The U.S. Open long has been regarded the toughest test in golf, and this year it returns to what is arguably the toughest course in America.
Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh is the talk of the 125th U.S. Open. The rough is as thick as ever. The greens are as fast as any. There’s also the famous Church Pew bunkers between the third and fourth holes.
Scottie Scheffler was the favorite as he comes to Oakmont having won three of his last four tournaments, including the PGA Championship.
The field is littered with North Texas ties, including defending tournament champion Bryson DeChambeau, Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Aberg and more.
Keep up with Friday’s second-round action below; see the full leaderboard here:
2025 U.S. Open - First round
T4. Si Woo Kim (-2); 12:36 p.m. tee time
Kim, a Dallas resident making his eighth U.S. Open start, collected his fourth PGA Tour victory at the 2023 Sony Open in Hawaii.
Trails round 1 leader J.J. Spaun (-4) by two shots.
T10. Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (+1, thru 16)
The former Oklahoma State All-American from Denmark primarily plays on the European Tour and is making his fourth career start on the PGA Tour this week. He made his major debut at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow this year and missed the cut.
He was one of just 10 players under par after the opening round at Oakmont.
T24. Ludvig Aberg (+3, thru 2)
Since turning professional in June 2023, the former Texas Tech All-American has made a quick ascension on the PGA Tour. He tied for 12th at the 2024 U.S. Open.
Aberg’s first round was going well and he was 2-under through 13 holes. Things unraveled from there with four bogeys in the last five holes.
T36. Carlos Ortiz (+4, thru 17)
Ortiz, a UNT product, is playing in his fifth U.S. Open after posting 8-under 134 in the Dallas qualifier. He scored a solid 1-over round on Thursday.
T36. Scottie Scheffler (+4, F)
The No. 1 player in the world, Scheffler is looking to complete the third leg of his career grand slam at Oakmont.
The Highland Park product didn’t have the first round he envisioned, carding six bogeys on Thursday, but stayed afloat with a 1-over score on Friday.
T36. Bryson DeChambeau (+4, thru 1)
DeChambeau followed what his fellow SMU alum, the late Payne Stewart, accomplished 25 years earlier by winning the U.S. Open at Pinehurst. He is looking for his third U.S. Open title.
After going even on the front nine, DeChambeau went 3-over on the back.
T36. Jhonattan Vegas (+4, F)
The native of Venezuela and former University of Texas standout is making his fifth U.S. Open start this week. He made noise at the PGA Championship earlier this year with a top-five finish.
Birdies at the turn and to close his round kept enough momentum going for Vegas to likely make the weekend.
T58. Tom Kim (+5, thru 3)
Kim, a Dallas resident, in playing in his fourth U.S. Open. His career best finish came in 2023 in Los Angeles (-8).
He recorded a colorful Thursday scorecard with five bogeys and three birdies.
T58. Jordan Spieth (+5, F)
Spieth became the youngest player since Bob Jones in 1923 to win the U.S. Open with his one-stroke victory in 2015 at Chambers Bay. He has not won a major since 2017.
The former Longhorn had a topsy-turvy first two days, and will have to wait and see if he makes the weekend.
Projected cut line: +5
T103. Tom Hoge (+8, F)
The former TCU Horned Frog is playing his eighth U.S. Open after qualifying for the 2024 Tour Championship, the season-ending event in the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Hoge was unable to rebound from the 5-over 75 he shot Thursday, going 3-over in Round 2.
The Associated Press contributed to this post.
