J.J. Spaun sits at the top of the US Open leaderboard after the first day of action on Thursday. He will return to Oakmont Country Club for the second round and build upon his early success.

Spaun shot a 66 to finish 4-under-par and ahead of Thriston Lawrence, who finished second at 3-under-par.

Spaun is scheduled to tee off at 12:52 p.m. ET, alongside Tom Kim and Taylor Pendrith. Lawrence will begin the second round at 2:20 p.m. with Noah Kent and Thorbjorn Olesen.

The field remains competitive, with three different players vying for the top spot after finishing in third place. Si Woo Kim, Brooks Koepka and Sungjae Im all finished 2-under-par.

Bryson DeChambeau, who won the event in 2024, is currently tied for 52nd place with a group of others. The defending champion finished 3-over-par.