Sam Burns gives another back, pushing him to +1 and ... into a traffic jam atop the leaderboard. Whoa ohhh ohh ohh ohh, hangin' tough. J.J. Spaun, he of the brutal off-the-stick approach earlier in the round and five bogeys on the front, is just one back after a long birdie at 12.

The US Open Thursday at Oakmont was unforgettable with JJ Spaun showing the way. Here are highlights and scores from the first round.

If scores hold after the second round of the U.S. Open on Friday—and obviously they won't—the cut line is projected to claim anybody shooting worse than three over par.

Spaun drains massive birdie putt at the last to win by two * Overnight leader Burns finishes in share of seventh * McIlroy, Rahm card matching 67s for low round of the day (Adds quotes, details throughout) By Frank Pingue OAKMONT,

As he stood on the ninth tee box in the pouring rain, it looked for all the world like J.J. Spaun had just played his way out of contention for the 125th US Open championship.

When the U.S. Open teed off Thursday at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, Scottie Scheffler, fresh off his PGA Championship win, was the favorite to win his second major in a row. After the first round,

Here's the breakdown of how much money each player earned at the U.S. Open, where there was a purse of $21.5 million.