Tiger Woods is looking for his third major title of the year following victories at the Masters and the Open

But the American endures a bad day - he lurches to a first-round 75 for five over par

Mike Weir makes a good start but the Canadian drops back to a two-over 72

Colourful Englishman Ian Poulter hits his approach shot to the third green - he ends in a group on one under

Poulter's fellow Englishman Luke Donald fights back from three straight bogeys for a 69

Open runner-up Colin Montgomerie endures a dreadful day, crashing to seven over par

Jose Maria Olazabal of Spain is another to struggle - the two-time Masters champion posted a 76

Shingo Katayama of Japan looks at notes held by his caddie Eda Ishii in the tee box of the 14th hole

Crowd favourite and co-leader Phil Mickelson takes on water at a humid Baltusrol

Ben Curtis posts a bogey-free 67 to remind everybody of the talent he showed in winning the 2003 Open

Lee Westwood birdies three of the last four holes to climb to two under, one off the lead

Westwood's playing partner Retief Goosen, the two-time US Open champion, also sneaks quietly to two under

Defending champion Vijay Singh finishes birdie-birdie to edge to level par for the tournament