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The world No. 1 shot even par Saturday, his best U.S. Open round in his last seven, and sits at 4 over with only an outside chance Sunday.
The closest Sam Burns has come to a major championship is sharing a house with a close friend who already has three of them. He has been inspired by Scottie Scheffler the last few
Scheffler’s game has not been where he wants it, but he sits in a tie for 11th entering the final round at Oakmont.
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.
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Golf Digest on MSNU.S. Open 2025: Scottie Scheffler and company play opening three holes at Oakmont in 71 minutesScottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa finished up Oakmont’s par-4 11th hole this morning at 8:07 a.m. EDT. Forty-four minutes later, at precisely 8:51 a.m., the trio got through the brutal par-5 12th.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, his roommate for the week, summed up Burns in one word during NBC’s broadcast: “hypercompetitive.” The two share more than just a room they’ve spent downtime watching the show Paradise together after putting their kids to bed.
Scheffler battled his way to a 1-over 71 at the U.S. Open on Friday, a slight improvement on his first-round 73 but still not the type of performance that’s made him the game’s dominant player the past three years. He has 36 more holes to try to unleash the form that produced wins in three of his last four tournaments.
Top golfers like Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler are expressing frustration with the challenging conditions at Oakmont Country Club during the 2025 U.S. Open. OAKMONT, Pa. – Oakmont Country Club is starting to get under the skin of some of the best golfers in the world.
Scheffler, despite not having his best stuff, grinded out a 1-over-par 71 in Friday’s second round to keep himself in contention, at 4-over par, to win his second major of the year, and the third leg of a career Grand Slam. He spent much of the day hovering around the cut line, which was projected to be 5-over while he was playing.