Shane Lowry to light up Ireland’s challenge at US Open

It’s never much fun when you settle down for a fireworks show and get bombarded in a watertight but that’s how the players felt as the opening round of the 116th US Open was suspended due to heavy rain.

A “completely different golf course” was how defending champion Jordan Spieth described the change in the conditions from the hard and fast, skating rink of the practice days to the rain-sodden monster that still took its share of victims.

“I mean, night and day,” added Spieth, who is four over par and five behind clubhouse leader Scottie Scheffler, the 19-year old amateur qualifier who posted a one under 69.