From an overhead view, the sight is somewhat jarring. The Pennsylvania Turnpike essentially cuts Oakmont's golf course in half.

Scottie Scheffler has been bending courses to his will in 2025. But Oakmont Country Club is taming even the game’s greatest.

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.

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. Kim, a Dallas resident, in entering his fourth U.S. Open. His career best finish came in 2023 in Los Angeles (-8).

Utah's Tony Finau, Zac Blair and Preston Summerhays combined to shoot 18 over par Thursday in first round of 125th U.S. Open

A field of 156 golfers will battle it out at the 2025 U.S. Open for the championship trophy and the multi-million dollar prize. Here's how much:

The game's stars have dominated the last six majors and most signature events. What will it take for a sleeper to emerge at Oakmont?

Hogan won the 1953 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. Nasse was 15 years old at the time and had been caddying for five years. Two weeks before the U.S. Open, his father died, and it was agreed that Nasse would benefit the most from caddying for the golf legend.