PGA golfer Victor Perez of France became just the second player to ever card an ace at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club during the second round on Friday.

Bryson DeChambeau was the only player beating balls in the rain on the driving range as sundown approached Friday at Oakmont. DeChambeau became the first defending champion to miss the cut at the national championship since Gary Woodland in 2020 — his round wrecked by errant drives,

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.

Oakmont was going to be Oakmont, and the USGA was going to be the USGA. The question was whether Jon Rahm would be Jon Rahm

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Sam Burns avoided a meltdown that ruined his opening round at the U.S. Open and wound up with a big par save on his last hole for a 5-under 65 and the 36-hole lead. Best of all, he was long gone before the real calamity arrived late Friday afternoon at Oakmont.

Expert picks and predictionsDraftKings odds to winBetting preview and trends to knowOakmont Country Club course overviewOAKMONT, PA-Sam Burns had a five-foot putt to win the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday.

Scheffler has by far the shortest odds to win the U.S. Open, but it's for a good reason. He has won three of his last four tournaments, including the PGA Championship, and has finished no worse than T-25th in any event this season.

With the 125th US Open approaching, we're taking a look at some players who could surprise us with their performance at Oakmont Country Club.

Scottie Scheffler has been bending courses to his will in 2025. But Oakmont Country Club is taming even the game’s greatest.