Landry leads by three as weather-hit US Open resumes

Unheralded Andrew Landry rolled in a 10-foot birdie putt to cap a first-round 66 on Friday, taking a three-stroke clubhouse lead as the rain-interrupted US Open went into overdrive. The 28-year-old Texan, ranked 624th in the world, had six birdies in his four-under effort, the lowest first-round score in the nine US Open championships held at Oakmont. "It was a pretty easy putt to make," said Landry, who found himself three strokes clear of the field after New Zealand's Danny Lee bogeyed 16 to fall into a group at one-under.

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