Oakmont Country Club is known to provide some of the most ridiculous shots and mind-blowing course features in all of golf.

The top players in the world have arrived at Oakmont this week ahead of day one of the U.S. Open, which begins Thursday and marks the third major of the year on the PGA Tour. One thing has been made clear over the first two days of practice: the course is brutally difficult—especially when players

One has a PGA Tour card already locked up. Another is a 17-year-old with a year left in high school. Another gave up competitive golf for seven years to become a dentist. And another is making history for his home country.

Winning the U.S. Open isn't supposed to be easy, but the course at Oakmont Country Club makes it a particularly tough major event. What makes Oakmont such a bea

A pair of Hoosiers are in the field for the U.S. Open, which tees off Thursday at Oakmont Country Club. OAKMONT, Pa. — A pair of Hoosiers are in the field for the U.S. Open, which tees off Thursday at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh.

U.S. Open gets underway on Thursday, June 12, when golf's greatest players will descend upon Oakmont Country Club. It's the third major championship of the PGA Tour season, and plenty of 2025 U.S. Open storylines are unfolding as we inch closer to one of golf's most historic tournaments.

With the 125th US Open approaching, we're taking a look at some players who could surprise us with their performance at Oakmont Country Club.

I didn’t even feel like I was playing that bad,” McIlroy exclaimed, to a bit of a gasp from the media members in attendance, during his Tuesday press conference ahead of this week's U.S. Open. McIlroy admitted that the course felt “impossible” with such firm greens and harsh pins—he played as part of an outing hosted by Oakmont member Stan Drukenmiller—but is pleased with the rain making everything a bit softer.

The U.S. Open is returning to Oakmont for the 10th time in the last 98 years with all the best players together for the third major of the year.