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Weather halts play at Merion as US Opens first round gets under way

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Ian Poulter, of England, walks past wicker baskets during practice for the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club, Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Ardmore, Pa. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

ARDMORE, Pa. – Play has been halted at the U.S. Open because of threatening weather in the area.

Officials blew the horn at 8:36 a.m. Thursday, less than 2 hours after the start of the first round.

Heavy storms were forecast for the Philadelphia area for most of the day, expecting to further soak a Merion course that had already received 6 1/2 inches of rain in the past week.

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