PGA Tour Brunch | 125th U.S. Open
Third Round Preview of the 125th U.S. Open | Oakmont
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
Note: Play was suspended due to lightning in the area at 8:15 p.m. ET with 13 players left to complete the second round. Play resumed today at 7:30 a.m. and the third round will begin at 9:00am ET.
OAKMONT, (Pennsylvania) - Sam Burns carded his low 18-hole score in a U.S. Open with a scorching 65. His previous low was (67) performed three times; 2024/Pinehurst No. 2/R4; 2024/Pinehurst No. 2/R2; 2022/The Country Club/R2).
Burns clocked his low 36-hole score in a major (137) with the previous low: (138) done two times; 2022 U.S. Open; 2022 PGA Championship).
Burns’ 3-under is the highest score-to-par for the 36-hole lead at the U.S. Open since 2013 (1-under/Phil Mickelson, Billy Horschel/Merion Golf Club).
Victor Perez (T6) made a hole-in-one on No. 6. It was his first ace on the PGA TOUR and the 16th ace of the 2025 season on TOUR. It was also the 54th ace in U.S. Open history.
125th U.S. Open | Leaderboard After 36 Holes (Partial)
Play was suspended due to lightning in the area at 8:15 p.m. ET with 13 players left to complete the second round. Play resumed today at 7:30 a.m.
1. Sam Burns 72 65 137 (-3)
2 J.J. Spaun 66 72 138 (-2)
3 Viktor Hovland 71 68 139 (-1)
T4 Adam Scott 70 70 140 (E)
T4 Ben Griffin 69 71 140 (E)
Full Leaderboard: (PGATourCom)
U.S. Open | Tournament Facts
COURSE: Oakmont Country Club (Pennsylvania)
YARDS/PAR: 7,372 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECT/DESIGN: Henry Fownes
PRIZE Money - Purse/Winner’s Share: Apron. $21m/$4 million
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Bryson DeChambeau
PAST RESULTS: (link)
OVERVIEW: (PGATourCom)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 750
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup #USOpengolf
U.S. Open | The Basics
The Tee Times at Oakmont start at 9:00am (ET) and go to 3:30pm (ET). The third round will be played in twosomes off No. 1.
Weather: Today’s forecast calls for more showers with temperatures 68-72 degrees. Clearing to begin after 2:00pm when there’s still a 19% chance of rain down from 100% at 10:00am. Winds at 4 to 5 mph.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch - U.S. Open Edition V- will post at 9:00am (ET) on Sunday.
How to Watch | 125th U.S. Open
8 a.m. ET to 10 a.m. ET - Live from the U.S. Open, Golf Channel
10 a.m. ET to noon ET - Third round, USA Network, NBC Sports app, Peacock
12 Noon ET to 8 p.m. ET - Third round, NBC, Peacock, Sky Sports on Peacock
3 p.m. ET to 8 p.m. - Third round, Sirius XM US Open Radio
8 p.m. ET to 10 p.m. ET - Live from the U.S. Open, Golf Channel
How to Watch: (link)
US Open Site for Streaming: (link)
U.S. Open - Tee Times
Tee Times: (link)
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The 2025 U.S. Open | What They’re Saying
Burns Sees a Major Break-through at Oakmont (PGATourCom)
Rory Grinds to Make the Cut (PGATourCom)
Weather An Issue (Golf Week)
How to Watch Today (Golf Week)
Thomas, Straka Among Those to MTC (PGATourCom)
NBC Sports/Golf Channel HQ - (NBC Sports)
US Open (USGA-USOpen)
On This Day in Golf History
June 14, 1953 - Julius Boros won his first of three major titles and his first overall PGA Tour event when he won the U.S. Open at Northwood Club in Dallas, Texas, four strokes ahead of runner-up Ed Oliver. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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