Big names struggle early at the U.S. Open: Day, McIlroy near the bottom

Shinnecock is proving to be as tough a test as we all expected. One of the best U.S. Open venues saw an early round average score of six-over par.

Among those who struggled early …

• +5 – Jimmy Walker
• +5 – Brooks Koepka
• +5 – Hideki Matsuyama
• +6 – Daniel Berger
• +6 – Bryson DeChambeau
• +7 – Bubba Watson
• +7 – Phil Mickelson
• +8 – Jordan Spieth
• +9 – Jason Day
• +9 – Charl Schwartzel
• +10 – Rory McIlroy

We’re only giving you +4 or worse because at this point it doesn’t seem like anyone is going to go low and run away with this thing.

It should be noted that Tiger Woods is currently +4 through 4 holes at the time this post was written and published.