Two-time major champion Xander Schauffele had some words of advice for J.J. Spaun, who grabbed the early clubhouse lead with a 4-under 66 in the opening round of the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club.

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.

DeChambeau followed what his fellow SMU alum, the late Payne Stewart, accomplished 25 years earlier by winning the U.S. Open at Pinehurst. He is looking for his third U.S. Open title. After going even on the front nine, DeChambeau went 3-over on the back.

Busted Bryson DeChambeau has been torched by a former US Open champion the King of Oakmont after flopping with his brute approach to the course.

Even for the defending U.S. Open champion, the rough at Oakmont Country Club is causing havoc early in the national championship.

The list of golf's all-time rules blunders is well-known to golf fans—and it almost got longer on Thursday at Oakmont. If you weren't paying close attention, you probably missed what exactly happened to Bryson DeChambeau on the fourth hole at Oakmont during his opening round.

Oakmont Country Club will test the patience of the best professionals and amateurs in golf when it hosts its record-extending 10th U.S. Open, beginning Thursday.

On Tuesday at the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont, Bryson DeChambeau gave one young U.S. Open fan a lifelong memory with a challenge — and a gift.