Sam Burns holding clubhouse lead at Oakmont
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Sam Burns is leading the U.S. Open after becoming just the 12th golfer in Oakmont Country Club major golf history to card a 65 or better. Burns looked like a legitimate contender in Round 1 before going 5-over on the final four holes of his round to finish at 2-over and six shots back of the
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When the U.S. Open teed off Thursday at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, Scottie Scheffler, fresh off his PGA Championship win, was the favorite to win his second major in a row. After the first round,
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. He played his third shot safely onto the green and then perfectly read a big-breaking left-to-righter.
Through 36 holes at the U.S. Open, Sam Burns already has made 11 birdies, matching the number winner Dustin Johnson made for the entire 2016 Open.
Burns went low Sunday at the RBC Canadian Open seemingly out of nowhere and is in a great spot to take home another PGA Tour trophy.
Fox and Burns went to four playoff holes before the former emerged with the second victory of his PGA Tour career
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.