US Open, first-round leaderboard
-6 W Clark (US); -4 D Johnson (US); -3 M Fitzpatrick (Eng), G Woodland (US); -2 S Stevens (US), R Cowan (US), M McGreevy (US), J Rahm (Spa), S Tibbitts (US)
Chosen: -1 R McIlroy (NI), L Aberg (Swe); Stage R MacIntyre (Sco), T Fleetwood (Eng), B DeChambeau (US); +1 J Parry (Eng), A Fitzpatrick (Eng); +2 Scheffler (US)
* denotes beginner
Wyndham Clark holds a two-shot lead on the US Open after spherical one as he took benefit of beneficial circumstances within the later wave at Shinnecock Hills.
After fog delayed the beginning on Thursday, American Clark was one among 50 gamers who needed to return early on Friday to complete their first spherical.
He safely navigated his remaining two holes to complete at six underneath par, however had his lead trimmed by enjoying accomplice Dustin Johnson.
The 2016 US Open champion transformed a birdie putt from 4 ft as he returned to the course and in addition picked up a shot on the ultimate gap to card a four-under 66.
One additional again are fellow former winners Gary Woodland and Matt Fitzpatrick, with the latter sinking an 11-foot birdie on Friday to achieve three underneath par.
All 4 gamers returned to the course quickly after to play spherical two, with Clark teeing off alongside Johnson and Woodland at 12:56 BST.
