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Oakmont Country Club It steals the best soul of the game.
Before this weekend We are opencourse conditions – most notably, very thick, coarse ones – went viral.
From the jump, Shane Laurie struggled at the West Pennsylvania Golf Course. He shot a 9-over 79 in his first round, tracking 78 on Friday and missed the cut.
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Shane Raleigh of Ireland will respond to shots on the second hole in the first round of the US Open Golf Tournament held at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
However, during his second round he made his real feelings about the course.
In the 13th over of the tournament on Friday’s par 5, Rory missed a short putt for the par and stopped the far right. He then let out an angry anger.
“This place,” he said.
That wasn’t the only thing that made Rory visibly upset on the course this weekend.

June 12, 2025: Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Shane Lowry will play shots from the 12th tee in the first round of the US Open Golf Tournament. (Imagn image of Bill Streicher-Immagn)
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During his first roundAfter failing to remove the golf ball from the rough, the Irish golfer erased his frustration with the microphone. After Rory defeated it, some of the audio equipment fell to the ground.
Some have raised concerns about the difficulties that golf courses present to their competitors. Rory McIlroy, who? I won the Masters In April, he said he “felt impossible.”

A general view of the open signage on hole 18 during the practice round of the US Open Golf Tournament held at Oakmont Country Club. (Imagn image of Bill Streicher-Immagn)
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The Sam Burns own the solo lead on Saturday with just 3 under par. JJ Spaun is one shot behind him, and Viktor Hovland is -1 with Solo -3ird. Ben Griffin and Adam Scott are both tied fourth by even numbers, and despite many others being overloaded in tournaments, they are on track for rainy travel days.
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