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Amateurs show well on 1st day of US Open at Chambers Bay (The Associated Press)

Yahoo! Sports | June 19, 2015

Related Topics: 2012 Masters (snooker), Chambers Bay, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Hilary Putnam

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) -- The closest comparison amateur Ollie Schniederjans could come up with for what he experienced in the first round of the U.S. Open on Thursday was getting to play in the Scottish Open a year ago.

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On that Saturday in Scotland, Schniederjans played at the same time as groups featuring Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson with big crowds all around.

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