Ian Poulter was one of just four players to break par as the US Open got off to a chaotic start at Shinnecock Hills.
Strong winds resulted in some of the world's top players suffering nightmare rounds, with the likes of Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth well over par after the opening day.
American trio Scott Piercy, Russell Henley and Dustin Johnson lead the way alongside Poulter on one-under, with Jason Dufner the only other player to avoid going over par.
McIlroy shot three double bogeys in the difficult conditions to end the day with a 10-over-par 80, while Spieth (78), Woods (78) and Mickelson (77) also had rounds to forget.
The high-profile quartet were by no means alone, though; there were 200 double bogeys or worse on day one, compared to 212 for the entire tournament last year, and the combined score of the whole field came in at more than 1,000 over par.
Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson are among a group of six players on one-over par, but other big names struggled to tame the conditions on Long Island.
Woods began his round with a triple-bogey and a bogey, but steadied the ship to limit the damage to eight-over at the end of play.
US OPEN LEADERBOARD AFTER ROUND ONE
1. Scott Piercy (-1)
=. Ian Poulter (-1)
=. Russell Henley (-1)
=. Dustin Johnson (-1)
5. Jason Dufner (E)
