Like any savvy patient who gets a bad diagnosis, Sam Burns wanted a second opinion. When his drive on Oakmont’s par-4 15th hole stayed on the fairway next to the first cut, he seemed to catch a good break. But when Burns arrived at the ball, it looked and felt to him that it was sitting in standing water from the day’s earlier heavy rain storm.

Should Sam Burns have gotten relief on the 15th hole during the final round of the 2025 U.S. Open? It's a question he's going to ask for a long, long time. Burns' ball landed in the fairway but splashed and didn't roll out,

Sam Burns was on the receiving end of a hugely questionable call in the climax of the U.S. Open, sparking a furious outcry from viewers before J.J. Spaun pulled off a stunning victory at Oakmont. Burns held the 54-hole lead at three-under-par,

Tyrrell Hatton's tee shot settles right at the front of the green but he's a long, long way away from the cup. The Englishman can't get down in two from there and he, too, drops a shot on the mammoth par three.

Burns, who lost in a playoff at last week's RBC Canadian Open, had five bogeys and a double in his opening 72. He carded only one square Friday, while adding six circles.At 3 under par, Burns held the clubhouse lead as the afternoon wave was setting out at Oakmont Country Club.

Sam Burns lit up Oakmont Country Club during Friday's second round, posting a 5-under 65 for the best round of the U.S. Open thus far.