There are no places to hide at a U.S. Open, particularly at Oakmont Country Club. There are no crevasses to crawl into or shadows to wait in. There are eyeballs on you the moment you first step foot onto the property.

Scottie Scheffler battled his way to a 1-over 71 at the U.S. Open. That was a slight improvement on his first-round 73 but still not the type of performance that’s made him the game’s dominant player the past three years.

Last year, Scheffler became the first since Woods to win seven times in one PGA Tour season. He entered the 2025 U.S. Open ranked No. 1 in the world for 108 consecutive weeks, longer than anyone since Woods' record 281 weeks from June 2005 through Oct. 2010. No player has had a streak of at least 100 weeks at the top since Woods.

Scheffler, despite not having his best stuff, grinded out a 1-over-par 71 in Friday’s second round to keep himself in contention, at 4-over par, to win his second major of the year, and the third leg of a career Grand Slam. He spent much of the day hovering around the cut line, which was projected to be 5-over while he was playing.

Top golfers like Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler are expressing frustration with the challenging conditions at Oakmont Country Club during the 2025 U.S. Open. OAKMONT, Pa. – Oakmont Country Club is starting to get under the skin of some of the best golfers in the world.

An angry Rory McIlroy needed a birdie on the last hole of his second round to make the cut at the US Open.McIlroy said before the tournament that he needed to shake off the hangover of his epic Masters win at Augusta National in April,

After dominating the 2024 season, Scottie Scheffler got off to a slow start relative to expectations in 2025. A ravioli-making incident around Christmas cost him a few months, and he didn't pick up his first win of the year until May, watching as Rory McIlroy surged to three wins and the career grand slam to become the talk of the golf world.

CBS star Dottie Pepper has revealed that Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler have a different attitude on the golf course, as both stars currently struggle at the Oakmont Country Club in the U.S. Open

Scottie Scheffler reacts after finishing the second round.

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.