Weather: Thursday: Partly cloudy. High of 71. Wind SW 4-8 mph. The start of the round was delayed 1 hour, 30 minutes due to fog and began at 8:15 a.m. PT. The first round was suspended due to darkness at 7:51 p.m. PT with 36 players left on the course. Friday: The first round resumed at 6:50 a.m. PT and concluded at 8:35 a.m. PT. Partly cloudy. High of 71. Wind SW 4-8 mph.

First-Round Leaderboard

Russell Henley                        67 (-4)

Louis Oosthuizen                    67 (-4)

Francesco Molinari                 68 (-3)

Rafa Cabrera Bello                 68 (-3)

Six players                              69 (-2)

Things to Know

• Russell Henley and Louis Oosthuizen share the 18-hole lead at 4-under
• Henley becomes the third player to hold multiple 18-hole leads/co-leads at the U.S. Open since the start of the 2000 season, joining Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson
• Oosthuizen holds his first career 18-hole lead/co-lead in a major championship
• Brooks Koepka extends his tournament-record streak of rounds in the 60s to six and ties Sam Snead for most consecutive sub-par rounds in tournament history (6)

First-Round Lead Notes

21             First-round leaders/co-leaders to win the U.S. Open

(most recent: Martin Kaymer/2014)

5                First-round leaders/co-leaders to win during the 2020-21 PGA TOUR Season

(most recent: Matt Jones/The Honda Classic)

Comparing the co-leaders (entering the week)

Russell Henley (T1/-4)

• Second career 18-hole lead/co-lead at the U.S. Open; first: 2018 (4-way T1; finished T25)
• Ties Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson (2 each) for most 18-hole leads/co-leads at the U.S. Open since the start of the 2000 season
• Fifth career 18-hole lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR; 0-for-4 to date converting to victory (T3/2015 Sentry Tournament of Champions, T25/2017 THE NORTHERN TRUST, T25/2018 U.S. Open, T8/2020 THE NORTHERN TRUST)
• Sixth career score of 67 or better in a major championship and first since the 2018 PGA Championship (65/R2)
• Best result in 27 career major championship appearances: T11/2017 Masters Tournament
• Eighth start in the U.S. Open and first since 2018; two prior top-25s (T16/2010 as an amateur, T25/2018)
• Three top-fives in 18 starts during the 2020-21 season (T3/THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK, T3/The Honda Classic, T4/ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD)
• Qualified for the tournament via the top 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 24, 2021
• Missed the cut in his only start at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines (2014)

Louis Oosthuizen (T1/-4)

• Second career 18-hole lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR and first since the 2018 WGC-Workday Championship (in Mexico; finished T30); also held the 18-hole co-lead at the 2012 WGC-HSBC Champions (unofficial PGA TOUR event until 2013; finished T6)
• Previous-best 18-hole position in a major championship: 2^nd/2010 Open Championship (Won), T2/2012 Masters Tournament (P2), T2/2014 Masters Tournament (25^th), T2/2019 U.S. Open (T7)
• One of three players to finish in the top 10 at the U.S. Open in 2019 (T7) and 2020 (3^rd); others: Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele
• Four top-10s in 11 prior starts at the U.S. Open, highlighted by a T2 in 2015
• Finished T2 at the PGA Championship in May
• Winner of the 2010 Open Championship, his lone PGA TOUR title
• Five top-10s in 15 starts during the 2020-21 season, including two runner-up results (P2/Zurich Classic of New Orleans with partner Charl Schwartzel, T2/PGA Championship)
• Two starts in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines: T41/2017, T29/2021

Brooks Koepka (T5/-2)

• Last six rounds at the U.S. Open: 68-69-69-68-68-69 (R4/2018, R1-R4/2019, R1/2021)
• Extends tournament-record streak of rounds in the 60s to six
• Ties Sam Snead for most consecutive under-par scores in tournament history
• Ninth 18-hole position of T5 or better in major championships since the start of the 2017 season, four more than any other player in that span (second-most: Justin Rose, 5)
• Two-time U.S. Open winner and four-time major champion (2017 U.S. Open, 2018 U.S. Open, 2018 PGA Championship, 2019 PGA Championship)
• Six players have won three or more U.S. Open titles: Jack Nicklaus (4), Ben Hogan (4), Bobby Jones (4), Willie Anderson (4), Tiger Woods (3) and Hale Irwin (3)
• Three starts in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines: T41/2015, MC/2017, MC/2021

Jon Rahm (T5/-2)

• One top-10 in five prior starts at the U.S. Open (T3/2019)
• Earned first of five career PGA TOUR titles at the 2017 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines
• Making first start since the Memorial Tournament two weeks ago; led by six strokes through 54 holes before being forced to withdraw due to a positive COVID-19 test
• Leads the PGA TOUR in Scoring Average (69.768) and top-10s (10)

Additional Player Notes

• San Diego native Xander Schauffele opens with a 2-under 69; Schauffele has recorded a top-10 in each of his four prior starts at the U.S. Open (T5/2017, T6/2018, T3/2019, 5^th/2020)
• Brothers Francesco (T3) and Eduardo Molinari (T11) are both in the top 15; after the first round of the 2014 Open Championship, both stood T3
• In his first start in an individual stroke-play event since the 2021 Masters Tournament, Matthew Wolff makes eight birdies and records a first-round 70; Wolff made just five pars, tying the fewest in a sub-par round at the U.S. Open on record (since 1983)
• Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau opens with a 2-over 73

Course Statistics

Toughest Hole                                         Easiest Hole

R1:        Par-3 11^th (3.429)                                     Par-5 18^th (4.641)

Scoring Averages                                                       

                  Front 9                     Back 9                     Total                        Cumulative

R1:            36.456                      37.262                      73.718