After getting out early and putting up a respectable score for the first round of the U.S. Open, Taylor Pendrith had just one thought.

“I’m happy to be done,” he said after a two-over 72 left him tied for 15th place at the time of his finish.

Pendrith was one of many golfers who battled an exceedingly difficult Oakmont Country Club course that refused to give up many under-par rounds to the morning wave. Thick rough, slick greens and long holes meant anything but a near perfect shot would be penalized.

When the morning tee times finished, only one hole was playing under par to the field and bogeys outnumbered birdies more than two to one.

“It’s a hard course,” stated Pendrith.........

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