The U.S. Open summary for Joaquin Niemann looks like this: 71 holes of solid golf, one really bad one, a thrown club, a two-shot penalty and the willpower to not spend too much time wondering what might have been.

Joaquin Niemann's bad first round of the U.S. Open has become even worse. He was given a two-shot penalty for throwing a club on the sixth hole at Shinnecock Hills.

Joaquin Niemann ended up getting an 11 on the par-4 6th hole in Thursday’s first round after getting a two-stroke penalty for throwing a club.