US Open Golf 2015: How to View Live Leaderboard Scores, Updates on Friday

The U.S. Open, which is routinely one of the toughest tests on the PGA Tour, got underway Thursday at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington.  

The Open's official Twitter page provided the course specs for Round 1. 

Despite the usual difficulty of this tournament, there are several players in the red at the end of the first round. As of 9 p.m. ET, two men are tied atop the leaderboard at five under. Both Henrik Stenson and Dustin Johnson are in the clubhouse with 65s after the first day of the tournament.

Here's the rest of the leaderboard, which you can follow Friday to stay updated on where each player stands.

Chambers Bay hasn't been around long; it only opened in 2007. It's a fairly unique course in that the first and 18th holes can either be par four or five. 

Based on his performance Thursday, Stenson clearly was ready for the difficulties the course can present. He addressed as much in the days leading up to the tournament, via Shane Ryan of Golf Digest:

"So I think it's just that it can be a tiring week because you can hit some really nice golf shots and ends up far, far away from the hole due to the design of the green complexes. At least in my mind, it's a challenge. If you feel like you hit a good shot and you hit on a bit of a side slope and end up 50 feet away, and you feel like that should have been 15 feet away, then it's tiring and draining to just keep on fighting through that. "

As for how the course played Thursday, the first hole was a par four and 18 was a par five. Mike Davis, the USGA executive director, gave his thoughts on the course via a tweet from the U.S. Open.

The course's flexibility is part of what makes it a great site for the domestic golf championship. Brian Floyd of SB Nation said he thinks Chambers Bay is the "perfect US Open course." The day-to-day changes, Floyd said, are what set the course apart.

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The setup plays a key role in how difficult the course will play, and thus how angry the comments will be after each round. It's not just the ability change par on the first and last holes, though. It's the ability to change how players approach holes by manipulating the angle of the tee shot and placement of the pin.

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While the low first-day scores may give golfers some hope, don't expect too many players to stay in the red throughout the weekend. Davis is bound to make the course tougher each day, and the participants will have to be on their game if they want to emerge victorious Sunday.