RIKUYA HOSHINO

(AP Photo/Matt York) (Matt York)KAWAGOE, Japan — (AP) — Rikuya Hoshino did not have the first tee to himself Thursday for the start of Olympic golf. The other two players with him in the first group, Sepp Straka of Austria and Thomas Pieters of Belgium, took it from there. Straka picked a good day to be dialed in with his irons in soft and still conditions. But besides that, it wasn't too bad.”His biggest issue was a delay of just over two hours from thunderstorms. British Open champion Collin Morikawa and Rory McIlroy each had a 69, which was only good for a tie for 20th on such a low scoring day.

Sepp Straka of Austria has the lead after the first round of the Olympic men's golf competition.

US Open Golf Louis Oosthuizen, of South Africa, plays his shot from the third tee during the second round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, Friday, June 18, 2021, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. The first round was not completed until Friday morning because of a 90-minute fog delay at the start of the championship Thursday. Oosthuizen was among 36 players who had to finish the round before a quick turnaround to start the next one. He opened with a 75 in his bid to finally win the U.S. Open and complete the career Grand Slam. He opened with a 69, extending his amazing U.S. Open record with a sixth consecutive sub-70 round.

Richard Bland is a 48-year-old from England who won for the first time last month.

Russell Henley and England’s Richard Bland share the lead going into the weekend at the U.S. Open.