Burns Surges To Lead In Round 2 At Oakmont.
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Sam Burns takes second round U.S. Open lead, big names miss the cut as Oakmont keeps packing a punch
Sam Burns has taken the second-round lead at the U.S. Open and several big names in the field have missed the cut as Oakmont Country Club continues to pack a punch.
The third round of the U.S. Open on June 14 at the Oakmont Country Club will begin at 9:12 a.m. when Philip Barbaree tees off as a single player, due to an odd number making the 7-over cut. The last twosome of leader Sam Burns (3-under) and J.J. Spaun (2-under) will tee off at 3:35 p.m.
Reilly Opelka hammered 24 aces and knocked off top-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) on Friday to advance to the Libema Open semifinals in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
Sam Burns capped his second-round, 5-under 65 with a 22-foot par save on his final hole. Burns ran into trouble off the tee at the par-4 ninth, his 18th, and took a penalty-stroke drop into the fairway.
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 U.S. Open. Last week, reigning U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau posted a video of his recent round at Oakmont Country Club, the host of this year’s tournament, to his YouTube Channel.
After two rounds of play at the 2025 U.S. Open, just three players are under par as Oakmont Country Club has presented an incredibly challenging test for the world's best golfers. Sam Burns shot a 65 on Friday in the best round of the tournament so far and vaulted into the lead at 3 under by the end of the day.