 17th hole of the day, the South Korean goes long with his tee shot.

Although Kim plays a good chip from the fringe, he can't convert his par putt from 16-feet. He falls back to two-under and into a tie alongside Thomas Detry and Thriston Lawrence.

SUPERB FROM XANDER

DEFENDING CHAMPION STARTS WITH A 73

Playing the same hole as Schauffele, DeChambeau manages to two-putt for an opening round 73, which is three-over-par. He is currently seven shots back of leader Spaun, who finished four-under.

XANDER BIRDIES HIS FINAL HOLE

Schauffele has battled hard today and, at the ninth hole, his last of the day, the two-time Major winner rolls in a lengthy birdie putt for a two-over-par round of 72. That's a brave effort from the American.

RORY'S DOUBLE

McILROY FINDS THE FAIRWAY AT THE NINTH

Playing the ninth hole, his final one of the day, McIlroy's tee shot flirts with the rough but finds the right-side of the fairway. He will have a good angle to attack the flag from with his second.

RORY DOUBLES 8

+4 now. A tale of two nines. More trouble from the long grass. His first effort doesn't come out, his third is just Ok and two putts. Damaging.

BIRDIE FOR S.W. KIM

Not a routine one, either. He somehow judges a lengthy putt from the fringe and finds the bottom of the cup. Back-to-back birdies gets him to -3.

RORY AT +2 AND STRUGGLING

He needs the clubhouse, does Rory. After going out in 33, he's four-over for the front nine and now in trouble deep in the rough on the par-3 8th. +2 is by no means a bad score, but it promised to be a lot better 90 minutes ago.

PAR FOR BDC

After driving the par-4 17th, Bryson is going to walk off with a par. I told you that would be a difficult two putt. I should really be an on-course commentator.

GRIFFIN TAKES ON PAR-3 8TH...

With an iron. And with a little helps from the contours, he nearly makes an ace. One of the shots of the day.

NICELY DONE, MR SPAUN

Take a look at that card.

BRYSON DRIVES 17

327 yards, looked like a 5-wood there. As good as it is, that's no easy two putt. Now for J.J... last bogey free round at Oakmont in a US Open came from DJ in 2016. Nice. That'll be a par. No trophy for that, but that was a special round. 66.

DECHAMBEAU LEAKING OIL

Bryson drops another one. Back-to-back bogeys and he slips to +3. As it stands, it's hard to see anyone finishing the week under par....

BOGEY FOR MCILROY

A shove from Rory and a disappointing bogey. Drops to +1. Spaun, meanwhile, coaxes in an 8-footer for par at the par-3 8th. That was nicely done and means he has one more hole left to negotiate in an effort to card a bogey-free round. Can he do it?

SPAUN STUMBLES LATE

SPAUN NEARING THE END

I don't mean he's had enough - he's two holes away from putting his feet up and smoking a cigar. His tee shot on the loooong par-3 8th is a beauty, but coming in with a wood (looked like a driver) means he's rolled out all the way to the back of the green. Looks like about 60 foot for birdie. Lovely tee shot. Deserves to make his par.

STRESS FREE PAR

Leader J.J. Spaun is 'Schefflering' his way around Oakmont. Looks like another simple par there on the 7th, his 16th. Now for the par-3 8th... can he keep his card blemish-free?

BIG NAME STRUGGLERS

Shane Lowry (+5), Phil Mickelson (+4), Cameron Smith (+4), Patrick Cantlay (+4), Justin Rose (+4), Xander Schauffele (+4)

THEN THERE WERE 8

That short missed par putt from Aberg means there are now just eight players under par. I'm not sure it's a case of the course starting to play a little firmer and faster; more mental fatigue coming into play.

Probably a bit of both.

GRIFFINS GOING WELL

Ben and Lanto are both at -1 (tied 5th). DeChambeau misses an opportunity to get back to level at the 14th. There wasn't much break in the 12-footer - looked like a shove.

THE GREAT ESCAPE

Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy have both made 6 at the 4th today, but both were staring at worse. Here's Rory's 30-footer for bogey.

J.J. SPAUN LEADS BY 2

We've not seen J.J. really struggle at all today. He's still bogey free with three holes to play. If you've had a bet on anyone making a bogey-free round, be warned: there's still the 276-yard, par-3 to come.

BOOM! BOGEY FOR RORY

You just knew, didn't you? Rory holes a 30-footer to make a 6. He played that hole like a 20-handicapper but gets up-and-down from 200 yards to escape with a bogey. A little smile - not much more. He'll actually be delighted with that because halfway down that hole he was in danger of making an 8.

DOUBLE COMING UP FOR RORY

6-iron into the par-5 4th. Fifth shot. First good shot he's hit on this hole, should two putt from there and get out with a seven. He'll drop back to +1 overall, which really isn't a disaster.

RORY IN THE JUNGLE

And he's out the jungle. Is he back in the jungle? Oh dear. This is bad. Very bad. Hacks it out well enough but finds himself on a slope above a bunker. A 'shanky' type third and he's back in the hay, chops out and now he'll be playing his fifth into the par 5 from quite some way back. A seven now would be a good result.

LOW AM UPDATE

There's a long way to go, but it's Jackson Koivun who leads the Low Am race. Shots like this have helped him get to -1.

TROUBLES FOR RORY

A wide right and this time it might just be a job to find his ball. Big moment coming up...

JUST NINE PLAYERS UNDER PAR

Despite the hole out eagles and birdies we've seen today, there are now just nine players under par. It's about as benign out there as you'll get - and still it has a nasty bite.

DeChambeau is in a bit of a mess at the 12th. Just as I say that, he rolls in a 20-footer for a bogey at the par-5 12th. Not often you see a fist pump after a 6, but that was big!

LOWRY HOLES OUT

Here's that hole out from Shane - a much-needed one. He's not had a lot to smile about today but this will make him feel a little better. Can he salvage something out of his remaining holes?

SCOTT IN TIGHT

The Aussie throws a dart at the par-5 4th. You'd fancy that's good enough to get to -2. Chance goes for Rory at the 3rd, narrow miss there.

WOW LOWRY!

Shane Lowry holes out for eagle on the 3rd from 160 yards to move back to four-over after a double at the 2nd.

That was much needed.

MCILROY PIPES ONE DOWN 3

Lots of talk about McIlroy's driver and driving this week but it's been a solid start with the big stick.

He launches a frozen rope 345 yards down the 3rd hole, well past the Church Pews bunker.

He's -2 with playing partners Justin Rose (+4) and Shane Lowry (+6) struggling.

SCORING UPDATE

We have 78 players on the course right now and just ten are under-par currently.

DETRY TO -3

What a read from the Belgian. He drops a birdie at the par-4 9th... just. That was delicate. It takes the break at the very last minute and drops - out in 32. Very tidy.

RORY RUNNING

McIlroy scampers up to mark his ball at the 2nd. Evil pin position and the ball just about stops on the plateau. Rory is not taking any chances - straight after he chases one up the throat of the green, he takes off and gets it marked. Good shot, good spring. Proper athlete.

BRYSON WITH SOME WIZARDRY

We talk a lot about his driving, but Bryson's wedge play is also very handy. Here's the two-time US Open champ getting some real action on the ball.

FORE LEFT!

Trouble for the leader - into the sand. A decent enough lie but his stance is going to be awkward. Aberg's rollercoaster day continues - the Swede makes another birdie to get back to -2. Meanwhile, Cam Smith makes bogey on 18 and drops to +3.

We'll find out shortly how much trouble our leader is in.

FIRST BOGEY FOR RORY

Shame. It's a 3-putt for Rory on 1. First bogey on the day and first missed putt from shortish distance - he'd been tidying up well from that range up until that point.

Clark makes a double to drop back to even and it's still J.J. Spaun who leads the way at -4.

WASTE

Wedge from McIlroy and it's short - good opportunity goes there at the 1st, assuming he doesn't hole a lengthy putt. First look at Cameron Smith, remember him? The former Open champion is +2 and that could be about to get worse - massive hook with what looked like a shortish iron into 18.

Rory will be fuming if he walks off 1 with bogey after his drive, but he's facing 'one of those' after his first putt trundles on by past the cup.

HARSH OR FAIR?

The debate continues around some of Oakmont's challenges.

TAKE A BOW, J.J.

Whatever happens this week for Spaun, he's made history with those nine holes.

RORY -2 AFTER 9 HOLES

Tidy start from the Northern Irishman, and there's a bit of s spring back in his step. J.J. Spaun is still out in front. Forget that, though, today is about getting yourself round without too much damage, feel your way into the tournament, don't get lost in the rough.

Back to Rory, and he smokes a drive down the 1st. Narrow fairway, lots of run, shortish approach coming up. Mickelson makes back-to-back birdies and the LIV player and six-time US Open runner-up is back to level.

BOB FOR 2...

276 yards, lovely tee shot from Robert MacIntyre. Just leaks past the edge. 2s at the par-3 8th this week will be like hen's teeth; in fact, they should get some kind of prize for birdies, a bit like the crystal players get for making eagles at Augusta.

BOTTOM OF THE LEADERBOARD

I can't stop looking at the bottom of the leaderboard. It's here where we find Justin Hicks at +10 after 10 holes. Out in 44. I'm not picking on Justin, by the way - just interested in who will get beaten up the most by Oakmont this week.

PEACH FROM RORY

8-iron straight at the flag on 18, rolls back a little but a decent birdie chance. Bogey on the 1st and Aberg drops back to -1. Bryson misses a short one on the 9th and makes bogey - back to level.

OAKMONT BITING

We have seen plenty of birdies so far today but there's no question there are some big numbers out there. As it turns out, the five-inch rough really is quite nasty. It's really ugly up around the greens, too. J.J. Spaun going better than everyone but it feels as though, no matter who you are, you're one poor shot away from a double or worse.

In other words, don't bother looking at your bets until late on Sunday.

CHIP IN PAR

Lowry, already +3, escapes the 17th with a par. Chips from the back edge and it was never anywhere else. I was about to say the leader comes back to the pack, but Spaun makes a lovely putt to remain at -4. Talking of nice putts, McIlroy makes a beautiful and-and-down on 17th to stay at -2.

Top, top scrambling, there, gents.

LOWRY & MCILROY STRUGGLING

Shane not the first and won't be the last to lose his temper in the rough. 17th hole is just 327 yards but he's in the thick stuff, as is Rory. Lowry doesn't advance his pitch out more than just a few feet - and he's not best pleased.

Rory, meanwhile, has one of those shots where it looks impossible to hold the green coming out of the jungle. He doesn't. In fact, he doesn't make the putting surface, his ball plunging into the large greenside trap in front of him. Time for some scrambling...

FROZEN ROPE

Bryson on the 276-yard, par-3 8th. Absolutely stripes a 5-wood but it comes up short. Adam Scott makes the turn in -2. Looking as relaxed as ever - it takes more than "the beast" that is Oakmont to rattle this guy.

Now, Bryson is pacing out his next shot at the par-3 8th. He's putting from quite some distance here. What touch. Brilliant. Put him down for a three.

CANTLAY STRUGGLING

Hard to figure this one out, such a consistent performer for a long time. He's +4 after just six holes. We've almost stopped talking about him as a Major contender because he seems to have gone off the boil a little, although he did finish tied third at the US Open last year. Poor start today.

DeChambeau is into the red for the first time and he looks to be enjoying himself out there. Xander Schauffele makes a double - ouch.

WHEN'S SCOTTIE OUT?

1.25pm EDT (6.25pm BST). It's hard to know how everyone is really playing when the World No.1 isn't on the course. I find myself looking forward to Scheffler teeing off. As a neutral (I'm not, I've backed Jon Rahm), it would be good to see Scottie give the rest of a field a chance by opening with something in the mid 70s.

Woodland is playing well, that's for sure. The former US Open champion is -3 and just one shot off the lead.

RED HOT BRYSON

I don't have a deal with Reebok and I'm not looking for a Reebok freebie, but I do like seeing the Reebok logo in the world of golf. I have to say, Bryson wears it well. Anyway, he's just hit a beautiful approach and could be about to get into the red numbers.

PLAYERS MOVING THE WRONG WAY

After a good start with a birdie on the 1st, Matt Fitzpatrick has bogeyed three of the last four holes. Fellow Englishman Justin Rose has also dropped a couple at 14 and 15 - both players now +2.

SPAUN TO -4

We can't keep up with J.J. He's on fire. Four birdies so far over his opening eight holes. His latest comes at the par-4 17th. Rory holes a lovely par putt at the 15th, rolling it in dead weight - great for momentum after a wayward drive and a visit to the jungle.

LOTS OF BAD LANGUAGE

As predicted, lots of naughty words being picked up out there - and lots of apologies from the commentators. We're not going to apologize, however: a. because we're keeping our language clean; and b. because Oakmont is very hard.

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC

Bradley with a 2 on 6. The US Ryder Cup captain holes a bunker shot. Don't rule out the former PGA champ this week. McIlroy, on the 15th, is going to get his first taste of the long rough after losing his drive out to the right - first loose one of the day from him.

DeChambeau makes a birdie 3 to get back to level at the 5th.

SPAUN LEADS AT -3

Spaun has the lead on his own after a spectacular tee shot on the par-3 16th. Just the 222 yards today and he wasn't far off an ace with that laser. Can McIlroy join him? It's a great effort from very long range on 14 - safe par.

YES, TOMMY!

Tommy grabs one back after an ugly start. He's now just +1 and that feels pretty good considering what he's been through in the early stages of his first round (two penalty drops).

LEFTY STARTS WITH A BOGEY

Phil Mickelson, a player who looks as though he'll end up one Major short of the career Grand Slam, starts with a bogey on 10 and pars the 11th. He's had his chances in his national Open, but it's been rather to him. He's a six-time runner-up here - incredible. Still, five Major Championships safely tucked away for a player who, at one time, looked destined to never win one. What a career.

AMATEUR UPDATE

Matt Vogt +5 (7), Evan Beck +4 (5). It's a learning curve this week for these talented amateurs. Must be a huge buzz making it into the US Open, but Oakmont is some place to make your Major debut, as most of the amateurs are this week.

RORY TAKES SHARE OF THE LEAD

Here's that drive from Rory - just the 392 yards. There's been a lot of chat recently about his driving troubles, but he's started well today with the big stick. Still, any time a player pulls out the driver, you feel like closing your eyes and hiding behind the sofa - that rough! Maybe it's just me.

Anyway, onto the green. It's a very aggressive eagle putt for the outright lead and he's left himself a lot of work to do for the birdie. He was about 40 feet away but that was a bit heavy handed. Rose misses his birdie putt, but Rory rolls his in gently down the hill from about six feet.

RORY EATS UP THE PAR 5

The Northern Irishman hits an enormous drive on the 618-yard, par-5 12th, and follows it up with a 6-iron straight at the pin. It rolls towards the back of the green when it looked as though it might settle just a few feet away. That drive was close to 400 yards, although the fairways are running very fast.

Two putts and he'll take a share of the lead...

MCILROY OFF TO GOOD START

That putt on 11 from McIlroy... we described it as a "monster" but it was more like 30ft. Not quite monster, more medium-sized.

PLAYERS ATTACKING 11

The early signs are that the par-4 11th (403 yards) is one to attack today. Here's Adam Scott showing how it's done...

JOINT LEADERS AT -2

Aberg is joined by J.J. Spaun at the top of the leaderboard. Former US Open champ Matt Fitzpatrick has birdied the 1st. We've been going for over an hour now and the guys are the bottom of the leaderboard are at +3. Early days, of course, but we've already seen quite a few birdies.

DeChambeau may have got close to the 2nd green with his drive but that chip/pitch out the heavy stuff was nasty, leaks away into 3-putt territory. Birdie for McIlroy, meanwhile. He holes a monster putt at the 11th

ANOTHER DROP FOR TOMMY

Another penalty drop, two tee shots going left to blame for the Englishman. Back-to-back bogeys and 1 & 2.

Bryson takes on the 2nd hole at 356 yards with a driver and it goes into the rough - the next shot will be interesting. Can he hack that one out of the long stuff? He certainly didn't hold back with that drive. Does he ever?

BOGEY FOR BRYSON

Bryson is punished for his wayward opening tee shot on the 1st. Despite getting a decent lie, he ends up missing a 10-footer for par.

Rory with a fine approach at the 10th. We got a good idea of how the rough is playing there with Rose's approach, he muscled that out well and it trundled up onto the green. That looked to be sitting down in the rough, too.

Back to McIlroy, and it's almost the perfect start. The birdie putt stayed high on him and slips a couple of feet by. Tidies up, solid par to start. It's now Aberg at the top after the Swede makes back-to-back birdies.

LOWRY, ROSE, MCILROY UNDERWAY

Shane Lowry with an iron off the 10th. Fairway found. Rose, the former champ, into the hay with a fairway wood. 2011 champ Rory splits the fairway with an iron.

ABERG UNDER PAR

The Swede is the fourth player under par. Nice start from a player who's been a bit inconsistent lately. It's looking likely an ugly start for Fleetwood. He actually does well to escape with just a bogey, holing a 10-footer to limit the damage. Not too bad considering there was a penalty drop in there on the 1st.

ON THE TEE... BRYSON

Right, strap yourselves in. Xander Schauffele, The Open champion, gets this group off. Fairway. I wish I could hit a drive like that at 7am, any time for that matter. Bryson DeChambeau, the defending champion, has hit one a long way left but it's sitting nicely in the rough thanks largely to the spectators.

TEE TWO START

A reminder that players are off the 1st and 10th today. It means we're going to have a lot going on, a day when the leaderboard is going to chop and change quite a lot no doubt. Moldovan leads at -2 at the moment and there are two other players in the red - Zac Blair and J.J. Spaun both at -1.

And here's that eagle we were talking about.

BEWARE THE BUNKERS

A lot of talk about the long rough this week, but here's a reminder of how nasty some of the bunkers can be.

EAGLE!

Wow, what a start for Maxwell Moldovan! He's holed his second shot at the par-4 1st, which is 484 yards by the way.

TEE TIMES

And here are the tee times in full for round one of the US Open. It's going to be a long day.

FEATURED GROUPS

A reminder of some of the marquee groups that we have to look forward to. Looking forward to Shane, Justin and Rory - all good friends of course. Maybe the European Ryder Cuppers can feed off one another today and post a solid first round.

7.18am (12.18pm): Ludvig Åberg, Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama
7.29am (12.29pm): Xander Schauffele, Jose Luis Ballester, Bryson DeChambeau
7.40am (12.40pm): Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy
1.03pm (6.03pm): Min Woo Lee, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka
1.14pm (6.14pm): Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson
1.25pm (6.25pm): Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler

ZAC BLAIR OFF TO THE PERFECT START

Hello and welcome to the first day's play from Oakmont. Current leader +11.... Only messing. We are underway, though. We'll be bringing you early updates shortly and live updates all the way through until Sunday.

Zac Blair has birdied the 10th to get off to the perfect start. He leads the 125th US Open.