US Open golf 2025: Spaun leads at Oakmont as McIlroy and Scheffler struggle in first round – as it happened

Rory McIlroy prepares to hit from the tall grass on the fourth hole. Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

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Spaun leads after R1 as McIlroy and Scheffler struggle

And that’s about it for day one with just a few groups out on the course. J.J. Spaun is your first-round leader after a brilliant 66. Thriston Lawrence is a shot back but Oakmont was the winner today, putting one over on many of the big names. They include Rory McIlroy, who suffered badly on his inward nine to shoot a 4-over 74 and Scottie Scheffler who racked up six bogeys in a 3-over 73. Here’s the top of the leaderboard. Thanks for reading and we’ll be back on Friday for round two.

-4: Spaun (F)
-3: Lawrence (F)
-2: Kim (F), Koepka (F), Im (F)

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Neergaard-Petersen misses the green at the par-3 16th, leaving himself a hack and a big breaking putt from 15 feet. It’s too much of a puzzle to solve and that’s back-to-back bogeys and the Dane spirals back to -1.