Henley in action at U.S. Open

Russell Henley finished his opening round on a high point at the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington.

Henley finished the day at 1-over par after a birdie on the 18th hole. He stands six shots behind leaders Dustin Johnson and Henrik Stenson at around 5:30 p.m.

Henley birdied the par-3 3rd hole to move to 1 under for his round, but he gave shots back with a bogeys on Nos. 7 and 9. He birdied the 10th and 12th holes to get back to 1 under. But bogeys on Nos. 13, 14 and 16 sent him back down the leaderboard to 2 over.

He opened with two pars and followed the birdie on No. 3 with three pars.

The tournament comes five years after Henley's major championship debut at Pebble Beach. He finished tied for 16th at the 2010 U.S. Open.

This story was originally published June 18, 2015 at 1:21 PM with the headline "Henley in action at U.S. Open."