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| | Friday, 15 June, 2001, 15:36 GMT 16:36 UK South African sets pace Retief Goosen picked up early shots on Friday South Africa's Retief Goosen completed an opening round of 66, four-under-par, to lead the way in the US Open at Southern Hills. Resuming his unfinished round on three-under-par, Goosen raced to six-under, but bogeys at the 16th and 17th took the edge off his round. It was enough though to earn him a one-stroke lead over Hale Irwin and Canadian Mike Weir with J L Lewis one stroke further back. Tiger Woods could only manage an opening round of 74, four-over-par, as he was eight shots off the lead. Woods bogeyed the ninth, before recording his first birdie of the round at the 15th. But even that could not spark a revival in his fortunes as he bogeyed the last.
The Scot picked up birdies at the 13th and 14th, before bogeying the 15th and 16th to drop back to one-over-par after a round of 71. Nick Faldo fared even worse, having been on level par after eight holes, he amazingly dropped to six-over-par after 12, and ended with a 76. Electrical storms had called a halt to play on Thursday, with outstanding first rounds to be completed on Friday, prior to the start of the second round. A number of players, including Woods have now begun their second rounds. Click on the button on the top right to launch the live desktop leaderboard. | |     
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