Golf-US Open suspended early in first round due to fog

The U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills was suspended on Thursday due to fog, with play halted at 7:05 a.m. after only a handful of players completed the second hole.

Golf-US Open suspended early in first round due to fog
Scottie Scheffler
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Organisers ​suspended play at ‌the U.S. ​Open on Thursday due to fog, as the first ‌round of the major at Shinnecock Hills got off to a slow start in Southampton, New ‌York.

A thick blanket of fog hovered over ‌the venerated course in the fashionable beach town east of New York City, where a long line of ⁠standstill ​traffic held ⁠up ticketholders while a handful of players got the ⁠action going at eye-wateringly early tee times. No player had ​gotten further than the second hole when ⁠organisers suspended play at 7:05 a.m. and spectators milled ⁠about ​the grounds while other golfers practiced on the putting green.

The event kicked off with ⁠American Scottie Scheffler eying history, on the hunt ⁠for a ⁠career Grand Slam.

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