By Frank Pingue OAKMONT, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -Overnight U.S. Open leader J.J. Spaun got his second round underway on Friday at Oakmont Country Club where pre-tournament favourite and world number one Scottie Scheffler was unable to play his way into contention.

Ben Griffin is in contention at the U.S. Open and seems confident in his game as he drops quite the quote that'll make Scottie Scheffler raise his eyes.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler relied on his putter in Friday's second round, but needs the other clubs to show up.

Sam Burns bolted to the lead in the U.S. Open with a brilliant 5-under 65 on Friday. Can he hold it on moving day? Just three players remain under par heading into the weekend at Oakmont, which spent most of Friday chewing up and spitting out everyone but Burns, who sits at 3-under, one shot ahead of J.J. Spaun.

After dominating the 2024 season, Scottie Scheffler got off to a slow start relative to expectations in 2025. A ravioli-making incident around Christmas cost him a few months, and he didn't pick up his first win of the year until May, watching as Rory McIlroy surged to three wins and the career grand slam to become the talk of the golf world.

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.

Top golfers like Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler are expressing frustration with the challenging conditions at Oakmont Country Club during the 2025 U.S. Open. OAKMONT, Pa. – Oakmont Country Club is starting to get under the skin of some of the best golfers in the world.

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

Scottie Scheffler reacts after finishing the second round.

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