Weather wreaks havoc at Day 1 U.S.Open 2016  12:00, 17/06/2016

Intermittent waves of rain, thunder and lightning suspended play on three separate occasions, wreaking havoc on the day's proceedings. When the horn blew for the third and what proved to be final time, at 3:51 p.m. local time, just nine players had completed their rounds and 78 had yet to even tee off, setting up a marathon session that will kick off tomorrow morning at 7:30. (Phil Mickelson, who turned 46 Thursday, is among the players who could face a grueling 36-hole Friday.)

Andrew Landry, a 28-year-old U.S. Open rookie, was the leader when play was called, at three-under par through 17 holes and facing a 10-foot birdie putt at 18 to get it to four under. Landry had been as low as five under at one point, until consecutive bogeys on seven and eight.

Bubba Watson and Danny Lee are tied for second at two-under par.

The leader in the clubhouse, meanwhile, is amateur Scottie Scheffler, a former U.S. Junior Amateur champion who plays college golf for Texas. Scheffler posted a one-under par 69.

Reigning U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth was one over through 11 holes and tied for 19th, along with playing partner Bryson DeChambeau.

Rory McIlroy, the winner of the 2011 U.S. Open, was four over through 13 holes. He is tied with Masters champion Danny Willett.

Rickie Fowler's major championship woes of late continued. He was six over through 12 holes.

World No. 1 Jason Day did not start on Thursday, along with his playing partners Adam Scott and Louis Oosthuizen, Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose.

Some pictures of Round 1 U.S. Open 2016: