US Open Golf 2016: Leaderboard, Scores and Highlights from Friday

After rain suspended play Thursday, the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club featured unorthodox schedules for many players Friday.

Those who did not finish Thursday completed Round 1 early Friday. Then, players such as Jordan Spieth and Day 1 leader Andrew Landry were done for the day, while others such as Jason Day and Dustin Johnson returned to the course for Round 2.

The remainder of the players will finish the second round Saturday, when a cut line will be established.

Johnson was the story of the day, as he surged into a tie for first place with Landry thanks to an 18-hole advantage on most of the other contenders.

Here's a look at the standings:

Landry had to take only one shot Friday, but he made it count with a putt that gave him the course record for a single round, according to the PGA Tour's official Twitter account:

Despite his early success, Landry cannot feel too comfortable after Johnson's performance. The latter does not seem to be affected by his collapse at last year's U.S. Open.

The 31-year-old Johnson finished the day with only one bogey, but he usually starts well, as ESPN.com's Jason Sobel noted:

The key to Johnson's success was his ability to find fairways. He hit 20 of 28 while hitting 31 of 36 greens in regulation. This drive encapsulated his day, courtesy of the U.S. Open's official Twitter account:

Johnson's only issue was putting. He missed numerous birdie opportunities, as he averaged 1.81 putts per hole. The field averaged 1.73. Had he been more consistent on the greens, Johnson would have been in command of the leaderboard.

Scott Piercy also had an impressive showing Friday. He was two shots off the lead after an even-par 70 in the second round.

Piercy's putting allowed him to temporarily catch Johnson, as he averaged 1.69 putts per hole through two rounds. This finish after a beautiful approach is an example of the difference between him and Johnson, courtesy of the U.S. Open:

Golf's Big Three of Day, Spieth and Rory McIlroy has not been as successful thus far.

Day was the only one to start Round 2, and he was one under through 15 holes after an opening-round 76. McIlroy also struggled, shooting a 77 in Round 1.

Spieth was two over through 18 holes. The 22-year-old phenom has finished in the top five in each of the last five majors.

Lee Westwood was in contention thanks to a solid first round in which he posted a three-under 67, but he and Piercy are both unproven. Piercy has only three PGA Tour wins, and Westwood has never won a major.

Johnson has the most talent of anyone at the top of the leaderboard, and he will surely be motivated to avenge last year's performance. But his inconsistency with the putter could hurt him down the stretch.

Spieth is lurking and will look to vault into contention Saturday.

Post-Round Reaction

Johnson once again finds himself in position to capture his first major title, and he feels good about the way he played on Friday.

He noted that it was grueling to play 36 holes on a course like Oakmont in one day, but he still feels fine physically, per Steve DiMeglio of the USA Today.

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It was a long day today, but I felt like I played really solid all day for all 36 holes, Johnson said. I drove it really well. Hit a lot of great iron shots. Felt like I rolled the putter really nicely too. So very pleased with how it went today.

I'm in pretty good shape, so the physical part's no problem. But definitely mentally you've got to make sure you stay sharp all day, because you can't go to sleep on any shot out here.

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Johnson reiterated some of these thoughts to Fox Sports' Shane Bacon, but he also added that he is feeling confident from the tee:

Landry, the man Johnson tied on Friday, is saying all of the right things heading into his second round on Saturday, per DiMeglio.

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I think the U.S. Open just suits my game so well that I'm just able to manage these things because I'm not a guy that's going to go out and shoot 60 and 61 and 62, Landry said. I'm just a consistent guy that's going to shoot 68 and make a lot of pars.  

Being on top of the leaderboard is fine. It's just there's so much golf left, and there's people who can blow it up and say, you're doing great, yes, I am doing great, but there's 54 more holes left.

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After shooting a dreadful 77, McIlroy was not so cheerful. Per Evan Murray of The Guardian, he believes his swing was the culprit for his troubles.

"It was sort of compounded by the fact that it was so stop and start and I just really struggled, McIlroy said. "Honestly I’ve been struggling with my swing, even in the practice rounds a little bit. I know what I’m doing but it’s hard to change it out there. It’s been hard to give it any sort of time this week to work on it."

Johnson has been dynamite in every facet of his game outside of putting, which is encouraging and concerning at the same time. This is a problem McIlroy would probably want to have, but even if he does fix his swing, it will be difficult for him to even reach the cut line on Saturday, as contention seems to be a pipe dream. 

Statistics courtesy of USOpen.com.