The USGA announced earlier this week that both the full purse and the winner's share will remain the same from a year ago, with $21.5 million total and $4.3 million to the champion. The organization bumped up the total prize money $1.

The U.S. Open field has officially been trimmed down. The second round of the tournament at Oakmont Country Club came to a close on Friday night and only three participants were under par. Sam Burns led all golfers at three under par while J.J. Spaun was second at two under and Victor Hovland rounded out the top three at one under par.

There's no such thing as a quick 18 holes at the U.S. Open, particularly when it's at Oakmont. Players needed more than 5 1/2 hours or more to get through each of the opening two rounds, much slower than what they might find at a regular tour stop.

The U.S. Open uses a two-hole aggregate playoff to determine its champion. In this format, if two or more players are tied after 72 holes of regulation, they will compete over two additional holes with the player producing the lowest total score winning.

"Most of us came here because of our families and the promise of a better future. And it’s just hard when that gets taken away.”

Featured Groups from the 2025 U.S. Open are available to live stream for free on usopen.com. The likes of Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm, and Scottie Scheffler are included in Featured Groups. That's a pretty good lineup to watch without spending anything.

Marc Leishman shot 2-under 68 at the U.S. Open on Saturday, making five birdies over his first 12 holes to briefly get on the leaderboard.

U.S. Open odds via FanDuel Sportsbook list Burns as the +170 favorite (risk $100 to win $170), with Scott at +300 and Spaun at +330. Hovland is +650, while World No. 1 Scott Scheffler, who is eight shots off the lead,