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14th June 2018, 7:18 pm 17th July 2018, 10:27 am == IAN POULTER said the opening round of the US Open was like a visit to the dentist – but he bit back to emerge as one of the early leaders. Poulter was one of only four men to break par at Shinnecock Hills, as winds gusting to 20mph dried out the course much quicker than anyone expected. AP:Associated Press Ian Poulter finished his first round of the US Open with a share of the lead It was nowhere near as bad as the 2004 farce here, when the greens got out of control and the organisers were forced to start watering them after the final round began. But Poulter’s one under par 69 – which was matched by Americans Dustin Johnson, Russell Henley and Scott Piercy -  was another example of the fighting qualities that have made the English scrapper such a formidable force in the Ryder Cup. Poulter said: I didn't enjoy it at all. I have to say, through most of the US Opens, I haven't enjoyed very many, to be honest. They're diff...