Unlike many, many others on Thursday and Friday at Oakmont Country Club, he took a second to express himself after a miserable round. After an opening round of 69 left him as one of the very few players under par,

Oakmont Country Club has delivered to expectation as host of the 2025 U.S. Open as only 10 golfers out of the 156-man field finished the first 18 holes under par. Atop the leaderboard entering Round 2 is J.

Viktor Hovland nails the impressive shot to hole-out for eagle and move up the leaderboard during Round 2 of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club.

One man who wasn’t cursing, however, was Sam Burns, who posted the third lowest score in Oakmont’s U.S. Open history with a remarkable second-round 65. That’s a full 10 shots better than what Rahm mustered on Friday, but let’s just keep that between us … at least until Rahmbo cools down.

Holes Nos. 2-8 are to the east of the highway and all the rest are to the west. The first green and ninth tee, as well as the second tee and eighth green, converge on the two sides of the Turnpike, near a couple footbridges that allow fans to cross over the road.

U.S. Open is running it back this year with a return to Oakmont for the 10th time and a return to a $21.5 million purse, which matches the payout from last year. This 2025 winner will once again earn a $4.

A complete list of the golf equipment J.J. Spaun is using this week at Oakmont Country Club during the 2025 U.S. Open.

The U.S. Open continues to represent one of golf’s biggest prizes. There is an extra layer of incentive this year that makes it even more beneficial: taxes.