Fox makes solid start after fog delays US Open by two hours
After a late start, Ryan Fox has put himself in a good position early in the US Open.
Morning fog caused a two-hour delay to play 30 minutes after the first groups had gotten underway at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club for the opening round of the tournament this morning.
The windy conditions added another layer to the defence of the golf course, though it was at its worst for the morning tee times and settled a bit for the afternoon groups.
Kiwi Fox was able to navigate his way around the course without too much damage, sitting at one-over-par through 17 holes and in a tie for 29th when play was suspended for the day.
Fox made a perfect start to his tournament with a birdie on the par-four first and a consistent run through the front nine left him one-under at the turn.
A bogey on the par-four 10th meant he gave that shot back to the course, before moving back to one-under two holes later.
However, back-to-back bogeys on the 15th and 16th holes late in the day meant he ended the day one-over with a hole to play.
That mark puts him eight shots off the pace set by American Wyndham Clark, who was six-under through 16 holes when play was suspended for the day. In total, 50 golfers were still on the course when the day’s play was halted.
Clark, who began his round on the back nine, holds a four-shot lead over his closest rivals, with seven players tied for second at two-under.
“Birdieing the first two was really nice. Then I kind of had a little bit of a lull, but made some great par saves. It was great birdieing 18,” Clark said.
“Then a little mishap, missed a shorty on one and then a bogey on two, but then got into a nice rhythm. Yeah, everything was kind of clicking. We were definitely fortunate with the wind laying down. Overall a good round.”
Round one will resume at 6.35am local time (10.35pm NZT), with second round tee times expected to be delayed by 15 minutes.
It means a quick turnaround for those who were still out on the course and needing to finish round one as the players with afternoon tee times for the opening round switch to morning times for round two.
Fox is scheduled to begin his second round about 11.45pm NZT.
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