CALLUM Tarren made a fine start in the opening round of the US Open.
The Darlington golfer carded a two-over par 73 to sit in the middle of the leaderboard, in joint 77th place.
He is tied with Ryder Cup hero Ian Poulter well as the likes of Keegan Bradley, Jim Furyk and Patrick Cantlay.
Tarren enjoyed an eagle two on the par four tenth, spectacularly firing into the hole from a fairway bunker, followed by a dropped shot on the next.
He had seven bogeys, an eagle and three birdies in his first major tournament.
Justin Rose finished with three successive birdies to hold a one-shot first-round lead.
Rose, who won his only major at the 2013 US Open, carded a six-under-par 65 at Pebble Beach, California.
Four players are tied for second, with Americans Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele and Aaron Wise alongside South Africa's Louis Oostuizen.
Rory McIlroy is on three under with Brooks Koepka a shot back and three-time champion Tiger Woods on one under.
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