Henrik Stenson and Dustin Johnson both shot 5-under 65 to share the lead after the first round of the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington. Rory McIlroy, the world's top-ranked golfer, struggled with the speed of the greens and shot a disappointing 2-over 72. Tiger Woods had his worst performance ever at the U.S. Open, shooting an 80 after numerous bogeys from bunkers and tall grass.

1. COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
Associated Press/MIKE THEILER
Florida’s Harrison Bader celebrates
after scoring Wednesday.
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NEWS-JOURNAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2015
WHAT’S AHEAD
Some things to watch for in
the elimination stage of the
Women’s World Cup. PAGE 4B
Associated Press/MATT YORK
Dustin Johnson finished with six birdies and one bogey Thursday to claim a share of the first-round lead at the U.S. Open at
Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington.
HEAVY LIFTINGJohnson, Stenson shoots low scores in the morning as course wins day
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Count Rory
McIlroy among those who failed to
figure out the bumpy, bouncy speed
of the greens of Chambers Bay on the
first day of the U.S. Open.
“It was frustrating, especially how
I felt I hit the ball from tee to green,”
McIlroy said after shooting a 2-over
par 72 in the first round Thursday.
“I thought I drove the ball great, I
thought I hit my iron shots very, very
well. ... I felt like I gave myself enough
chances out there to convert a few and
then had a couple of (shorter) putts
on the last few holes there. I definitely
thought it was a day where you could
shoot under par, and I didn’t take
advantage of that.”
The No. 1 player in the world went
off during the morning wave and de-
spite starting on the easier back nine,
could not capitalize on almost perfect
conditions with overcast skies and lit-
tle wind coming off Puget Sound. McIl-
roy made two birdies and two bogeys
on his first nine holes, then closed his
round with birdies on two of his final
three and a par on the par 5 No. 8.
Although McIlroy wasn’t perfect
from tee to green, hitting 10 of 14 fair-
ways and 12 of 18 greens, he felt it was
an improvement from the way he was
playing leading into the Open.
“I take confidence with the way I
Speed of greens a mystery to McIlroy
World’s top-ranked player frustrated after shooting 2-over 72
Associated Press/CHARLIE RIEDEL
Despite shooting a 2-over 72, Rory McIlroy
thinks he’s hitting the ball well.
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THE 115 U.S. OPEN
Dustin Johnson.................. -5
Henrick Stenson................. -5
Patrick Reed....................... -4
Matt Kuchar........................ -3
Ben Martin.......................... -3
Brian Campbell................... -3
INSIDE: Lefty OK with start,
first-round results, today’s tee
times,PAGE5B
LEADERBOARD
HENRIK STENSON
Today’s Game
Who: Florida (51-17) vs. Virginia
(41-22)
Where: TD Ameritrade Park Oma-
ha (Nebraska)
When: 3 p.m.
TV: ESPN2
Probable starters: Florida RHP
Logan Shore (10-6, 2.55) vs.
Virginia LHP Nathan Kirby (5-2,
2.28)
Inside
Glance, PAGE 2B
By KEVIN BROCKWAY
The Gainesville Sun
OMAHA, Neb. — Revenge, survival, a
fresh start.
There are different mind-sets
Florida can take into its second
meeting with Virginia in the Col-
lege World Series.
Coach Kevin O’Sullivan is just
happy the Gators are one of four
teams remaining in the field.
“We’ve got our No. 1 pitcher going
on the mound and we’ve got plenty
of pitching behind (him),” O’Sulli-
van said. “We’re just going to let it
all hang out.”
Sophomore right-handed ace Lo-
gan Shore will get his second CWS
start when the Gators meet the Cav-
aliers today. Florida came up on
the short end of a 1-0 pitching duel
when the two teams previously met
Monday at TD Ameritrade Park.
“The loss to Virginia was really
a tough pill to swallow,” Florida
junior left fielder Harrison Bader
said. “To get another chance at
them, to get a chance to prove some-
thing, definitely means a lot. I know
our guys are going to come out guns
blazing, and I know they are going
to do the same exact thing.”
Florida responded from the shut-
out loss with four home runs in a
10-2 rout of Miami on Wednesday
night, avoiding elimination. Three
of the home runs traveled more
than 400 feet on a rare night when
the wind was blowing out. First
baseman Peter Alonso hit the lon-
gest homer of the game, a 421-foot,
two-run shot to center in the sixth
inning for the final margin.
“We’ve had our fair share of home
runs,” Bader said, “but it hasn’t
really been the focal point of our
offense.”
Bader said it will be important for
the Gators to stay within the
Gators
out for
revenge
Florida gets second
shot at Virginia
SEE GATORS, PAGE 2B
SEE MCILROY, PAGE 5B
By DOUG FERGUSON
Associated Press
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — So
much for Chambers Bay being
the star of this U.S. Open.
Thursday turned into another
horror show for Tiger Woods.
Henrik Stenson and Dustin
Johnson set the tone on the
wild terrain of Chambers Bay,
which made a relatively gentle
debut. Both shot 5-under 65
and shared the lead.
Then came Woods.
He made bogey after bogey,
from the bunkers and tall
grass, until he ended this not-
for-prime-time performance by
topping a 3-wood from the 18th
fairway that bounced over one
bunker and disappeared into
another. He wound up with an
80, his worst at the Open.
“I fought. I fought hard. And
that was my number,” Woods
said.
It was the third time this
year he has shot in the 80s,
only this time he had some
company. Rickie Fowler
played alongside him and shot
81.
Their scores were not a
reflection of the conditions at
Chambers Bay, the 8-year-old
course on the edge of Puget
Sound that was a mystery to so
many players going into this
Open unlike any other.
Johnson was flawless and
powerful. His only mistake
came on his final hole when he
pulled a 6-iron on the par-3 No.
9 over the green and made his
only bogey. Stenson, among
the cynical of Chambers Bay
when he first saw it, birdied
four of his final five holes. He
poured in a 25-footer on No. 18
for his 65.
They had a one-shot lead
over Patrick Reed.
Just more than two dozen
players managed to break par
in the Open, the major where
Matt Every Watch
Thursday: 8-over 78.
Position: Tied
for 141st
Bogeys: 6
Double bogey: 1
Highlights: The
Mainland prod-
uct hit 12 of 18
fairways and had 37 putts in
his round.
Today’s tee time: 5:50 p.m.
SEE LIFTING, PAGE 5B
News-Journal/BRIAN LINDER
Sports writer Danny Klein had a wild ride in this
Ford Fiesta ST on Thursday at Daytona International
Speedway.
By DANNY KLEIN
danny.klein@news-jrnl.com
I didn’t get my driver’s license until I
was 21. When I finally did, I picked up a
used Saturn on the side of the highway
in Fort Lauderdale for $1,000. It shook
when it reached 70 mph, had holes in
the roof and leaked a carton of oil every
three days. Give or take.
But here I was Thursday afternoon,
speeding down the Global Rallycross
track at Daytona International Speed-
way in a car literally spewing fire.
Maybe that explains why my neck
hurts every time I look at the ground. Or
why fellow sports writer Brian Linder
thought I might collapse outside the tent
GLOBAL RALLYCROSS ANALYSIS
Speed just 1 part of the experience
If You Go
When: Today-Sunday
Where: Daytona International
Speedway
Tickets: 3-day admission available for
$60; children 12-and-under $15;
single-day admission also available.
ON THE WEB: To see a video of Danny Klein’s ride around DIS, go to news-journalonline.com.
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