Lowry falls down leaderboard in unfinished first round at US Open
Early pressure on Offaly golfer to make cut
SHANE Lowry finds himself with an early mountain to climb after falling down the leaderboard in an unfinished first round at the US Open in Shinnecock Hills, New York on Thursday.
The Clara man's round was called off because of darkness after heavy fog held it up. He is currently in joint 92nd position on +4 with fourteen of his first eighteen holes completed.
He could really do with getting a couple of shots back in his closing four holes today before he plays his second round later on Friday.
Starting on the 10th, Lowry was motoring okay as he birdied his first and had a bogey five on his fourth in testing windy conditions. However, an unfortunate double bogey seven on the par five 16th, his seventh, put him two over and he also bogeyed his 11th and 12th holes.
American Wyndham Clark has made a great start and is four shots clear on -6 with sixteen holes of his first round played.
With treacherous greens punishing any golfer who doesn't hit the right spot, there are just seventeen players with sub par rounds so far – some of the golfers under par have yet to finish their first round.
Lowry will complete his first round later this morning and his second round start has been pushed out to 1.07pm Irish time. The wind was not as brutal as feared on Thursday but it all means that his first aim now is to make the cut and play over the weekend.