US Open 2013 Preview: Phil Mickelson Tries To Sustain Strong Opening Round; Live Score, TV Schedule, Live Stream, Tee Times, Leaderboard And More For Friday, June 14, 2013

Luke Donald's quest for his first Grand Slam title has been solid so far, finishing the rain-delayed opening day on top of the leaderboard at four under 13 holes. The bad news is he might not be able to hold his position any longer because Phil Mickelson seems just starting to heat up.

Mickelson completed his first 18 holes at Merion with his best score in relation to par in the opening round of the US Open since 1999. A five-time US Open runner-up, Mickelson shot a 3-under 67 despite starting the day with a bogey in the first hole.

The impressive thing about Mickelson's steady first round outing is he didn't even need to spend more practice time at Marion. Lefty decided to use the last three days before the tournament to sharpen his game at his home in San Diego, allowing him to attend the eight-grade graduation of his daughter Amanda on Wednesday.  

"Yeah, it might be abnormal, but it actually worked out really well," Mickelson told reporters after finishing the first round, as reported by ESPN. "I got all my work done at Merion when I was here a week and a half ago. I knew exactly how I wanted to play the golf course, given the conditions, given different wind conditions, clubs I was going to be hitting, where I was going to be and the shots I was going to have.

Tiger Woods, on the other hand, experienced a rough opening hole of his US Open campaign. Woods apparently badly tweaked his left hand as he grimaced in pain after trying to get the ball out of a rough in the first hole.

The world's top golfer bogeyed thrice through the first five holes before pulling off a 50-foot birdie putt in the sixth hole. However, Woods didn't sustain his momentum in the succeeding holes as his injured hands continued to bother him the rest of the day.  Woods shot a 2 over thru 10 when rain postponed the rest of the first round.

"I've got a lot of holes to play tomorrow," Woods said of his unlikely first round showing on Thursday. "And, hopefully, I can play a little better than I did today."

Meanwhile, reigning Masters champion Adam Scott stood out as the best performer out of the marquee group, which features Woods and another Grand Slam titlist, No.2 world-ranked Rory McIlroy. Scott was 3 under thru 11 holes while McIlroy was 1 under. Defending US Open champ Webb Simpson is still looking good at 2 under through eight holes.

After substantial rains and lightning graced the opening day of the US Open Championship, a drier weather forecast is anticipated to prevail for the rest of the week at Merion.

The first round is scheduled to resume at 7:15 a.m ET Friday.

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