US Open Golf 2016: Leaderboard Scores and Highlights from Thursday

The 2016 U.S. Open’s opening round was cut short by heavy rain on Thursday at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Two separate weather delays preceded the torrential downpour that halted play for the day at 3:51 p.m. ET. Among the players who did tee it up, unheralded American Andrew Landry was atop the leaderboard at three under par: Landry began his championship on the back nine and has a birdie putt at his 18th hole, the par-four ninth, for a round of 66. He’s hit 10 of 14 fairways and 13 of 18 greens in regulation. Luke Elvy of CBS highlighted the stakes at play for... 

US Open Golf 2016 Leaderboard: Live Look at Round 1 Scores, Overall Predictions

The 2016 U.S. Open is going to be a tough test at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania, so players had to be somewhat thankful for the rain that fell during Thursday’s opening round. Although Mother Nature brought about a stoppage in the action twice, the softer conditions made it easier to score at a venue that last hosted the championship in 2007 and yielded a winning score of five over par. When play was suspended for a second time at 12:07 p.m. ET, Andrew Landry was five under through 13 holes, giving him an early three-shot advantage. Scores are bound to balloon over the next three... 

US Open Golf 2016 Leaderboard: Latest Scores, Round 1 Standings at Oakmont

Danny Willett overcame a star-studded field to kick off golf’s major season with a victory in the Masters back in April. Now Oakmont Country Club is hosting the game’s best for what should be an outstanding test of both physical and mental strength at the 2016 U.S. Open. Oakmont represents a difficult test because of its small margin for error. The course magnifies even minor mistakes, which is why the champion is often the player who can best limit the damage when he does get in trouble, as Angel Cabrera proved with his plus-five winning score nine years ago. Let’s take an early... 

US Open Golf 2016: Updates on Round 1 After Suspension Due to Dangerous Weather

First-round play for the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club has been suspended for the day due to the weather, per Jason Sobel of ESPN.com. The first suspension came at 10 a.m. ET due to a “dangerous weather situation” in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, PGA Tour Media announced on Twitter. After play resumed at 11:23 a.m. ET following a 79-minute delay, PGA Tour Media announced another suspension at 12:07 p.m. ET. The action picked back up at 2:33 p.m. ET, but Sobel reported that there was a third weather delay at 3:52 p.m. ET. According to PGATour.com, using... 

US Open Golf 2016: How to View Thursday’s Live Leaderboard Scores, Updates

While the Masters is the first major tournament of the year and much is made of the pristine beauty of Augusta National and its near-perfect golfing conditions, there is no tournament that tests golfers like the U.S. Open.  While there are still several months to go in the golf season, the U.S. Open is in many ways a final exam because the course is set up in such a difficult manner. The course is nearly always designed to punish golfers who don’t keep the ball in the fairway and can test even the best putters because the greens are as slick and fast as they are at any point during... 

US Open Leaderboard 2016: Thursday Score Updates and Tournament Predictions

The 2016 U.S. Open is underway at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, as Jordan Spieth seeks to defend the trophy against a magnificent field at one of the more challenging venues in the world. Stay up to date in Thursday’s first-round action with a live look at the leaders’ scores below: Oakmont last hosted this major championship in 2007. Angel Cabrera took the title with a winning score of five over par, which provides an idea of how difficult scoring conditions can be. Read on for a deeper dive into the season’s second major, featuring general predictions for several... 

US Open Golf Schedule 2016: Thursday Tee Times, TV Coverage and Live Stream

The week might not feature the best scores, but the 2016 U.S. Open will at least be entertaining. Even the best players in the world are likely to struggle at Oakmont Country Club in Western Pennsylvania this week on one of the toughest courses in the world. According to Kyle Porter of CBS Sports, the cumulative score of the last eight U.S. Open winners at this location is nine-over. Only 23 players have finished under par in these tournaments. Fans shouldn’t expect a performance like Rory McIlroy’s minus-16 from 2011. The week will likely feature plenty of shifts along the leaderboard,... 

US Open Golf Tournament 2016: Top Odds, Predictions and Storylines for Thursday

The 116th U.S. Open is just hours from its start at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, where the greatest golfers in the world will compete for the United States’ biggest prize in golf.  In total, 156 golfers will take on Oakmont beginning on Thursday. Here’s a look at the latest favorites to win the U.S. Open, courtesy of Odds Shark:   Top Storylines, Predictions A single hole hasn’t been played yet at Oakmont, and this course is already being labeled as a difficult test for its golfers.  In fact, 2006 U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy told CNN’s Living... 

U.S. Open 2016 Leaderboard: Thursday Scores, Results and Analysis

The first day of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club was mired by poor weather. Due to the poor conditions, play was suspended at 4:34 p.m. ET.  Most of the players who started their respective rounds during the morning wave of tee times will have to come back on Friday to finish up the first round. The entire afternoon wave of threesomes did not take the course.  American Andrew Landry sits atop the leaderboard after one day of action at Oakmont. Landry, who is ranked 624th in the world, has a birdie putt awaiting him on the 18th hole when play resumes on Friday. Landry, who is three-under... 

US Open Odds 2016: Breakdown and Analysis of Top Favorites’ Chances

The primary storyline at this year’s U.S. Open at the Oakmont Country Club may end up being the difficult greens and the potential for stormy weather in Pennsylvania. Which begs the question: Which players are most capable of handling such conditions? Not surprisingly, the projections appear to favor the top players in the world: Simply put, it’s tough to bet against Jason Day at the moment. The 2015 PGA Championship winner has three wins and six top-10 finishes on the season, including his triumph at the Players Championship.  The world’s top-ranked golfer didn’t... 

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