The U.S. Open at Oakmont has been a struggle for Scottie Scheffler and he was going through all of the feelings after his third round.

Scheffler, despite not having his best stuff, grinded out a 1-over-par 71 in Friday’s second round to keep himself in contention, at 4-over par, to win his second major of the year, and the third leg of a career Grand Slam. He spent much of the day hovering around the cut line, which was projected to be 5-over while he was playing.

Scottie Scheffler battled his way to a 1-over 71 at the U.S. Open. That was a slight improvement on his first-round 73 but still not the type of performance that’s made him the game’s dominant player the past three years.

A day after a rather animated— and extremely frustrated —Scottie Scheffler pounded golf balls following his round, the World No. 1 was back at Oakmont's practice range in great spirits. Scheffler had only taken one shot less on Saturday, but having a one-year-old in tow made all the difference.

Scottie Scheffler was left frustrated after a poor round at the U.S. Open on Friday, with the three-time major winner snapping at a reporter over his group's pace of play

Scottie Scheffler kept coming back to the same answer when asked in different ways how a day that began with optimism at the U.S. Open turned into a 5 1/2-hour slog that left him well off the front page of the leaderboard.

Scottie Scheffler had a decent round at the US Open 2025 as he shot an even-par 70 in the third round. Following the third round, he was aggregating at 4-over and was tied for 11th.

Scottie Scheffler showed off his game during Saturday's third round of the 2025 US Open from Oakmont Country Club.