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Two birdies in his first three holes saw Rory McIlroy take the first-round lead at a fog-delayed US Open at Shinnecock Hills.
The world number two, starting at the 10th, holed a 10-foot putt at the short but perilous 11th, and then followed that up from more than twice that distance at the par-five next.
Windy conditions, forecasted to become much worse in the afternoon, were obviously not a problem for the Northern Irishmen in the field as compatriot Graeme McDowell birdied the 10th and 11th to initially claim the outright lead before bogeying the 13th.
The 2010 champion, playing his first major in eight years having come through qualifying, sat in the group on one under with Sam Burns, former Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley and Andrew Novak.
Earlier play was suspended for two hours after just 30 minutes play as the fog encircling the Long Island venue worsened to such an extent that players on the 12th tee in particular could not see the landing area on the fairway.
Players were initially held on the course for 30 minutes before a decision was taken to recall them.
When play resumed at 9.05am local time (1305 GMT) the wind had already picked up to make conditions even more challenging.
With gusts of up to 36mph (58kph) predicted for later in the day, that did not bode well for the likes of newly crowned US PGA champion Aaron Rai, English compatriot Justin Rose, two-time US Open winner Bryson DeChambeau or 2021 winner Jon Rahm, whose afternoon tee-times were all pushed back further into the worst of the weather as a result of the earlier delay.
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The world number two, starting at the 10th, holed a 10-foot putt at the short but perilous 11th, and then followed that up from more than twice that distance at the par-five next.
Windy conditions, forecasted to become much worse in the afternoon, were obviously not a problem for the Northern Irishmen in the field as compatriot Graeme McDowell birdied the 10th and 11th to initially claim the outright lead before bogeying the 13th.
The 2010 champion, playing his first major in eight years having come through qualifying, sat in the group on one under with Sam Burns, former Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley and Andrew Novak.
Earlier play was suspended for two hours after just 30 minutes play as the fog encircling the Long Island venue worsened to such an extent that players on the 12th tee in particular could not see the landing area on the fairway.
Players were initially held on the course for 30 minutes before a decision was taken to recall them.
When play resumed at 9.05am local time (1305 GMT) the wind had already picked up to make conditions even more challenging.
With gusts of up to 36mph (58kph) predicted for later in the day, that did not bode well for the likes of newly crowned US PGA champion Aaron Rai, English compatriot Justin Rose, two-time US Open winner Bryson DeChambeau or 2021 winner Jon Rahm, whose afternoon tee-times were all pushed back further into the worst of the weather as a result of the earlier delay.
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