UNT product Carlos Ortiz is in the top 5 while Dallas’ Scottie Scheffler sits eight shots back in a 10-way tie for 11th.

Burns avoids the late meltdown that cost him in the first round and has a one-shot lead after a long day that saw defending champ Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson miss the cut. Scottie

American’s second-round 65 has him alone atop the U.S. Open while favorites like Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau struggle.

OAKMONT, Pa. — Sam Burns is a birdie machine at Oakmont, a label not many expected at this U.S. Open. By avoiding another sloppy finish, Burns posted a 5-under 65 on Friday and set the target for the late starters — and let Scottie Scheffler know the mountain he faced.

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 U.S. Open. Last week, reigning U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau posted a video of his recent round at Oakmont Country Club, the host of this year’s tournament, to his YouTube Channel.

OAKMONT, Pa. — The closest Sam Burns has come to a major championship is sharing a house with a close friend who already has three of them. He has been inspired by Scottie Scheffler the last few years . The next step is to join him as a major champion.

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler finds himself in a new position at a golf major, struggling well back while his pal Sam Burns battles for the US Open crown.His best major finish in 20 major starts was sharing ninth at last year's US Open.

Sam Burns was selected as Amanda Balionis' U.S. Open pick - and the American is in contention at Oakmont, after an impressive second round saw him card a 65 to sit at three-under