US Open in chaos as a THIRD of the field fail to finish first round - while ex-champion blasts his way into the lead

The US Open golf tournament at Shinnecock Hills faced significant disruption on Thursday as fog delays caused approximately a third of the field to fail to complete their first rounds. The weather-related stoppage created a major scheduling headache for tournament organizers. Meanwhile, a former champion took advantage of the conditions to surge to the top of the leaderboard.