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Burns looked like a player who could lift the US Open trophy, but in the end, victory slipped away. What frustrated him the most was the officials’ decision about his ball in the standing water. On the 15th fairway at Oakmont, he wasn’t allowed to move his ball from the water, even though he believed he was entitled to relief.
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Burns, statistically the world's best putter, hooped a clutch par save to shoot 65 Friday at Oakmont and enter this U.S. Open weekend at 3 under.
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Golf Digest on MSNU.S. Open 2025: Sam Burns' 65 gives him the 36-hole lead and gives Johnny Miller a rival for Oakmont's best round everSam Burns played one of the finest rounds of golf in a U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in the early stages of Friday’s second round. Burns’ five-under 65, statistically speaking, came close to the best ever at Oakmont—the mythic final-round 63 Johnny Miller shot to win in 1973.
Sam Burns is now a hot topic on the golf scene after a great performance at the US Open. The 28-year-old golfer impressed the public, and despite the challenges of Oakmont, he managed to finish as T7, although he had a great foundation to even win.
Sam Burns has issued his response to being denied a drop for relief during the final round of the US Open. The American was unable to move his ball from standing water on the 15th fairway at
Moving Day holds a different meaning at an Oakmont-hosted U.S. Open as scores could only go so low despite golfers doing their damndest to progress up the leaderboard during Saturday's third round. Instead,
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GOLF.com on MSNSam Burns’ pre-shot swing rehearsal serves an important purposeAs we all know, the takeaway is a critically important element of the swing. Burns does this pre-shot rehearsal to check his own takeaway and make sure he’s starting his swing on the right track.
Sam Burns addressed rules officials' decision after being denied relief from standing water during US Open final round
JJ SPAUN could be seen fighting back tears after winning the first Major of his career with an incredible performance at Oakmont! The “hardest course in the world” has fully lived up
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GOLF.com on MSNThe U.S. Open leaderboard feels random. Oakmont does thatThe U.S. Open leaderboard might feel random, but it makes perfect sense. Oakmont Country Club thrives on weird results.
Apparently nobody told Sam Burns that Oakmont was supposed to be the hardest test of the year.The 28-year-old made the iconic layout look like a regular PGA TOUR stop Friday with six birdies against one bogey to post a sizzling 5-under 65.