June 16 (Reuters) - The unlikely name of Scottie Scheffler was the clubhouse leader after the first day at the rain hit U.S. Open on Thursday.
Granted, only nine players completed the first round on a day of frustrating weather delays at Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh, but that does not detract from the achievement by the 19-year-old amateur from Dallas.
Scheffler, a former U.S. Junior Amateur champion, only made it into the championship by the skin of his teeth, surviving a playoff at sectional qualifying.
He certainly made the most of his appearance in the second major of the year, at least for 18 holes, taking advantage of the benign conditions to card three birdies and two bogeys to return a one-under 69.