
A grounds crew member gets the course ready on the opening round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette)

J.J. Spaun hits the ball out of thehole 4 during the opening round of the U.S. Church Pews on Open at Oakmont Country Club on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette)

Xander Schauffele and Bryson DeChambeau shake hands after the opening round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette)

Scottie Scheffler hits from the tee on hole 8 during the opening round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette)

Brooks Koepka accesses the green on hole 7 during the opening round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette)

Shane Lowry tees off on the first official day of the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Shane Lowry tees off on the first official day of the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette)

17-year-old Mason Howell chips from the bunker on hole 17 on the first official day of the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette)

Matt Vogt, a Pittsburgh native, tees off at hole 1 on the first official day of the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Samara McCallum/Post-Gazette)

Fans navigate the golf course grounds on the first official day of the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Samara McCallum/Post-Gazette)

A pair of fans watch as golfers make their way down the green on the first official day of the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Samara McCallum/Post-Gazette)

Fans react to an opening drive at hole 10 on the first official day of the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Samara McCallum/Post-Gazette)

Fans lean against the fence to watch golfers practice putting at the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Sarah Qu/Post-Gazette)

Fans crowd the stands and collect around the green at the 18th hole at the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Sarah Qu/Post-Gazette)

Fans crowd the bridge at the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Sarah Qu/Post-Gazette)

Caddies follow their golfers on the third practice day of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Golfers pass fans lined up to cross a fairway on the third practice day of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Fans navigate using large maps spread around the Oakmont Club House at the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Sarah Qu/Post-Gazette)

A photo of Walking Scorer, Hunter Blask, 14, is taken to send to his parents by a friend at the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Sarah Qu/Post-Gazette)

Thousands of golf fans walked the grounds on the third practice day of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Caddies follow their golfers on the third practice day of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

A man sits in a golf cart advertising parking for $60 along the road to cars heading toward the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Sarah Qu/Post-Gazette)

Child crouches to look at the gravel by the 9th hole while holding his U.S. Open squirrel plush at the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Sarah Qu/Post-Gazette)

Golf fans watch pros tee off on the 5th hole on the third practice day of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Thousands of golf fans walked the grounds on the third practice day of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

An opening ceremony was held to kick off the start of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Groundskeepers push their mowers around the bunkers on the bunkers lining the third fairway on the third practice day of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Tommy Fleetwood tees off on the second practice day at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

U.S. Open flags wave in the wind at the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Samara McCallum/Post-Gazette)

Waiting for Tommy Fleetwood to tee off from the 15th green on the second practice day at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Rory McIlroy, right, reaches for his golf ball on the putting green on the second practice day at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Bryson DeChambeau laughs with fellow golfers on the driving range on the second practice day at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Scottie Scheffler and his caddie leave the 8th hole on the second practice day at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Golf fans wait for Scottie Scheffler from the grandstand at the 8th green on the second practice day at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

A massive picture frame awaits golf fans on the second practice day at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Golf fans head up the hill to the 18th green on the second practice day at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

John Rahm practices his putt on the second practice day at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Matt Vogt on the second practice day at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

A young golf fan snoozes on their dad’s shoulder on the second practice day of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Fans pose for a group photo at the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Samara McCallum/Post-Gazette)

Fans watch golfers practice at the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Samara McCallum/Post-Gazette)

Fans watch golfers practice at the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Samara McCallum/Post-Gazette)

A golfer and his caddie take a break during practice during the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Samara McCallum/Post-Gazette)

Shoppers consider their souvenir options at the satellite merchandise tent at the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Samara McCallum/Post-Gazette)

Shoppers consider their souvenir options at the satellite merchandise tent at the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Samara McCallum/Post-Gazette)

A young shopper tries his hand at organizing stuffed animals in the satellite merchandise tent at the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Samara McCallum/Post-Gazette)

Fans navigate the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Samara McCallum/Post-Gazette)

Rory McIlroy on the practice green on the second practice day at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Fans walk through the sodden grass on the second practice day at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Scottie Scheffler hits from the rough on the first practice day of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Monday, June 9, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

A lucky fan grabs a post-practice selfie with American golfer Wyndham Clark at the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Samara McCallum/Post-Gazette)

Thousands of golf fans line the grass on the second practice day at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Evan Beck kicks up sand from a sand trap around the 8th green on the second practice day at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Fans consider their options at the concession stands during the 125th U.S. Open Championship in Oakmont on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Samara McCallum/Post-Gazette)