Sam Burns shoots a 65 to take over lead at U.S. Open
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DeChambeau followed what his fellow SMU alum, the late Payne Stewart, accomplished 25 years earlier by winning the U.S. Open at Pinehurst. He is looking for his third U.S. Open title. After going even on the front nine, DeChambeau went 3-over on the back.
There are no places to hide at a U.S. Open, particularly at Oakmont Country Club. There are no crevasses to crawl into or shadows to wait in. There are eyeballs on you the moment you first step foot onto the property.
There's no such thing as a quick 18 holes at the U.S. Open, particularly when it's at Oakmont. Players needed more than 5 1/2 hours or more to get through each of the opening two rounds, much slower than what they might find at a regular tour stop.
OAKMONT, Pa. — Sam Burns is a birdie machine at Oakmont, a label not many expected at this US Open. By avoiding another sloppy finish, Burns posted a 5-under 65 on Friday to take a 1-shot lead over first-round leader J.J. Spaun after 36 holes.
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Golf Digest on MSNU.S. Open 2025: 7 things to watch this weekend at OakmontOAKMONT, Pa. — To all U.S. Open sadists, rejoice: We’re at the halfway mark, and only three players are under par. And possibly only two, as there are reports Sam Burns may be disqualified amid rumors he was playing a different course.
The 54-year-old, who fell one shot short of the weekend at Oakmont, won’t have a guaranteed spot in next year’s field.
Well inside the cut line with four holes to play in his second round, a pair of late double bogeys left Lefty's 34th US Open done after 36 holes.
OAKMONT, Pa. — Now this is why we watch the U.S. Open: carnage, high scores, seething players. We watch the world’s greatest hack their way around a course, missing fairways, missing greens, missing putts, throwing ugly numbers up on the board, and we think, "Now you know how we feel."
Everyone knew Oakmont was going to be hard, but see which big-name players failed to make the cut at the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont.
Utah's Tony Finau saves par on his final hole Friday to snap a stretch of three straight bogeys and makes the cut in the 125th U.S. Open