The meltdown from some of the elite golfers during the first two rounds at the 2025 U.S. Open was so spectacular that rain came crashing down to witness it all, leading to a second-round delay. If you were not entertained by Scottie Scheffler hitting his wedge into the Pennsylvania turf. Or Rory McIlroy smashing the tee box after a poor 17th hole shot, then you must have been entertained by the spectacular performance of the 2025 U.S. Open leaders, with most golfers now heading into the weekend.

Sam Burns had an amazing round, scoring five-under 65 to take the lead at three under on a tough second day of the U.S. Open. Out of 156 players, only three sit below par at this point. JJ Spaun, who didn’t make any bogeys in the first round, scored two-over 72 and holds second place at two under, while Norway’s Viktor Hovland stands at one under after shooting a 68. But when are these and more players scheduled to play on Saturday at Oakmont Country Club?

As per the latest update, Adam Scott and Viktor Hovland will tee off at 3:24 PM EDT during the third round of the 2025 U.S. Open. J.J. Spaun and Sam Burns are set to start at 3:35 PM EDT on tee 1. Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele will begin their round on tee 1 at 10:34 AM EDT. Brooks Koepka will tee off with Si Woo Kim at 2:51 PM on tee 1. Here’s a breakdown for the entire field: –

Sure, the field still looks loaded with some of the biggest names, but a shocking number of elite roster members missed the cut at the 2025 U.S. Open, including an unsuccessful title defense by Bryson DeChambeau.

Bryson DeChambeau failed to defend his 2024 U.S. Open title

Oakmont proved challenging for Bryson DeChambeau even before Thursday’s round. During a Wednesday practice round, he remarked, “Oh my gosh. That is cooked,” after his ball vanished in thick fescue. DeChambeau struggled with a three-over 73 in Round 1 and started Friday at five over for the championship. Things fell apart on the front nine, where he bogeyed the first hole but regained a shot with a birdie on the second. However, he bogeyed the third, doubled the fifth, and bogeyed the sixth and seventh, finishing at 10 over par and ending his title defense.

Ludvig Åberg started strong on Thursday with a 72, placing him in contention after the first round. However, his second round featured six bogeys and no birdies, leading to an early exit from the tournament. This marks his second consecutive missed cut at a major, with only one successful cut in his career outside of the Masters (2024 U.S. Open).

After a six-over-par 76 on Thursday, Justin Thomas faced another rough round. He bogeyed the par-4 11th after a penalty drop and lost more strokes at the 15th and 18th, despite a birdie on the 14th. His scorecard included two double bogeys, one at the par-3 16th and another at the par-5 12th, where he missed a 22-foot birdie putt and saw his short par putt lip out twice. Unfortunately, in his last 13 majors, Thomas has shot a total of 72 over par and missed seven cuts, with only one top-10 finish during that time, which was at the 2024 PGA Championship.

Other elite roster to miss the cut are Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Joaquin Niemann, and Sepp Straka, among others. What do you think of the Oakmont challenge now?