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Hicks, Streelman lead US
Open with 68s

Justin Hicks and Kevin Streelman are tied for the lead after carding three-under-par 68s in the first round of the United States Open at the South Course at Torrey Pines GC in San Diego, California.
The pair hold a one-stroke lead over Rocco Mediate, Stuart Appleby, Eric Axley and 2006 US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy.
World number one Tiger Woods - playing his first tournament since undergoing knee surgery - carded a one-over-par 72, while Phil Mickelson overcame three consecutive bogeys to sign for a 71.
Woods said: "To make two double-bogeys and a three-putt and be only four back, that's a great position to be in. I know I can clean that up on Friday."
Lee Westwood, Sweden's Robert Karlsson, Ernie Els, Robert Allenby and American amateur Rickie Fowler are well placed at one under par.
FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 71
68 Justin Hicks, Kevin Streelman
69 Eric Axley, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus), Rocco Mediate, Stuart Appleby (Aus)
70 Robert Karlsson (Swe), Robert Allenby (Aus), Ernie Els (Rsa), Lee Westwood (Eng), Rickie Fowler
71 Phil Mickelson, Patrick Sheehan, Vijay Singh (Fij), Andres Romero (Arg), Joe Ogilvie, Luke Donald (Eng), Carl Pettersson (Swe)
72 Tiger Woods, Kyle Stanley, Davis Love III, Oliver Wilson (Eng), Casey Wittenberg, Woody Austin, Ian Leggatt (Can), Stewart Cink, Jon Mills (Can), Hunter Mahan, Scott Verplank, D.J. Trahan
73 Nick Watney, Ross Fisher (Eng), Robert Dinwiddie (Eng), John Mallinger, Steve Marino, Daniel Chopra (Swe), Derek Fathauer, Brett Quigley, Mike Weir (Can), Brandt Jobe, Boo Weekley, Steve Stricker, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa), Adam Scott (Aus), John Merrick, Matt Kuchar, Camilo Villegas (Col), Tim Clark (Rsa)
74 Rodney Pampling (Aus), Todd Hamilton, Toru Taniguchi (Jpn), Aaron Baddeley (Aus), D.A. Points, Dustin Johnson, Michael Thompson, Anthony Kim, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe), Jim Furyk, KJ Choi (Kor), Rich Beem, Ryuji Imada (Jpn), Stephen Ames (Can), Thomas Levet (Fra)
75 Chris Kirk, Sean English, Bart Bryant, Martin Kaymer (Ger), Ben Curtis, Heath Slocum, Charles Howell III, Justin Leonard, Ben Crane, Mark O'Meara, Craig Parry (Aus), Tway Kevin, Jerry Kelly, Pat Perez, Lee Janzen, Jarrod Lyle (Aus), J.B. Holmes, John Rollins, Trevor Immelman (Rsa), Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa), Jonathan Byrd
76 Peter Tomasulo, Zach Johnson, Andrew Dresser, David Toms, David Hearn (Can), Charlie Beljan, Dean Wilson, Sergio Garcia (Spa), Alastair Forsyth (Sco), Retief Goosen (Rsa), Joey Lamielle, Brandt Snedeker, Ross McGowan (Eng), Richard Sterne (Rsa), Jason Bohn
77 Michael Letzig, Robert Garrigus, Jon Turcott, Andrew Svoboda, Bubba Watson, Chad Campbell, Brad Bryant, Mathew Goggin (Aus), John Ellis, Nick Taylor (Can), Jesper Parnevik (Swe), Shingo Katayama (Jpn)
78 Michael Campbell (Nzl), Soren Hansen (Den), Steve Flesch, Nick Dougherty (Eng), Scott Piercy, Michael Allen, Jeff Wilson, Niclas Fasth (Swe), Ian Poulter (Eng), Phillip Archer (Eng), Brian Kortan, Henrik Stenson (Swe), Fernando Figueroa (Esa), Padraig Harrington (Irl)
79 Colin Montgomerie (Sco), Jeff Quinney, Angel Cabrera (Arg), Johan Edfors (Swe), Paul Casey (Eng), Justin Rose (Eng), DJ Brigman, Artemio-hiromasa Murakami (Phi), Jay Choi (Kor), Jason Gore
80 Scott Sterling, Garrett Chaussard, Kevin Silva, Craig Barlow, Jordan Cox, Bob Gaus, Hunter Haas
81 Rob Rashell, Jeffrey Bors, Jimmy Henderson
82 Travis Bertoni
83 Gary Wolstenholme (Eng), Bobby Collins, Yohann Benson (Can)
84 Chris Stroud, Chris Devlin (NIrl)
86 Philippe Gasnier (Bra), Mike Gilmore, Michael Quagliano, Brian Bergstol