2012 U.S. Open - Casey Martin Shoots a 74 in His Return to the Olympic Club SAN FRANCISCO - Casey Martin admitted that he was nervous returning to the Olympic Club, 14 years after playing here in the 1998 United States Open. He hit a poor drive on the first hole and made bogey. Then he hit a worse shot from the fairway on the second hole. I was like, What? Boy, this could be a long day," Martin said. Then I hit a really good chip and it lipped out. And his par putt on the second hole also lipped out. "So I realized that these are hard holes and tough conditions," Martin said. I tried to hang with it. Three more bogeys followed on the fourth, fifth and sixth holes until he birdied the seventh hole. "That birdie settled me down, and I was able to play nicely after that," said Martin, who had just one more bogey and one birdie to finish with a four-over-par 74. It was a good day in so many ways. Riding in the golf cart he uses because of a rare circulatory condition in his right leg, Martin was warmly greeted all over the course. "It was a special day, and I'm really thankful that I played decently," said Martin, who is the golf coach at the University of Oregon. But man, it's stressful out there. I haven't played in front of people for six years, and I wasn't used to that either. 17-YEAR-OLD SHOOTS 70 Beau Hossler, who was 16 when he played in his first United States Open last year, apparently learned from his experience. He shot a par 70, a spectacular score for any golfer Thursday, let alone an amateur who is a high school junior. Hossler arrived at the Olympic Club this week not with a large, heavily sponsored golf bag but with a simple little one bearing the logo of Santa Margarita High School in Southern California. Nonetheless, he parred the first four difficult holes and finished with three bogeys and three birdies. He hit half the fairways off the tee and was not stunned by his score, which had him on the leader boards across the course most of the day. "I'm not surprised at all," Hossler said. I've been playing really well lately. I expected myself to go out there and get a lot of out of my round.