Rickie Fowler, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm made great impressions on the leaderboard at Pebble Beach, California, as Round 1 of the 2019 U.S. Open got under way on Thursday.
The best in the world have travelled to the United States' west coast for the penultimate major of the year, and Fowler looked particularly motivated early on to finally end his wait for a major title.
Las Vegas native Scott Piercy—who finished joint-second in the 2016 U.S. Open—shot up the leaderboard out of the gate, recording three birdies and an eagle across his first six holes. He held his place around the summit into the afternoon but signed off with a bogey to hold a joint-lead of four under as he finished.