Dustin Johnson holds clubhouse lead at U.S. Open

American Dustin Johnson ended a marathon Friday at the weather-disrupted U.S. Open with the clubhouse lead, carding a one-under-par 69 shortly before second-round play was suspended for the day.

The long-hitting Johnson, who was a runner-up in last year’s U.S. Open one stroke behind Jordan Spieth after three-putting the final hole, produced superb form from tee to green as he posted a four-under total of 136 at Oakmont Country Club.

Also at four-under was surprise first round leader Andrew Landry, a PGA Tour rookie who will only start the second round on Saturday morning after the year’s second major championship was knocked off schedule by multiple thunderstorms on Thursday.

Johnson could have been further ahead as he missed several birdie putts from 10 feet and in on a sun-splashed afternoon but had to settle for a two-shot advantage over compatriot Scott Piercy (70) and Spaniard Sergio Garcia (70).

England’s Andy Sullivan (68) was a further stroke back with American Daniel Summerhays, who fired the best score of the week with a seven-birdie 65 to surge up the leaderboard.

Landry didn’t have to do much to retain his share of the lead.

After sinking five birdies through 17 holes and placing his iron shot close to the pin on his 18th hole, play was suspended due to rain at the 116th U.S. Open at historic Oakmont Country Club.

That left Landry with hours to prepare for the important putt he would make on Friday morning.

Landry, ranked 624th in the world, sank a 10-foot birdie putt at No. 9 to cap his weather-delayed opening round at 4-under-par 66, and he holds a one-shot lead at the year’s second of four majors.

“I just pretty much thought about it this morning, thought about it a little bit last night, but I didn’t like dream about it,” the 28-year-old Nederland, Texas, native said of his putt.

Top-ranked Jason Day was among those unable to tee off Thursday but having an extra day’s worth of prep time didn’t do him any favors. He shot a 76 in the first-round, but was 1-under in the second-round when play was suspended. He was on the 15th hole at the stoppage.

Jordan Spieth finished with an opening-round 72. The defending U.S. Open champion and No. 2 ranked player in the world completed 11 holes on Thursday, shooting a 1-over-35 on his front nine before play was suspended. He will tee off his second round at 8:50 a.m. EST.

“It was tough starting and stopping and conditions changing from when we started to when we finished, but it is what it is,” Spieth said.

Organizers hope to get the second round finished by early afternoon on Saturday, before completing the third round by the end of the day.