Day 1 at The 2014 US Open

The first round of the 2014 US Open at Pinehurst No. 2 is now over and the overnight leader going into the second round is German Martin Kaymer. Kaymer shot a 5-under 65, and holds a three shot lead over Americans Kevin Na and Fran Quinn, Zimbabwean Brenden De Jonge and Northern Irishman (and favourite around here) Graeme McDowell, who all shot 2-under 68's.

The main storyline of the first round was the vulnerability of Pinehurst and how it was more open to scoring than most players thought it would be. Players noted that it was a different course than what they played during their practice rounds earlier in the week. Despite this vulnerability, only 15 players managed to shoot sub par rounds. That number is high however, by US Open standards, which have a tendency to finish around or just under par in most cases.

As for our picks, here are their opening round scores and positions on the leaderboard:

1) Jason Day: T68 at 3-over (+3)
2) Phil Mickelson: T16 at even par (E)
3) Luke Donald: T134 at 7-over (+7)

1) Graeme McDowell: T2 at 2-under (-2)
2) Miguel Angel Jimenez: T50 at 2-over (+2)

Will Pinehurst No. 2 stay vulnerable throughout the next three rounds of the US Open? Who knows, but stay tuned for the second round of the US Open tomorrow and our coverage of it afterwards,

-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews

Martin Kaymer during the opening round of the 2014 US Open (Andrew Gombert/EPA)