SHOT OF THE DAY
World number one Dustin Johnson left himself an awkward bunker shot on the eighth, but promptly holed it for birdie.
ROUND OF THE DAY
Making his US Open debut, France's Matthieu Pavon was in the first group out at 0645 and promptly carved his opening tee shot on to the adjacent ninth fairway. However, from there he made birdie and added three more on his way to a superb 71 in the circumstances.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I was skanking it and lost like five balls in the first four holes. I'm like 'I'm outta here'," - Scott Piercy explains why he cut his final practice round short before heading home for pizza and an afternoon of looking at his swing on Instagram.
STATISTIC OF THE DAY
The current world's top 10 were a combined 52 over par for the first round, with a 69 from Dustin Johnson and a 71 from Justin Rose the best scores.
TOUGHEST HOLE
Although the 536-yard par-four 14th hole was playing downwind, it was still the toughest hole with an average of 4.808. Any shot going over the green left a fiendish chip back up the slope and contributed to 49 bogeys, 29 double bogeys and eight triple bogeys or worse.
EASIEST HOLE
One of just two par fives on the course, the fifth played as the easiest hole with an average of 4.686, offering up three eagles, 58 birdies and nothing worse than a seven.
ON THE UP
Dustin Johnson's prospects of becoming the first player to win the US Open in the week after winning on the PGA Tour. Johnson won the FedEx St Jude Classic in Memphis by six shots.
ON THE SLIDE
Rory McIlroy's scoring average in the US Open. Since winning it in 2011 with a record total of 16 under par, McIlroy is a combined 53 over.
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