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By Mark Lamport-Stokes
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington (Reuters) - U.S. Open organizers were preparing for the likelihood of four days of mainly sunshine as the 115th edition of the year's second major got underway on the links-style Chambers Bay layout on Thursday.
Local PGA Tour professional Michael Putnam struck the first shot on the par-four opening hole and England's Jason Palmer began proceedings at the par-four 10th to launch the first U.S. Open to be played in the Pacific Northwest.