Qualifier Landry leads suspended US Open

Bad weather appears to be the only thing that can slow Andrew Landry, the U.S. Open rookie who zoomed out to 5 under and claimed the lead in Round 1.

Day is this season’s FedEx Cup leader and entered the last day of the 2015 tournament in the final pairing before fading, and McIlroy is the 2011 U.S. Open champion whose best finish this season has been a tie for third place at the WGC-Cadillac Championship back in March.

World No. 43 Lee, one of the morning starters, is two-under par after 13 holes and in a tie for second during an error-free performance at Oakmont.

Play resumes after a weather delay of nearly two-and-a-half hours at Oakmont, with the opening round now set to spill over into Friday.

The American world number two and his playing partners Bryson DeChambeau and reigning Open champion Zach Johnson had been warned by a rules official to pick up their pace of play as they left the 16th tee. The course played 6,300 yards and has since closed down.

Little-known American Andrew Landry upstaged the game’s biggest names by seizing an early three-shot lead at the US Open Thursday as play was twice suspended due to threatening weather.

Harris English, Kevin Streelman and amateur Scottie Scheffler, who finished his round as the leader in the clubhouse, are also at 1 under.

Rory McIlroy and Masters champion Danny Willett are 4 over and quickly falling out of contention.

Rain on Wednesday night could make for soft course conditions when play begins, and thunderstorms are a distinct possibility on Thursday afternoon.

Englishmen Lee Westwood and Luke Donald take advantage of the delay to watch television coverage in the media dining tent of the England v Wales match at Euro 2016.

Coming off two straight bogeys, Landry hit his approach into about 10 feet on the ninth hole for a birdie attempt when the horn sounded as a violent storm approached.

Landry leads at three-under after 11 holes, a stroke clear of four players including Masters runner-up Lee Westwood.