Written by Rob McGarr on Saturday 14 June 2025
The Cayman Islands’ Justin Hastings made history at the 2025 US Open. And if past winners of the low amateur medal are anything to go by, this could be just the beginning of something special. Fifteen amateurs teed it up at the 2025 US Open. Nobody realistically expected any of them to lift the trophy at Oakmont, but they were playing...
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 TG staff on Saturday 14 June 2025
Extra holes are a real possibility at Oakmont. This is the US Open playoff format should that happen… Seventy-two holes are often not enough to separate the best golfers in the world in the biggest events in the game. So, with that in mind, what is the US Open playoff format? Each of the four men’s majors does it slightly differently. At...
Written by Rob McGarr on Saturday 14 June 2025
See all the pairings and tee times for the third round of the 2025 US Open. Find out who’s playing with whom and when they’ll tee off on Saturday at Oakmont. Saturday might be “moving day” in most tournaments, but at Oakmont, simply standing still could be considered a victory. With its punishing rough, narrow fairways, and devilish greens, the course...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 12 June 2025
Rory McIlroy will tee up at the 125th US Open hoping to add a sixth major championship title to his haul. For his former Ryder Cup captain, though, that feels like the unlikeliest scenario come Sunday… Rory McIlroy’s body language ahead of the US Open is “very worrying”. That was the verdict of Paul McGinley on the eve of the 125th...
Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday 11 June 2025
You’re almost certainly going to hear a lot about what happened to Dustin Johnson the last time the US Open was at Oakmont in 2016. Well, here’s the story… Dustin Johnson assessed his par putt at Oakmont’s short fifth hole before taking two practice swings and addressing his ball. But before the head of his TaylorMade Spider could touch the surface,...