The challenging conditions at Oakmont was a hot topic heading into the U.S. Open, and it appears not even Scottie Scheffler is immune to the difficulty.

All eyes have been on Scottie Scheffler for the past couple of years in golf, but that's perhaps even more so entering the 2025 U.S. Open. Not only is the World

Both Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are in danger of missing the cut at the U.S. Open after their rough starts.

All three were between seven and eight shots behind the leader, and all were in danger of being cut Friday. The U.S. Open remains golf’s cruelest test.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler kept coming back to the same answer when asked in different ways how a day that began with optimism at the U.S. Open turned into a 5 1/2-hour slog that left him well off the front page of the leaderboard.

Scottie Scheffler has been bending courses to his will in 2025. But Oakmont Country Club is taming even the game’s greatest.

That's when something primal snapped. Scheffler's wedge became the victim of his accumulated fury as he drove it into the Pennsylvania turf. The impact sent a spray of dirt and grass flying, punctuating the afternoon's frustration with an exclamation point that echoed across the suddenly silent gallery.

Former Texas Longhorn star Scottie Scheffler, fresh off his PGA Championship win, enters the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont as the clear favorite.