There’s no such thing as a quick 18 holes at the U.S. Open, particularly when it’s at Oakmont. Players needed 5½ hours or more to get through each of the opening two rounds.

OAKMONT, Pa. — Golf fans wanted carnage this week at Oakmont and carnage is exactly what they've gotten over the first 36 holes atthe 2025 U.S. Open. The only drawback to an endless supply of the C-word? It sends a number of the biggest names in the sport home early.

Oakmont sunk its teeth into most of the U.S. Open field, but who is heading home early from the third major of the year?

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

OAKMONT, Pa. — To all U.S. Open sadists, rejoice: We’re at the halfway mark, and only three players are under par. And possibly only two, as there are reports Sam Burns may be disqualified amid rumors he was playing a different course.

OAKMONT, Pa. — Now this is why we watch the U.S. Open: carnage, high scores, seething players. We watch the world’s greatest hack their way around a course, missing fairways, missing greens, missing putts, throwing ugly numbers up on the board, and we think, "Now you know how we feel."

The U.S. Open is often one of the toughest tests in golf, and Oakmont Country Club is one of its tracks that is living up to its expectations.

It's a foggy, gloomy and humind morning on Friday at the 125th U.S. Open, but that's hardly making the course play any easier. In fact, based on some of the lowlights from early in the second round, Oakmont seems to be playing even harder than it did on Thursday.