When the second round ends, Burns will be the ninth player since 2000 to hold a one-shot lead after 36 holes at the U.S. Open. Only two of the previous eight went on to win — Angel Cabrera and Dustin Johnson, both here at Oakmont.

OAKMONT, Pa. — For a six-lane interstate carving its way through a world-famous golf course, the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Oakmont is surprisingly unintrusive.

PITTSBURGH — The precipitation Sunday wasn’t limited to the skies. After J.J. Spaun drained that 64 1/2-foot birdie putt to clinch a dramatic victory in the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, he fought back tears on the 18th green.

The church pews — 13, long grassy tufts which act as islands within a seemingly endless pit of sand — were never part of the original design

Sam Burns has the lead in the U.S. Open on a rain-soaked Oakmont course and faces his biggest test. The 28-year-old from Louisiana has never contended in 20 previous majors.

Caitlin Clark has had mixed success on the golf course, like so many of us. What would she shoot at Oakmont? It makes her laugh to think about.

Corey Conners was among the favorites coming into the U.S. Open, but after a freak accident on Saturday, he had to pull out of the tournament.

The U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club has historically been one of the toughest tests in all of golf. Coming into the 2025 edition, only one player had ever made a hole-in-one during U.S. Open play at the course -- Scott Simpson on the 16th hole in 1983,