Polar opposites Johnson, Stenson lead U.S. Open

— -- UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. -- Dustin Johnson and Henrik Stenson have nothing in common except the top of the U.S. Open leaderboard. If they were wines, Johnson would be poured from a box and Stenson would require a sommelier.

But here they are after the first round at Chambers Bay tied for the lead. Johnson got there by hitting the ball so far that it was handed a hot, scented towel on the flight. Stenson got there by spending much of his day pulling birdie putts out of the cup. They ended with identical 5-under-par 65s, which likely gave the USGA the heebie-jeebies.

Red isn't a popular color at U.S. Opens, unless it's a player's own blood. The USGA prefers its winners to suffer along the way -- or request strychnine at round's end. Weeping is encouraged.