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Sam Burns holding clubhouse lead at Oakmont
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From an overhead view, the sight is somewhat jarring. The Pennsylvania Turnpike essentially cuts Oakmont's golf course in half.
Defending U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau will not see the weekend at Oakmont, but several of his LIV Golf comrades will.
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
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U.S. Open at Oakmont is testing the world's best golfers like few tournaments do. Here's how the cut line works at golf's toughest major.
Sam Burns held the second round clubhouse lead at the U.S. Open on Friday as overnight leader J.J. Spaun struggled late at Oakmont Country Club while Rory McIlroy was flirting with the cutline and Bryson DeChambeau looked certain to head home early.
The 125th U.S. Open is taking place this week outside of Pittsburgh at Oakmont Country Club, and after a dry, hot start, shower and storm chances will increase for the weekend. Oakmont Country Club is hosting the tournament for a record 10th time this year, with the last one in 2016 when Dustin Johnson won.
On a punishing Oakmont course famed for crowning first-time major winners, Sam Burns finds himself on the brink of joining a historic list.
Outside the majors, most PGA Tour tournaments use sudden‑death playoffs. Competitors replay a single designated hole (often the 18th), with the first player to win a hole outright earning the title. Formats may vary slightly by event, but sudden death remains the tour standard.
Wyndham Clark is a U.S. Open champion, but he certainly didn't behave like one — or even like a respectable golf pro — after he failed to make the cut at vaunte