Scottie Scheffler Breaks Silence After Bad Day at the US Open 2025 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Scottie Scheffler failed to work his magic during the first round of the U.S. Open. He managed three birdies on the toughest course but bogeyed too many times to end up with a score of 3-over par after 18.

Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa finished up Oakmont’s par-4 11th hole this morning at 8:07 a.m. EDT. Forty-four minutes later, at precisely 8:51 a.m., the trio got through the brutal par-5 12th.

OAKMONT, Pa. — As Phil Mickelson, aka Lefty, aka Phil the Thrill, aka FIGJAM, aka one of the two most famous golfers of the 21st century, teed off Thursday in what might be his final U.S. Open, there were more security guards than journalists following him. And there were two security guards.

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

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.

Scheffler was asked if he ever hears from fans who have a financial interest in how he performs. The question was in reference to Scheffler being the overwhelming favorite to win the U.S. Open (+275 at BetMGM), which will start on Thursday.

Scottie Scheffler is known for his stoicism and remaining focused, both on and off the course. But that was apparently not always the case.