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Bob Harig

Oakmont Was (Briefly) Gettable Thursday But Big Names Failed to Take Advantage

Bryson DeChambeau stumbled late in an opening round of 74. | Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated

OAKMONT, Pa. — The day began peaceful and calm, the temperature comfortable and the venerable Oakmont Country Club course probably as easy as it is going to get during this U.S. Open.

You get the sense that a few of the early starters who saw the course get a bit more difficult as things progressed lamented opportunity missed on Thursday as the air got warmer, the course drier and the conditions far more difficult.

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