On Tuesday, Tiger Woods said "there was a lot of trepidation and times where I thought ... was it realistic?" about returning to competitive golf.
Rory McIlroy had eight bogeys and just one birdie as the world's No. 3-ranked player began the U.S. Open with a first-round 77 at Oakmont.
After three weather-related stoppages, the first round of the U.S. Open was suspended until Friday with more than half the field still waiting to tee off.
Defending champion Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy will have morning tee times at the U.S. Open on Thursday, while world No. 1 Jason Day will start the major tournament in the afternoon.
Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson were among the big names to miss the cut at the Players Championship after a morning restart of the second round.
Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler had to dodge a golf ball -- with an earplug attached to it -- that was thrown by a spectator during the Wells Fargo Championship.
