Golf-Play resumes at US Open after fog delays first round

The US Open resumed at Shinnecock Hills after a two-hour fog delay, with players facing a challenging course that has a reputation for being the toughest test in golf.

​Play resumed at the ‌U.S. Open ​on Thursday after a thick blanket of fog forced a two-hour delay early in ‌the first round of the major at Shinnecock Hills. A handful of players had gotten through only the second hole after taking off ‌at eye-wateringly early tee times when organisers suspended play at ‌7:05 a.m. ET at the venerated course in Southampton, New York. The event kicked off as a line of standstill traffic held up ticketholders in the ⁠fashionable ​beach town, ⁠with American Scottie Scheffler eyeing history, on the hunt for a career Grand ⁠Slam. The 156-player field this week includes 12 former U.S. Open champions ​and 49 debutants.

The U.S. Open is known as the toughest ⁠test in golf and the par-70 layout at Shinnecock Hills, which is hosting ⁠the ​event for a sixth time, is expected to uphold that reputation this week. When Shinnecock Hills last hosted the U.S. Open ⁠in 2018, the field scoring was 74.65, which is the highest ⁠scoring average ⁠relative to par for the tournament over the last 18 years.