US Open golf LIVE 1st round scores and updates: Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Collin Morikawa begin title bid at Brookline

15:56 – McIlroy lips out for share of lead 13 footer from Rory on the par-4 3rd, but just lips out at pace. Had the right line, but too much juice. He remains one off the pace at the top of leaderboard.

Ad/> 15:46 – Faldo wary of daunting greens GolfUS Open may ban LIV golfers in the future after 9/11 families say they’ve been disrespectedAN HOUR AGO Six-time major winner Sir Nick Faldo has been offering his thoughts on the greens and particularly the slope on them around Brookline. /> 15:38 – McIlroy with superb par save Looked like a first dropped shot of the day for Rory on the par-3 2nd hole, but he cans a putt from 20 foot like it is a tap-in. The four-time major winner is looking utterly majestic at the moment.

All smiles and little wonder. 15:34 – Latest US Open leaderboard 1 Matthew NeSmith -3 12 2 Collin Morikawa -3 11 3 David Lingmerth -2 11 3 Rory McIlroy -2 10 3 Joaquin Niemann -2 8 3 Stewart Hagestad -2 7 7 Hayden Buckley -1 12 7 Jon Rahm -1 11 7 Max Homa -1 10 7 Victor Perez -1 10 7 Stewart Cink -1 7 15:24 – Where is big Jon Rahm? You might well ask that question and you would have every right to. Well, the defending champion is sitting at one under.

Handily placed, two shots off the lead. Three birdies and two bogeys so far for big Jon. Two pars to start his back nine.