Canadian Sudarshan Yellamaraju had a rough start in his U.S. Open debut on Thursday but rallied on his back nine to finish at plus-3 after the first round.
Yellamaraju bogeyed holes two, four and nine and birdied five in the front nine but he was solid in the back nine, recording par in his final eight holes.
For fellow Canadians Nick Taylor and Ben Silverman, it was also a tough first round as they both sit just inside the top 100.
Taylor struggled on the front nine, recording bogeys on the 7th and 9th and a double bogey on the fourth hole.
He fared better on the back nine, making par on eight straight holes until bogeying the last to finish the day at plus-4.
Silverman started his day on the back nine and it was a tough start, as he double bogeyed 10th and 16th while adding another bogey on 13.
He recovered on the front nine in the second half of his day, recording birdies on the sixth and seventh holes to also get to plus-4 on the day.
Weather conditions pushed back play at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton, NY as Corey Conners remain on course.
Conners has been the most successful Canadian on course thus far, sitting at 1-under after 15 holes.
