2018 U.S. Open leaderboard breakdown: Full coverage, scores, highlights from Round 1
Only four players finished under par after a rough opening round at Shinnecock Hills



Shinnecock Hills took center stage on Thursday with the help of some gusting wind as the 2018 U.S. Open field battled through a tough opening round of tournament play.

After a week of calm conditions, the wind speeds reached 15-to-20 mph and players not only struggled to find scoring opportunities, but had to avoid putting big numbers on the card. On the day, there were 189 double-bogeys or worse from the field. 

Tiger Woods had one of those as he opened his pursuit of a fourth U.S. Open titlewith a triple bogey on the first hole and finished near fellow major winners Jordan Spieth (78), Jason Day (79) and Rory McIlroy (80) with an eight-over 78 in Round 1. For McIlroy, the score ties his worst-ever in a major championship and unfortunately left him as one of the few players to be truly out of contention after Day 1.



Everyone struggled, and only four players finished under par. Here's how the top of that leaderboard looks after Thursday:

T1. Dustin Johnson (-1): His on-course reactions may be subdued, but it's never boring with DJ. First, it took a team of media, officials and playing partners Woods and Justin Thomas to find a wayward tee shot. Then, he got it right back with a hole-out from the sand on No. 8. Shinnecock is going to throw some punches, and it's going to take a heavyweight performance to outlast the rest of the competition over four days. DJ showed every sign that he is built to win this tournament, and as we turn our attention to Friday, he remains the favorite. 

T1. Russell Henley (-1): Henley hit the ball about as well as anyone in the field. A double-bogey on No. 10 and a bogey on 18 soured what was looking like the low round of the day -- at least it definitely did after Henley carded the first eagle of the tournament on No. 5. Henley ranked in the top five in the field in fairways hit and greens in regulation, and got his own hole-out from the sand on No. 12. 


A History of Golf since 1497
The Birth Of Golf
Scotland - FifeGolf as we know it today originated from a game played on the eastern coast of Scotland in the Kingdom of Fife during the 15th century. Players would hit a pebble around a natural course of sand dunes, rabbit runs and tracks using a stick or primitive club.
Some historians believe that Kolven from Holland and Chole from Belgium influenced the game. The latter was introduced into Scotland in 1421.Chole However while these games and countless others are stick and ball games, they are missing that vital ingredient that is unique to golf - the hole. Whatever the argument, there can be no dispute that Scotland gave birth to the game we know as golf today.
During the mid-15th century, Scotland was preparing to defend itself against an English invasion. The population's enthusiastic pursuit of golf and soccer to the neglect of military training (archery primarily) caused the Scottish parliament of King James II to ban both sports in 1457. The ban was reaffirmed in 1470 and 1491 although people largely ignored it. Only in 1502 with the Treaty of Glasgow was the ban lifted.
Mary Queen of ScotsGolf's status and popularity quickly spread throughout the 16th century due to it's royal endorsement. King Charles I popularised the game in England and Mary Queen of Scots, who was French, introduced the game to France while she studied there. Indeed the term 'caddie stems from the name given to her helpers who were the French Military, known in french as cadets.
William InglisThe premier golf course of the time was Leith near Edinburgh. Indeed King Charles I was on the course when given the news of the Irish rebellion of 1641. Leith was also the scene of the first international golf match in 1682 when the Duke of York and George Patterson playing for Scotland beat two English noblemen.