US Open: Woods still bookies favourite

Tiger Woods is still 6-4 favourite to win the US Open with bookmakers William Hill despite currently standing at three over par after nine holes of his rain-interrupted first round.

Phil Mickelson, level after completing his opening round, is 13-2 second favourite, with David Duval at 10-1 and Sergio Garcia 11-1.

Current leaders Retief Goosen and Hale Irwin, both three under after seven and 18 holes respectively, are 33-1 and 40-1.

Leading positions after the first day of the 101st United States Open at Southern Hill, Tulsa, Oklahoma (USA unless stated, par 70): (Play suspended for the day because of storm)

3 under - Hale Irwin (after 18 holes)

Retief Goosen (Rsa) (7)

2 under - Toshi Izawa (Jpn) (4)

1 under - Loren Roberts (18)

Stewart Cink (18)

Shaun Micheel (12)

Jim Furyk (10)

Mike Hulbert (6)

David Toms (5)

Bob Estes (4)

Skip Kendall (4)

Level - Angel Cabrera (Arg) (18)

Phil Mickelson (18)

Sergio Garcia (Spn) (18)

Matt Gogel (18)

Mark Calcavecchia (14)

Joe Durant (12)

David Duval (10)

Nick Price (Zim) (10)

Jeff Maggert (8)

Ernie Els (Rsa) (8)

Gabriel Hjertstedt (Swe) (7)

Nick Faldo (Gbr) (5)

Others:

1 over - Bernhard Langer (Ger) (18)

Colin Montgomerie (Gbr) (10)

Jesper Parnevik (Swe) (7)

Thomas Bjorn (Den) (9)

2 over - Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) (18)

3 over - Padraig Harrington (Ire) (18)

Paul Lawrie (Gbr) (18)

Tiger Woods (9)

Mathias Gronberg (Swe) (11)

4 over - Gary Orr (Gbr) (18)

Darren Clarke (NI) (18)

5 over - Lee Westwood (Gbr) (18)

6 over - Pierre Fulke (Swe) (18)

7 over - Jose Maria Olazabal (Spn) (18)

Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spn) (18)

Withdrew - Phil Price (Gbr)