U.S. Open 2016: Leaderboard, live updates, scores from Thursday’s round at Oakmont

The opening day of the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club just outside of Pittsburgh, Pa. will have areas of showers and thunderstorms around, especially in the afternoon. A storm system will move in across the region late in the day Thursday and Thursday night.

Showers and especially thunderstorms are possible for golfers who go out later in the day. Delays could be possible during the opening round as they try to finish up before darkness.

The U.S. Open starts Thursday at Oakmont Country Club, as a 156-player field tees off in what figures to be one of the most challenging national championships ever.

It’s the tournament’s record ninth visit to the exclusive Pittsburgh-area club and first since 2007, when Angel Cabrera edged Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk on Sunday to take first place. The course played hard that year, with golfers doing as poorly as 28-over on Thursday and Friday and Cabrera’s victory coming at a rugged 5-over. Scores should be high again.

Major championship golf is back this week at Oakmont Country Club. Unlike last year, where a controversial Chambers Bay hosted the U.S. Open, this year’s tournament is a course with as much history and championship pedigree as any in the United States. Since its founding in 1903, Oakmont has hosted the U.S. Open eight times and the PGA Championship three times. With that many major championships, almost all of the game’s greats have had a chance to play a major championship at Oakmont. Here are some of the best U.S. Open moments from the Pittsburgh-area track.

PITTSBURGH -- When Henry C. Fownes and his son, William, designed the golf course at Oakmont Country Club at the start of the 20th century, they had a clear vision.

“They wanted to create a very, very difficult course, a very penal course, so that if you misplayed a shot, it cost you,” said Gerry Hickel, a member since 1978 and the club’s archivist. “You paid for it.”