Pebble Beach has been formidable on this first day of the 2010 U.S. Open. After hard greens throughout practice rounds during week inspired predictions of high scores, that has more or less come to pass on Thursday. Little-known journeyman Steven Wheatcroft currently leads the way at 2-under through seven holes, with a bogey-free round thus far. K.J. Choi and Steve Stricker headline a group of eight golfers a shot back at 1-under, including Mike Weir, Ian Poulter, Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Paul Casey, Dustin Johnson and Davis Love III (with Choi, Weir, Poulter and Cabrera-Bello having completed their rounds and the rest mostly three holes in). Phil Mickelson finished at a disappointing 4-over on the day, in a round bereft of any birdies. His playing partners, Padraig Harrington and Y.E. Yang both shot 2-over, as all three former major champs struggled. In other news, noted golf enthusiast Tiger Woods has started his day with a pair of pars after teeing off at 4:30PM EDT. For the complete, up-to-second leaderboard, go here , and for more on the U.S. Open, check out our golf blog, Waggle Room .
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2010 U.S. Open At Pebble Beach, First Round Scores: Steven Wheatcroft Leads At 2-Under, Phil Mickelson 4-Over
