The first round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in western Pennsylvania was supposed to be about deep rough, fast greens and high scores.
Instead, after rain soaked the course Wednesday night, the golfers who teed off in the morning sessions found soft greens that created some lower-than-expected scores.
But the story of the first round was just in its formative stages, and that's where it stopped. Three separate rain delays wreaked havoc with the national championship, and the golfers who were scheduled to tee off in the afternoon didn't even get a chance to make it onto the course.