SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) The second round of the U.S. Open on Friday has begun in much better fashion for Tiger Woods.

Woods triple-bogeyed his first hole on Thursday on the way to an 8-over-par 78 that left him nine shots behind the leaders. But in chillier conditions under cloudy skies, Woods birdied the par-4 10th, his opening hole.

Dustin Johnson, his playing partner and one of the leaders after the first round, also had a birdie, on No. 11. He is at 2 under, tied with Russell Henley, who has two birdies and a bogey through seven holes.

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U.S. Open 2018 live blog: Live updates from Day 2 Shinnecock Hills Golf Club as Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas finish their second rounds

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) A glance at the key hole in the first round Thursday of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills:

Hole: 14

Par: 4

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Yards: 536

Stroke Average: 4.8

Rank: 1

The hardest hole on the course took a toll on players, including co-leader Dustin Johnson, who made bogey, and Tiger Woods, who made double bogey. Rory McIlroy also made 6 on the hole.

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) Twenty-three year-old Scott Gregory shot 22 over par – dead last in the opening round of the U.S. Open – and then cheerfully answered every question from a group of reporters wanting to know what went wrong.

(Spoiler alert: everything.)

Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth, who have won a dozen majors among them, dodged the media after finishing a combined 25 over for the day.

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”I’ve shot quite a big number today,” Gregory said Thursday. ”Everyone has bad days. Look at Tiger, Rory and all of them.”

Mickelson finished the day at 7 over as he tries to win the only major in the Grand Slam that has eluded him. McIlroy shot 10 over. Spieth was 8 over and then gave a statement to the USGA that was distributed to reporters.

”There were certainly some dicey pins,” he said. ”But at the same time, there was guys that shot under par. So I could have played better.”

Gregory finished the day five strokes behind the second-to-last go..

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) The U.S. Open lived up to its reputation in the return to Shinnecock Hills.

So did Dustin Johnson.

Fresh off a six-shot victory last week, Johnson managed all aspects of his game Thursday on a classic U.S. Open course that required nothing less. He wasn’t perfect, but he was under par – barely – and shared the lead at 1-under 69 in an opening round of strong wind, high anxiety and scores that made this feel like a U.S. Open again.

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”You had to focus on every single shot you hit – putts, everything. It was just difficult all day,” Johnson said. ”Every day out here is going to be difficult.”

It was plenty tough for Tiger Woods, who started with a triple bogey and added a pair of double bogeys on the back nine for a 78.

Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth – the only three active players with three legs of the career Grand Slam – made only six birdies among them. They were a combined 25-over par, with Mickelson the low man ..

Tiger Woods struggled and Dustin Johnson shined at Day 1 of the 118th U.S. Open. Sponsored by #Lexus

Tiger Woods struggled mightily on the first day of the US Open, shooting 8 over par to finish in a tie for 101st.

Joe Buck and Paul Azinger offer up their thoughts after Thursday's action at the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills.

A glance at the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton, New York.

Leading: Former champion Dustin Johnson and three other players are tied after shooting 1-under 69s.

Just behind: Jason Dufner was a stroke behind at 70.

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Where’s Tiger: Tiger Woods shot a 78 that included two double bogeys and a triple bogey.

Other notables: Phil Mickelson shot a 77, Jordan Spieth a 78 and Rory McIlroy an 80.

Tough going: Just five players shot par or better on a day where the par-70 Shinnecock played to an average of 76.47.

Quotable: ”I enjoy the fight. I enjoy the grind, really. I do enjoy it, especially when you’re on the right side of the fight. When you get a bit cut up and bruised, it can change pretty quick.” – Justin Rose, who is in a group two shots back of the lead at 1 over.

Featured tee times: 8:02 a.m. EDT, Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas. 1:47 p.m., Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy.

TV: 7 a.m.-1:30 p.m., FS1; 1:30-4:30 p..