2025 US Open - Oakmont

Are you saying the same players are getting all the balls in the rough with good lies?

Round 2 will resume at 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning following today’s suspension due to weather. Round 3 will be played in groups of two off of No. 1. Tee times will run from approximately 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

There are six players to finish.....

Barbaree and Lewis (a) are finishing the 8th (their 17th) which their playing partner Calkins has completed.

Buchanan, Simpson (a) and Bachou are playing the 18th.

They will go out at 12:30 p.m. Irish time and R3 tee times will be from 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Irish.

Some people just enjoy a birdie fest. If it's a difficult course where you have to think your way around it and accept a bogey to save worse they are not happy.

I don’t mind the leaderboard.

But it is a rather boring tournament all the same.

a few charges through the field today would change that of course. But can’t help feeling it’s more likely going to a case of last man standing on Sunday evening, rather than someone going out and winning it.

Crikey, 16 over par, 5 level par and only 3 under par of the early starters.

It might well be an over par score that wins it.

I don’t honestly believe this is true.

On a standard tough course, the elite players can attack pins on most holes, once they get their eye in and confidence up.

They can’t do that here as the risk of a double bogey - and the complete end to their chances - is a stroke of bad luck away.

The only way to cut through this field from 7 back is for all the leaders to freefall. Which isn’t out of the equation here. But it’s unlikely. Hence my “last man standing” thoughts above.

It could be considerably more interesting with the rough not so penal.

The greens are still going to be seriously tough. But with less killer rough it would allow us to see some proper shot-making and creativity, rather than gouging it out.

Don't think ive seen so many shot-tracer shots where drives land in fairways and then just point off at some crazy angle and end up missing the fairway by 2 yards and have to be hacked out sideways.

i think this has been fantastic viewing, lots of Majors lately might aswell the top pro's playing on a public course.

Hovland likely to be taking a drop shot after his opening tee shot. It went way right, across a path and into some bushes. I doubt he'll be able to play from there. He's played a provisional ball that's much better.

I like an occasional tournament like this. If you are in the rough or a bunker, you are going to be punished. If you don't hit greens, you will struggle. Really fancied Scheffler, you never know when pressure comes on the leaders. There are a lot of holes playing over par

Burns looks very comfortable out there.....

Burns still in front. He'll play with Adam Scott tomorrow after his excellent round. Spaun right there and Hovland three back. I can't see anybody else getting into it.

Looked very solid in the final round at the Players too, doesn't look phased. I fancy him to win tomorrow.