Oakmont Country Club has delivered to expectation as host of the 2025 U.S. Open as only 10 golfers out of the 156-man field finished the first 18 holes under par. Atop the leaderboard entering Round 2 is J.

The 125th U.S. Open is underway at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. For the 10th time, the world’s best will compete in golf’s toughest challenge on one of the world’s most difficult courses.

After just eight players shot under par in the opening round of the 2025 U.S. Open Championship, the challenge of the infamous Oakmont Country Club golf course is already rearing its ugly head. The scoring average was just 74.64, making it the hardest first round at the U.S. Open since 2018 at Shinnecock Hills.

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Rory McIlroy lashed out at the toughest golf course in the country Friday as Oakmont Country Club continued to bare its teeth at the 156 men competing in the 2025 U.S. Open. Though McIlroy was hardly the only golfer to be frustrated by the difficulties he faced in Western Pennsylvania,

The world's best golfers have had a terrible time of it over the first two rounds of the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont, with even Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler visibly frustrated at times.