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. Kim, a Dallas resident, in entering his fourth U.S. Open. His career best finish came in 2023 in Los Angeles (-8).

Utah's Tony Finau, Zac Blair and Preston Summerhays combined to shoot 18 over par Thursday in first round of 125th U.S. Open

Even for the defending U.S. Open champion, the rough at Oakmont Country Club is causing havoc early in the national championship.

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OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — J.J. Spaun handled the toughest test with a club that never fails any U.S. Open. His putter carried him to a 4-under 66, only the second bogey-free round in the last three U.S. Opens at Oakmont for an early one-shot lead.

Rory McIlroy started off hot in the first round of the U.S. Open on Thursday, but a brutal finish to his round leaves him well off the lead after 18 holes.

The U.S. Open has the largest purse of the four men's major championships, but this year, the number isn't increasing from 2024.

Unheralded J.J. Spaun outshined the game's top players and led the U.S. Open by one shot after the first round on Thursday at steamy Oakmont Country Club where the big names like Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy all struggled.

Would you take bogey golf at Oakmont this week? Here's betting most of you would. For the actual U.S. Open participants, bogey golf is not what they have in mind but that's what 50-year-old Justin Hicks was doing Thursday in the first round.

LIV Golf superstar Bryson DeChambeau struggled to control his frustration after the USGA's last-minute changes gave him no relief.