The top two ranked golfers in the world arrived at Pebble Beach and neither came away with a birdie. According to Elias Sports Bureau, it is the first time ever that Woods and Mickelson have played a round together on the same course with neither of them having a birdie.
Tiger Woods Finishes U.S. Open First Round Without A Birdie, At 3-Over
It’s ever more disconcerting for Woods given that he made the first 10 greens in regulation. On No. 17, he landed his tee shot on a 222-yard Par 3 nine feet from the hole, but then pulled his birdie shot left.
After a day noted for difficult conditions with no one getting more than 3-under, Shaun Micheel, Paul Casey and Brendon De Jonge are the clubhouse leaders at 2-under.
For the complete, up-to-second leaderboard, go here, and for more on the U.S. Open, check out our golf blog, Waggle Room.
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