Justin Thomas leads the 120th US Open Golf Championship after the first 18 holes having shot a five-under 70 at Winged Foot on Thursday.
South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen is just two shots back in a tie for fifth place with Englishman Lee Westwood and Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy.
Belgian Thomas Pieters is tied for second with Americans Patrick Reed and Matthew Wolff who all shot 66 on a Winged Foot course that is expected to get tougher as the tournament progresses.
Erik van Rooyen and Christiaan Bezuidenhout remain in contention having shot an even-par 70 in their respective opening rounds.
US Open Golf Championship at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, New York, first round
65 – Justin Thomas (USA)
66 – Patrick Reed (USA), Matthew Wolff (USA), Thomas Pieters (BEL)
67 – Louis Oosthuizen (RSA), Lee Westwood (ENG), Rory McIlroy (NIR)
68 – Joaquin Niemann (CHI), Rafael Cabrera Bello (ESP), Harris English (USA), Xander Schauffele (USA), Jason Kokrak (USA), Brendon Todd (USA)
69 – Davis Thompson (USA), John Pak (USA), Rickie Fowler (USA), Bryson DeChambeau (USA), Jon Rahm (ESP), Shaun Norris (RSA), Rory Sabbatini (SVK)
70 – Matt Wallace (ENG), Erik van Rooyen (RSA), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (RSA), Patrick Cantlay (USA), Kurt Kitayama (USA), Chun An Yu (TPE), Michael Thompson (USA), Im Sung-jae (KOR), Zach Johnson (USA), Will Zalatoris (USA), Danny Lee (NZL)
71 – J.T. Poston (USA), Andy Sullivan (ENG), Martin Kaymer (GER), Thomas Detry (GER), Hideki Matsuyama (JPN), Webb Simpson (USA), Adam Scott (AUS), Lucas Glover (USA), Corey Conners (CAN), Sebastian Munoz (COL), Chan Kim +(USA), Taylor Pendrith (CAN), Renato Paratore (ITA), Adam Long (USA), Cameron Smith (AUS), Andy Ogletree (USA), Abraham Ancer (MEX), Viktor Hovland (NOR), Romain Langasque (FRA), Shugo Imahira (JPN), An Byeong-hun (KOR), Lanto Griffin (USA), Stephan Jaeger (GER), Adrian Otaegui (ESP)
72 – Preston Summerhays (USA), Jimmy Walker (USA), Paul Waring (ENG), Jason Day (AUS), Ryo Ishikawa (JPN), Adam Hadwin (CAN), Mackenzie Hughes (CAN), Troy Merritt (USA), Lucas Herbert (AUS), Kim Si-woo (KOR), Bubba Watson (USA), Billy Horschel (USA), Takumi Kanaya (JPN), Alex Noren (SWE)
73 – Daniel Balin (USA), Joel Dahmen (USA), Ricky Castillo (USA), Kevin Streelman (USA), Jazz Janewattananond (THA), Tyler Duncan (USA), Jordan Spieth (USA), Tiger Woods (USA), Justin Rose (ENG), Charles Howell (USA), Richy Werenski (USA), Mike Lorenzo-Vera (FRA), Jim Herman (USA), Andrew Putnam USA), Chesson Hadley (USA), Ryan Palmer (USA), Bernd Wiesberger (AUT), Marc Leishman (AUS), Cameron Champ (USA), Daniel Berger (USA), Dustin Johnson (USA)
74 – Brandon Wu (USA), Ryan Fox (NZL), J.C. Ritchie (RSA), Brian Harman (USA), Kang Sung (KOR), Tom Lewis (ENG), John Augenstein (USA), Tyrrell Hatton (ENG), Henrik Stenson (SWE), Sergio Garcia (ESP), Matt Kuchar (USA), Steve Stricker (USA), Robert MacIntyre (SCO), Scott Hend (AUS), Gary Woodland, Matt Fitzpatrick (ENG), Tommy Fleetwood (ENG)
75 – Curtis Luck (AUS), Greyson Sigg (USA), Chez Reavie (USA), Kevin Na (USA), Ian Poulter (ENG), Sandy Scott (SCO), Branden Grace (RSA), Keegan Bradley (USA), Brandt Snedeker (USA)
76 – Victor Perez (FRA), Collin Morikawa (USA), Graeme McDowell (NIR), Dan McCarthy (USA), Eduard Rousaud (ESP), Matt Jones (AUS), Shane Lowry (IRL), Kevin Kisner (USA), Paul Casey (ENG), Mark Hubbard (USA), Lee Hodges (USA)
77 – Rasmus Hojgaard (DEN), Danny Willett (ENG), Justin Harding (RSA), Matthias Schwab (AUT), Cole Hammer (USA)
78 – Max Homa (USA), Eddie Pepperell (ENG), Sami Valimaki (FIN), Ryan Vermeer (USA), James Sugrue (IRL)
79 – Phil Mickelson, Davis Riley (USA)
80 – Lukas Michel (AUS)
