J.J. Spaun Fires Bogey-Free 66 at Oakmont to Take Early Lead at U.S. Open

J.J. Spaun went around Oakmont without a bogey in the first round of the U.S. Open. | Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

OAKMONT, Pa. — For one day at least, J.J. Spaun tamed the brute that is Oakmont Country Club.

The 25th-ranked player in the world grabbed the early lead Thursday after a bogey-free 4-under 66, the only bogey-free round in the morning wave of the first round of the 125th U.S. Open. He started on the back nine and went out in 31, the best opening nine in any U.S. Open at Oakmont.