Nobody likes weather delays, least of all on a major Sunday. Unfortunately, Mother Nature didn’t get the memo. On Sunday evening, the skies over Oakmont opened, dumping even more water on an already saturated golf course.

Burns converts the birdie following a brilliant tee shot on the par-3 13th. He’s at 4 under, one clear of playing competitor J.J. Spaun. The 44-year-old birdies the par-3 13th to get to 1 under. He’s two off the lead, seeking his second major title (2013 Masters).

The first championship round of the 2025 U.S. Open teed off on Thursday, June 12. Here is a look at highlights from Day 1 of the championship.

The US Open Thursday at Oakmont was unforgettable with JJ Spaun showing the way. Here are highlights and scores from the first round.

Watch the best shots and key moments from the late portion of the opening round in the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club.

U.S. Open winner J.J. Spaun jumped to No. 8 in the Official World Golf Rankings released Monday, a meteoric rise from 109th to begin the season.

As he stood on the ninth tee box in the pouring rain, it looked for all the world like J.J. Spaun had just played his way out of contention for the 125th US Open championship.

J.J. Spaun turned a sloppy mess of a U.S. Open at wet and nasty Oakmont into a thing of beauty at the end Sunday with two stunning shots that carried him to his first major championship. First came his driver on the 314-yard 17th hole onto the green for a birdie that gave him the lead.