Rod Pampling leads, local favorites Steve Stricker, Jerry Kelly hit speed bumps at U.S. Senior Open

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – At one point Thursday afternoon, 17 of the top 20 names on the U.S. Senior Open leaderboard had begun their first round on the back nine of SentryWorld. That included early leader Rod Pampling, who opened his tournament at 2-under on the back before finishing at 3-under for the day.