Russell Henley shares first-round lead at U.S. Open (coverage)

      It's early, but being atop the leaderboard of the U.S. Open is a pretty nice place to be.
      And that's where Russell Henley is.
      Granted, Henley has company, but sharing the lead is sharing the lead.
      The Stratford and Georgia grad is 1 under after the first day, along with Dustin Johnson, Scott Piercy, and Ian Poulter.

Coverage of The Open's first round

The leaderboard
 

The Sporting News: Henley survives Shinnecock with rare under-par round

New York Times: Tiger, many others struggle

Golfweek: Henley outperforms Johnson

Golfchannel: Interview with Henley

Washington Post: U.S. Open notebook
 

Golfweek; Keeping cool in first round

Pictures, GolfDigest.com: Best pictures