Written by Tom Jacobs on Saturday 14 June 2025
Tom Jacobs offers his top US Open weekend betting tips as the season’s third major heads into Moving Day. The second round has not yet concluded at the time of writing, but at the top of the leaderboard, it is only Thriston Lawrence who still has one shot to play. Anyone else who is coming out on the course at 7:30...
Written by Sarah Pyett on Friday 13 June 2025
Which LIV golfers made the cut at the 2025 US Open? Fourteen LIV Golf competitors took to the tee at Oakmont Country Club on Thursday as part of the 156‑player field at the US Open, and all eyes were on how the LIV cohort measured up under major‑championship pressure. The LIV Golf roster has five previous US Open victories, with three players...
Written by Rob Jerram and Alex Perry on Saturday 14 June 2025
A host of major champions – including former holders of the famous US Open trophy – failed to make the weekend at a brutal Oakmont… There we have it. The cut has been made at the US Open and more than half of the field are headed home. Among them are some big names and pre-tournament favorites. The cut fell at seven-over par and...
Written by Rob Jerram on Saturday 14 June 2025
If you’re planning a weekend punt on the eventual winner of the Oakmont major and his name isn’t on this list, you may as well save the cash. History and stats showed us that just 19 men had a chance of winning the trophy after the first 18 holes. Now, with 36 holes gone, that number is far lower. Just...
Written by TG staff on Friday 6 June 2025
It looks like it’s going to be a touch-and-go for the final two days at Oakmont. Let’s hope the golf can live up to it. Here’s the US Open weather forecast… Mother Nature did her best to throw a spanner in the works at the season’s first two majors, with heavy rain disrupting both the Masters and PGA Championship, and a...
Written by Rob McGarr on Friday 13 June 2025
He was already out of the running, but Shane Lowry still managed to make headlines for all the wrong reasons during Friday’s second round. The US Open is widely regarded as the toughest test in golf. Narrow fairways, gnarly rough, lightning-fast greens — it’s the kind of setup that can drive even the world’s best players to distraction. Need proof? How about Shane Lowry...
Written by TG staff on Friday 6 June 2025
We’re half way through the season’s third men’s major of the year. Here’s all you need to know about how to watch the US Open action unfold over the weekend… Planning your weekend around seeing if Sam Burns can hold his lead on moving day, if any more aces grace the scoreboard, or whether any past champions can lift the trophy...
Written by Rob Jerram on Saturday 14 June 2025
Xander Schauffele has made 66 consecutive cuts after securing his spot for the weekend at Oakmont as he looks to add the US Open trophy to his CV. The American has made 30 of 33 cuts at the majors in his career and hasn’t missed one since the 2022 Masters. In fact, that was when his current streak of made cuts began...
Written by Rob McGarr on Saturday 14 June 2025
Bryson DeChambeau arrived at Oakmont looking to defend his US Open crown, but instead made unwanted history by missing the cut. There’s never a good time to miss the cut at a major, but doing it as the defending champion? That’s brutal. You arrive riding high, ready to defend your crown, and end up packing your bags before the weekend, forced...
Written by Sarah Pyett on Wednesday 11 June 2025
Everything you need to know about securing tickets to the 2026 US Open at Shinnecock Hills The 2026 US Open will be held at Shinnecock Hills, in Southampton, New York. Originally designed by Willie Davis in 1891, and later redesigned by William Flynn in 1931, the course features a classic links-style layout with wide fairways, strategic bunkering, and notoriously challenging greens. The venue...
Written by Sarah Pyett on Saturday 15 June 2024
The US Open hole-in-one record is as impressive as any golf tournament. Let’s take a closer look… Golf’s second oldest major has been played 124 times between the inaugural tournament at Newport Golf Club in 1895, and the most recent championship at Pinehurst in 2024. But how many players have made it onto the US Open hole-in-one record in that time?...
Written by Sarah Pyett on Friday 13 June 2025
Victor Perez made history at the 2025 US Open with a hole-in-one on Oakmont’s 6th hole – the first ever on that hole and only the second ace in tournament history at the course. In an incredibly rare and remarkable moment at the 2025 US Open, Victor Perez etched his name into the championship’s history with a hole-in-one on the par-3...
Written by TG staff on Friday 13 June 2025
We’re underway at the 125th US Open from Oakmont. Here’s a summary of the numbers that told the story of round one. Golf’s toughest test is proving to be exactly that, with just 10 players walking off Oakmont’s 18th green under par on day one of the US Open. Of those, it’s Players Championship runner-up JJ Spaun who leads by one ahead...
Written by Rob Jerram on Friday 13 June 2025
We’ve crunched the numbers – and, with just one round gone at Oakmont, the hopes of lifting the trophy are already over for 88% of the 156-man US Open field. Including some huge names… We love numbers here at TG. We also love history, so we’ve combined the two to work out who will win the year’s third major with 18...
Written by Tom Jacobs on Monday 9 June 2025
Our resident expert names his top US Open betting tips ahead of the third major of 2025… Another US Open ‘war of attrition’ lies in wait for the 156-man field at the mighty Oakmont Country Club, where one of golf’s most brutal layouts is anticipated to keep the leading scores around even par for the week. It’s a minefield to...
Written by Sarah Pyett on Thursday 12 June 2025
A double eagle (or albatross) is a rare occurrence even at the highest level in golf. At the US Open, it’s even more scarce. And at Oakmont, it was unheard of… until now. It’s been thirteen years since we saw an albatross at the US Open, but major champion Patrick Reed ended that drought during the first round of the...
Written by TG staff on Tuesday 10 June 2025
Who will be playing together in the second round at Oakmont? Here are the 125th US Open tee times and groupings… Play is officially underway at the 125th edition of this prestigious championship – the third major of the golfing calendar. The pairings for the second round of the US Open have been released, featuring a number of exciting groupings. With...
Written by TG staff on Thursday 12 June 2025
How many players will make the weekend at Oakmont? These are the US Open cut rules… Before players can go on and challenge for a US Open title, the first obstacle they must overcome is making the 36-hole cut. So, what are the US Open cut rules? It is renowned as one of the most brutal examinations in the game, so making...
Written by Sarah Pyett on Thursday 12 June 2025
Let’s get to know the 15 US Open amateurs in the field at Oakmont… Every year, a select group of amateur golfers earn the chance to tee it up on one of golf’s most prestigious stages at the US Open. These talented players, though lacking professional status, bring with them exceptional skill, and the dream of making history. Throughout the game’s history,...
Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 12 June 2025
It wouldn’t be a US Open without a rules drama – just ask Dustin Johnson. Thankfully, Bryson DeChambeau’s mistake was caught in time. Bryson DeChambeau sure knows how to make headlines. The defending champion got off to a rocky start at the US Open, carving his very first tee shot into Oakmont’s now infamous rough en route to an...