Coming into the 2025 U.S. Open, much of the conversation centered around the difficulty of Oakmont Country Club. On Thursday, despite some solid scoring early, we saw just how difficult Oakmont would be as the average score in the early wave was more than 5 over par despite the best conditions players will see all week.

A poor second nine left Rory McIlroy with a 4-over 74 in the first round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont. He played his final six holes in 5 over. This U.S.

Shane Lowry was one of the players gritting his teeth and grinding through his round at Oakmont, working on a six-over through his first 11 holes, with two bogeys, two doubles and not a birdie in sight on his scorecard.

Green High School alum Maxwell Moldovan has one of the early highlights at Oakmont Country Club. On the first hole of his first round at the 2025 U.S. Open Golf Championship, former Green and Ohio State golfer needed just two strokes to get his ball into the cup, earning him an eagle on the par-4 hole.

LIV Golf superstar Bryson DeChambeau struggled to control his frustration after the USGA's last-minute changes gave him no relief.

Rory McIlroy experienced an up and down opening round at the 125th US Open Championship at Oakmont Country Club. The PGA Tour star breezed through his

The sky at Oakmont Country Club was somehow both hazy and bright, and the contradiction was a nice accidental framework for what we saw from Rory McIlroy in his opening round of the U.S. Open on Thursday.

U.S. Open, Sports Illustrated’s video team stepped inside the walls of Oakmont Country Club, soaking up the history, legends and iconic moments.