Chambers Bay is indeed proving to be a difficult challenge during the first round of the 2015 U.S. Open, but scoring hasn’t been as bad as some expected. There are birdies to be made, and several players in the morning wave have dipped into red numbers. That includes Phil Mickelson, but Lefty has run into some recent issues.
U.S. Open 2015 leaderboard: Phil Mickelson tumbles off the lead, Dustin Johnson surging
As expected, it’s been an up-and-down first round at Chambers Bay.
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Mickelson got off to a tremendous start with three birdies and no bogeys on his first nine to make the turn at 32 and 3-under. That was good enough to jump him atop the early leaderboard. The back nine, however, has been a much taller task. After not dropping a shot during his opening nine, Mickelson bogeyed three of his first five holes on the back nine. He was able to mix in a birdie, but he fell from the lead at 3-under to just barely in the red at 1-under. Mickelson has run into some short game problems, with a few poor chips and bunker shots costing him in the early going.
While Mickelson attempts to salvage a solid back nine, Dustin Johnson had no such issues. He began his round on No. 10 and managed to play the closing side at 2-under 33. He added a birdie on No. 1 after making the turn and is currently tied for the lead at 3-under. Johnson has been sharp thus far, hitting 10 of the first 12 greens in regulation. That is well above what most of the field has been able to muster. He’s also hitting fairways at a good rate. If he continues to do both at a high rate, he would be an extremely strong contender for the title.
Here is a look at the current leaderboard. You can follow a live leaderboard at USOpen.com. All times Pacific.
| Place | Player | Score | Thru/Tee Time |
| T1 | Kevin Chappell | -3 | 13 |
| T1 | Matt Kuchar | -3 | 13* |
| T1 | Dustin Johnson | -3 | 12* |
| T1 | Patrick Reed | -3 | 10* |
| T5 | Cody Gribble | -1 | 15 |
| T5 | Phil Mickelson | -1 | 15 |
| T5 | Masahiro Kawamura | -1 | 13 |
| T5 | Hideki Matsuyama | -1 | 13* |
| T5 | Henrik Stenson | -1 | 11 |
| T5 | Adam Scott | -1 | 12* |
| T5 | Jim Furyk | -1 | 11 |
| T5 | Colin Montgomerie | -1 | 11 |
| T5 | Marc Warren | -1 | 10 |
| T14 | Cameron Smith | E | 17* |
| T14 | Morgan Hoffmann | E | 15* |
| T14 | Alexander Levy | E | 14* |
| T14 | Brian Harman | E | 14* |
| T14 | Francesco Molinari | E | 12 |
| T14 | Martin Kaymer | E | 12* |
| T14 | Rory McIlroy | E | 12* |
| T14 | Brooks Koepka | E | 11 |
| T14 | Russell Henley | E | 11 |
| T14 | Jason Dufner | E | 10 |
| T14 | Kevin Na | E | 10* |
| T14 | Matthew NeSmith (a) | E | 9 |
| T26 | Michael Putnam | 1 | 17 |
| T26 | Marcus Fraser | 1 | 16 |
| T26 | Bubba Watson | 1 | 14 |
| T26 | Angel Cabrera | 1 | 15 |
| T26 | Victor Dubuisson | 1 | 15* |
| T26 | David Hearn | 1 | 14 |
| T26 | Robert Streb | 1 | 13 |
| T26 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 1 | 11 |
| T26 | Chris Kirk | 1 | 10* |
| T26 | Jamie Donaldson | 1 | 10* |
| T26 | Brandon Hagy | 1 | 9 |
| T26 | Oliver Farr | 1 | 9* |
| T26 | Nick Hardy (a) | 1 | 9 |
| T26 | Kevin Lucas | 1 | 8* |
| T40 | Troy Kelly | 2 | 17* |
| T40 | Lucas Bjerregaard | 2 | 16 |
| T40 | Jack Maguire (a) | 2 | 16* |
| T40 | Kurt Barnes | 2 | 16* |
| T40 | Wen-Chong Liang | 2 | 14 |
| T40 | Hiroyuki Fujita | 2 | 14 |
| T40 | Andy Sullivan | 2 | 15* |
| T40 | Cameron Tringale | 2 | 13 |
| T40 | Graeme McDowell | 2 | 13* |
| T40 | Brandt Snedeker | 2 | 11 |
| T40 | Sergio Garcia | 2 | 12* |
| T40 | Gunn Yang (a) | 2 | 12* |
| T40 | Webb Simpson | 2 | 10* |
| T40 | Keegan Bradley | 2 | 9* |
| T40 | Sebastian Cappelen | 2 | 9 |
| T40 | Sam Horsfield (a) | 2 | 9* |
| T40 | Cole Hammer (a) | 2 | 8* |
| T57 | Richard Lee | 3 | 16 |
| T57 | John Parry | 3 | 16* |
| T57 | Stephan Jaeger | 3 | 16* |
| T57 | Gary Woodland | 3 | 15* |
| T57 | John Senden | 3 | 15* |
| T57 | Bernd Wiesberger | 3 | 15* |
| T57 | Lee McCoy (a) | 3 | 13 |
| T57 | Marcel Siem | 3 | 14* |
| T57 | Byeong-Hun An | 3 | 11 |
| T57 | Shunsuke Sonoda | 3 | 9* |
| T67 | Steve Marino | 4 | 16 |
| T67 | Seuk Hyun Baek | 4 | 17* |
| T67 | Jason Allred | 4 | 15 |
| T67 | Alex Kim | 4 | 9 |
| T67 | Pat Wilson | 4 | 8* |
| T72 | Garth Mulroy | 5 | 16 |
| T72 | Timothy O'Neal | 5 | 16* |
| T72 | George McNeill | 5 | 13 |
| T75 | Kyle Jones (a) | 6 | 15 |
| T75 | Matt Every | 6 | 10 |
| T75 | Rich Berberian Jr. | 6 | 9 |
| 78 | Josh Persons | 8 | 16* |
| Jason Palmer | 1:00 p.m. | ||
| Roberto Castro | 1:00 p.m. | ||
| Andres Romero | 1:00 p.m. | ||
| Tom Hoge | 1:00 p.m.* | ||
| Brad Fritsch | 1:00 p.m.* | ||
| Tjaart van der Walt | 1:00 p.m.* | ||
| Denny McCarthy (a) | 1:11 p.m. | ||
| D.A. Points | 1:11 p.m. | ||
| Shiv Kapur | 1:11 p.m. | ||
| Brad Elder | 1:11 p.m.* | ||
| Beau Hossler (a) | 1:11 p.m.* | ||
| Jamie Lovemark | 1:11 p.m.* | ||
| Bryson DeChambeau (a) | 1:22 p.m. | ||
| Blayne Barber | 1:22 p.m. | ||
| Billy Hurley III | 1:22 p.m. | ||
| Ryo Ishikawa | 1:22 p.m.* | ||
| Luke Donald | 1:22 p.m.* | ||
| J.B. Holmes | 1:22 p.m.* | ||
| Geoff Ogilvy | 1:33 p.m. | ||
| Ernie Els | 1:33 p.m. | ||
| Retief Goosen | 1:33 p.m. | ||
| Lucas Glover | 1:33 p.m.* | ||
| Bradley Neil (a) | 1:33 p.m.* | ||
| Marc Leishman | 1:33 p.m.* | ||
| Bo Van Pelt | 1:44 p.m. | ||
| Charlie Beljan | 1:44 p.m. | ||
| Tony Finau | 1:44 p.m. | ||
| Ryan Palmer | 1:44 p.m.* | ||
| Joost Luiten | 1:44 p.m.* | ||
| Danny Willett | 1:44 p.m.* | ||
| Lee Janzen | 1:55 p.m. | ||
| Ollie Schniederjans (a) | 1:55 p.m. | ||
| Darren Clarke | 1:55 p.m. | ||
| Kevin Kisner | 1:55 p.m.* | ||
| George Coetzee | 1:55 p.m.* | ||
| Alex Noren | 1:55 p.m.* | ||
| Daniel Summerhays | 2:06 p.m. | ||
| Thomas Aiken | 2:06 p.m. | ||
| Danny Lee | 2:06 p.m. | ||
| Brendon Todd | 2:06 p.m.* | ||
| Branden Grace | 2:06 p.m.* | ||
| Thongchai Jaidee | 2:06 p.m.* | ||
| Jordan Spieth | 2:17 p.m. | ||
| Jason Day | 2:17 p.m. | ||
| Justin Rose | 2:17 p.m. | ||
| Billy Horschel | 2:17 p.m.* | ||
| Paul Casey | 2:17 p.m.* | ||
| Lee Westwood | 2:17 p.m.* | ||
| Tiger Woods | 2:28 p.m. | ||
| Rickie Fowler | 2:28 p.m. | ||
| Louis Oosthuizen | 2:28 p.m. | ||
| Bill Haas | 2:28 p.m.* | ||
| Charl Schwartzel | 2:28 p.m.* | ||
| Hunter Mahan | 2:28 p.m.* | ||
| Jimmy Walker | 2:39 p.m. | ||
| Zach Johnson | 2:39 p.m. | ||
| Ian Poulter | 2:39 p.m. | ||
| Shane Lowry | 2:39 p.m.* | ||
| Ben Martin | 2:39 p.m.* | ||
| Stephen Gallacher | 2:39 p.m.* | ||
| Ryan Moore | 2:50 p.m. | ||
| Anirban Lahiri | 2:50 p.m. | ||
| Erik Compton | 2:50 p.m. | ||
| Charley Hoffman | 2:50 p.m.* | ||
| Camilo Villegas | 2:50 p.m.* | ||
| Tommy Fleetwood | 2:50 p.m.* | ||
| Jake Knapp (a) | 3:01 p.m. | ||
| Tyler Duncan | 3:01 p.m. | ||
| Matt Mabrey | 3:01 p.m. | ||
| Mark Silvers | 3:01 p.m.* | ||
| Brian Campbell (a) | 3:01 p.m.* | ||
| Cheng-Tsung Pan | 3:01 p.m.* | ||
| Michael Davan | 3:12 p.m. | ||
| Davis Riley (a) | 3:12 p.m. | ||
| Andy Pope | 3:12 p.m. | ||
| Jimmy Gunn | 3:12 p.m.* | ||
| Jared Becher | 3:12 p.m.* | ||
| Sam Saunders | 3:12 p.m.* |
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