Chris Devlin’s first round at the U.S. Open in La Jolla, Calif., didn’t start so well and kept getting worst.
The Alabama resident started the round by shooting an eight on the Par-4 No. 10. He finished the day with a 13-over, 84 and sits in 150th place, two spots below last place.
Devlin, a Northern Ireland native who lives in Alabama and is married to a woman from Panama City Beach, followed his opening quadruple-bogey with consecutive pars and a birdie on No. 13.
Then he bogeyed Nos. 13 and 15. He shot par on the par-3 No. 16 and finished the back nine with a bogey and double bogey.
The front nine was a bit kinder. He hit par on the first hole and bogeyed No. 1 and then shot par on Nos. 3 and 4. A double bogey on the par-4, No. 5 was followed by a bogey on the par-4, No. 6.
Devlin finished the first round with pars on No. 7 and 6, pars 4 and 3 respectively and a bogey on No. 9.
Compared to the field, Devlin struggled in every major category. He hit 50 percent of fairways, compared to 57.05 percent hit by the rest of the field. His driving distance was 11.2 yards shorter than the rest of the golfers (281 to 292.2).
Devlin had one sand save in three attempts, compared to 36.88 percent of saves by the rest of the field. He hit 50 percent of the greens. The field hit 52.86 percent. And Devlin had two puts per whole whereas the rest of the field averaged 1.69.
