Photos from the first round of the 2015 U.S. Open

Originally published June 18, 2015 at 11:34 am Updated June 18, 2015 at 10:00 pm

Spectators fill the grandstands in the early hours of the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay on Thursday. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)

Phil Mickelson tees off on the on the 2nd hole. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

Spectators pour through the gates on the first day of the U.S. Open. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

Spectators line the course. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

Angel Cabrera hits his second shot from the tall grass on the 1st hole. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

Phil Mickelson walks up to the 1st hole. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

Rory McIlroy misses a put on the 3rd hole. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Rory McIlroy tees off on on the 4th hole. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Thousands of spectators walk the course. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

Phil Mickelson watches his approach shot on the 2nd hole. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

A massive bridge complex was constructed to allow players to move from hole to hole without stopping traffic. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

Phil Mickelson walks through the rough on the 18th hole. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Crowds walk through Chambers Bay during the first round. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)

Troy Kelly tees off on the 3rd hole. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

Spectators criss cross the course during the first round. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

Bubba Watson waves to the crowd after holing out the 17th hole. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Spectators watch from the 18th hole grandstands. (Lindsey Wasson / The Seattle Times)

Michael Putnam shakes hands with his playing partners after finishing the first round. (Lindsey Wasson / The Seattle Times)

Adam Scott tees off during the first round. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Rory McIlroy tees off on the 3rd hole. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Angel Cabrera and Bubba Watson make their way to the green on the 17th hole. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Sergio Garcia, left and Dustin Johnson watch as Adam Scott tees off on the 3rd hole. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Adam Scott and Sergio Garcia inspect the green on on the 3rd hole. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Martin Kaymer hits out of the fairway bunker on the 5th hole. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Rory McIlroy, bottom right, leaves the tee box on the 5th hole. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Angel Cabrera tosses some grass into the air to check the wind before teeing off on the 17th hole. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Phil Mickelson tees off on the 17th hole. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Jamie Donaldson takes in the view of Puget Sound from the 2nd hole. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Patrick Reed tees off on the 2nd hole. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Tiger Woods reacts to a comment from a caddie before his first round. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Spectators watch as Rory McIlroy finishes on the 18th green. (Lindsey Wasson / The Seattle Times)

Dustin Johnson reacts to his shot out of a green-side bunker on the 9th hole. (Lindsey Wasson / The Seattle Times)

A sailboat sits off shore during the first round. (Lindsey Wasson / The Seattle Times)

Spectators crane for a view on the 2nd hole. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Jordan Spieth watches the cup as he hits his putt on the 2nd hole. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Ernie Els watches his chip on the 2nd hole go past the flag. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Justin Rose watches his tee shot on the par three 3rd hole. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Tiger Woods reacts to missing a put on the 2nd hole. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Rickie Fowler thanks the crowd after parring the 2nd hole. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Tiger Woods looks out over on the 3rd hole. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Rickie Fowler hits his tee shot on the 4th hole while spectators look on. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Jordan Spieth on hole no. 4 Thursday in the first round of the US Open. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Jordan Spieth and his caddy Michael Greller line up a shot on no. 4 green Thursday at the US Open. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Player are separated from the public by a fence along no. 4. Jordan Spieth, at right in red, walks down from no. 4 tee as the crowd walks up – unaware of who is on the other side of the wall. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Tiger Woods tees off on no. 2 Thursday in the US Open. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Phil Mickelson exits the green on no. 18 after his first round of play Thursday. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Tiger Woods walks past the leader board on the 5th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Jordan Spieth and his caddy Michael Greller set out a plan for tee no. 1 Thursday at the US Open. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Tiger Woods hits out of the rough on to the green at no. 1 Thursday. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Rickie Fowler, Tiger Woods and Louis Oosthuizen putt on the 3rd green with the lone fir in the background during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Justin Rose tees off on no. 1 Thursday in the first round of the US Open. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Brian Campbell, an amateur, tees off on the 16th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay on Thursday, June 18, 2015. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Rickie Fowler crosses over the bridge to the 4th hole with fans and spectators trying to get his attention during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Cheng-Tsung Pan tees off on the 16th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Ian Poulter hits from the rough on the 5th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Cheng-Tsung Pan reacts to missing a put on the 15th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Siblings Mary Sheedy, Senan Sheedy, and Tony Sheedy, from Tipperary, Ireland, react to a missed put by Darren Clarke during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

The crowd on no. 9 tee watches the flight of the ball from Jason Day’s tee shot Thursday during the first round of the US Open. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Rory McIlroy hands his putter off to caddy John-Paul Fitzgerald on no 1 Thursday. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Crowds build all day at the US Open at Chambers Bay. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)

Tiger Woods emerges from the fairway bunker on no. 18 frustrated, having played one of the worst rounds of his pro career. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

One attendee takes a nap on the grass near the ninth hole tee during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay. (Lindsey Wasson / The Seattle Times)

Michael and Sharon Marr, both volunteers, look through portable periscopes as Ryan Moore plays hole 11 during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay. (Lindsey Wasson / The Seattle Times)

The stands at the 18th hole at the US Open at Chambers Bay are the largest in US Open history. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)

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Colin Diltz

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