On the par-5 fourth hole, Reed recorded an albatross, also known as a double-eagle, which occurs when a player records a score of three strokes under par on a single hole. It's just the fourth albatross in U.S. Open history at Oakmont Country Club since records began being kept in 1983.

On a day that didn’t produce many smiles for the world’s best, Patrick Reed certainly got the crowds at Oakmont Country Club going with a rare albatross on the par-5 fourth hole during the opening round of the US Open.

That’s the first albatross (three-under par) in a U.S. Open since Nick Watney in 2012. The albatross took Reed from +1 to -2 in just a single swing, tying him — at the time — for fourth place, two strokes behind clubhouse leader J.J. Spaun.