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US Open Tee Times 2020: Pairings and Predictions for Friday Schedule

Winged Foot Golf Club was built up to be a difficult course for four rounds of the 2020 US Open.

On Thursday, the top players in the field proved that wrong, as 21 golfers finished in red numbers.

Justin Thomas turned in the best scorecard of the round with a five-under 65 that was the best score at Winged Foot in its history as a US Open host.

Patrick Reed, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele are among the high-profile players within a few shots of Thomas after 18 holes.

If the course becomes more difficult in the next three rounds, Thursday's low scores could be even more significant since they give Thomas, Reed and others a cushion to work with over golfers that struggled throughout the first round.