Two players many expected to play well this week, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry, flopped in the first round of the U.S. Open on Thursday.

After a sparkling opening nine holes, Rory McIlroy posted his first bogey of the U.S. Open and made a beeline across the concrete bridge that spans the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Not a soul was within 15 feet.

Patrick Reed made only the fourth double-eagle since the U.S. Open started keeping records some four decades ago, dunking in his second shot from 286 yards on the par-5 fourth hole at Oakmont.

Playing his fourth hole during the opening round of the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, Reed hit a 3-wood from 286 yards on the par-5 second hole. His ball landed at the front of the green and took a couple of hops before releasing, and it never left the cup. The ball rolled into the hole, and voila, it was an albatross for Reed.

With two swings on a 621-yard hole Thursday at Oakmont Country Club, Patrick Reed made history with the fourth albatross on record at a U.S. Open. Reed leapt into contention early in his first round,

Oakmont lived up to its reputation with a scoring average of about 74.6 despite a course still relatively soft from rain and moderate wind that didn’t stick around for long.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — J.J. Spaun handled the toughest test with a club that never fails any U.S. Open. His putter carried him to a 4-under 66, only the second bogey-free round in the last three U.S. Opens at Oakmont for an early one-shot lead.