U.S. Open live leaderboard: Scottie Scheffler struggling, Brooks Koepka in the hunt

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Oakmont is biting back.
Only a handful of players remain under par midway through Round 2. Two of those players — Sam Burns and Viktor Hovland — are putting together stellar rounds ... while everyone else is being grounded into paste.
The scoring is going to get even more difficult for the afternoon wave, which doesn't bode well for first-round leader J.J. Spaun, who pulled out one of the best rounds that Oakmont Country Club has ever seen during a U.S. Open on Thursday.
Spaun fired a bogey-free 66 to kick off the U.S. Open, which gave him a one-shot lead over the field. He's playing in his first U.S. Open, and he carded what was just the second bogey-free round at a U.S. Open at Oakmont.
Some big names are in danger of missing the cut, which you can track here.
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All times ET
Friday, June 13Peacock: 6:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. (Watch U.S. Open All-Access on Peacock)NBC: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 14USA: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.NBC: 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 15USA: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.NBC: 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
(As of 12:30 p.m. ET)
1. J.J. Spaun -4 (12:52 p.m. ET)
2. Sam Burns -3Thriston Lawrence (2:20)
T4. Viktor Hovland -2Si Woo Kim (1:36)
T6. Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen -1Ben Griffin (1:14)Thomas Detry (1:47)
For full leaderboard, click here
Sam Burns finishes his round with a 65, 5-under par. Only two rounds have been lower in U.S. Open history at Oakmont: a 63 by Johnny Miller in 1973 and Loren Roberts' 64 at the 1994 tournament.
WHAT A ROUND! 🔥Sam Burns posts a spectacular Friday 65, the best we've seen this week. pic.twitter.com/WXbuq9oy2l
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 13, 2025
That leaves Burns one shot behind leader J.J. Spaun, who is just beginning his second round.
Taylor Pendrith, tied for 16th at 2 over, nearly hit a spectacular shot on No. 1, only to have it painfully lip out.
So close! Taylor Pendrith caught the downslope on 1 and almost pulled off the spectacular. pic.twitter.com/SASxRol4Y1
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 13, 2025
Take a look at Brooks Koepka's scorecard: 7 bogeys, six pars and four birdies. It's good enough, right now, to be T10.
Two birdies in the last four holes have Scottie Scheffler at +3, giving him a little more breathing room between himself and the cut line.
The irony in this is that Scheffler now has three birdies on the front nine, which is playing three strokes harder than the back nine. And he needed it, otherwise he might have been heading home early. Now, it's looking like he'll make it to the weekend, and with how quickly things can change at Oakmont, he's not yet out of it.
Between them, Viktor Hovland (-4) and Sam Burns (-5) are 9-under on their rounds. No other players on the course are better than -2, and most are above par.
Hovland, after his fifth birdie of the day (to go along with an eagle), is now just one back of Spaun, who probably doesn't want to tee off at this point.
Five birdies. One eagle.Viktor Hovland 🇳🇴 is back in a tie for 2nd. pic.twitter.com/DBZIlEnJye
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 13, 2025
How? Simply, how is Sam Burns 5-under on his round while pretty much everyone else on the course right now is wanting to be anywhere else?
Well, maybe it's because Sam Burns is an elite putter, and when you're an elite putter, you make long putts, and at Oakmont, there are a lot of long putts, which ... fits Burns' game perfectly.
Maybe this is why he's the betting favorite.
Now, here is how to bring Oakmont to its knees, courtesy of Victor Perez at the 192-yard sixth hole:
🚨 ACE ALERT 🚨Victor Perez 🇫🇷 with a great shot and an even better celebration! pic.twitter.com/cmkThegam2
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 13, 2025
It's just the second ever hole-in-one at Oakmont in a U.S. Open, and the first since 1983.
A quick look at the betting odds over at Bet MGM and, well, Sam Burns is now the favorite at +700. Next up: J.J. Spaun and Viktor Hovland at +1000. Scottie Scheffler is still at just +1600, fifth best, even though he's nine shots back.
If someone offers you an even-par 70, take it an run. You'll be the Round 2 leader.
OK, so Oakmont is grinding everyone into a pulp, except maybe Sam Burns who's somehow 4-under on his round. But Brooks Koepka, who had it to 3-under an hour or so ago, is now at +1, after a fourth bogey in five holes.
The latest came after he was next to the green at No. 4, a par 5, in two. From there, four strokes, dropped shot, frustration settling in
Left, left, left, that's pretty much been Scottie Scheffler off the tee at Oakmont the last two days. And so after yet another drive he lost to the left, even Scheffler is left frustrated.
Oakmont can frustrate even the most even-keeled players. pic.twitter.com/7Tm4BxwZ4h
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 13, 2025
That led to another bogey, pushing him back to +5, on the wrong side of the current cut line.
A double bogey at No. 2 for Hovland is, well, ouch. And he was probably lucky to get out of there with only that much damage.
And just like that, Scottie Scheffler is on the good side of the cut line. A birdie at No. 2 — his 11th hole — has him back to +4. That's right on the cut number.
It should be noted, the front nine (where Scheffler is now) is playing four strokes above par, so Scheffler still has a lot of work to do to make the weekend.
It's another bogey for Scottie Scheffler, this one at the first, to move him to +5. As of now, that would be on the wrong side of the cut line.
No one is putting up a score Friday ... except for Viktor Hovland, who rolled in a lengthy birdie putt at No. 1 to get it back to 3-under, one off the lead.
After a birdie at No. 17 got him to 3-under, one shot off the lead, Brooks Koepka has bogeyed each of the last three holes. He's back to even par
Here's how the cut works at the U.S. Open: Top 60 and ties, pretty simple.
What does that mean?
Currently, the cutline would be +4. That pus the following players on the wrong side:
Jordan Spieth (+5)Tony FinauDustin Johnson (+5)Patrick Cantlay (+6)Justin Thomas (+
After putting his tee shot on the short par 4 17th just in front of the green, Scottie Scheffler needed four shots to get it in the hole. That's a bogey, his second in three holes, and pushes him to +4.
It's been a tough go at the majors for Viktor Hovland, who after some top-5 finishes a few years ago, hasn't been a factor of late. But after an eagle at No. 17, he's got himself to 3-under, just one back of the lead.
Keep the hole-outs coming on 17! Viktor Hovland cards an eagle to match Koepka at 3-under. pic.twitter.com/mw1ITKYxqJ
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 13, 2025
It won't show up on the scorecard, but Collin Morikawa's epic par putt at 15 is the kind of stroke that keeps you in this thing at Oakmont.
Not all U.S. Open pars are created equal! Witness this 58-foot bomb from Collin Morikawa at 15.The two-time major champion stays right in the hunt at even par. pic.twitter.com/opFE9CZvSZ
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 13, 2025
(As of 12:30 p.m. ET)
1. J.J. Spaun -4 (12:52 p.m. ET)
2. Sam Burns -3Thriston Lawrence (2:20)
T4. Viktor Hovland -2Si Woo Kim (1:36)
T6. Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen -1Ben Griffin (1:14)Thomas Detry (1:47)
For full leaderboard, click here
Sam Burns finishes his round with a 65, 5-under par. Only two rounds have been lower in U.S. Open history at Oakmont: a 63 by Johnny Miller in 1973 and Loren Roberts' 64 at the 1994 tournament.
WHAT A ROUND! 🔥Sam Burns posts a spectacular Friday 65, the best we've seen this week. pic.twitter.com/WXbuq9oy2l
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 13, 2025
That leaves Burns one shot behind leader J.J. Spaun, who is just beginning his second round.
Taylor Pendrith, tied for 16th at 2 over, nearly hit a spectacular shot on No. 1, only to have it painfully lip out.
So close! Taylor Pendrith caught the downslope on 1 and almost pulled off the spectacular. pic.twitter.com/SASxRol4Y1
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 13, 2025
Take a look at Brooks Koepka's scorecard: 7 bogeys, six pars and four birdies. It's good enough, right now, to be T10.
Two birdies in the last four holes have Scottie Scheffler at +3, giving him a little more breathing room between himself and the cut line.
The irony in this is that Scheffler now has three birdies on the front nine, which is playing three strokes harder than the back nine. And he needed it, otherwise he might have been heading home early. Now, it's looking like he'll make it to the weekend, and with how quickly things can change at Oakmont, he's not yet out of it.
Between them, Viktor Hovland (-4) and Sam Burns (-5) are 9-under on their rounds. No other players on the course are better than -2, and most are above par.
Hovland, after his fifth birdie of the day (to go along with an eagle), is now just one back of Spaun, who probably doesn't want to tee off at this point.
Five birdies. One eagle.Viktor Hovland 🇳🇴 is back in a tie for 2nd. pic.twitter.com/DBZIlEnJye
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 13, 2025
How? Simply, how is Sam Burns 5-under on his round while pretty much everyone else on the course right now is wanting to be anywhere else?
Well, maybe it's because Sam Burns is an elite putter, and when you're an elite putter, you make long putts, and at Oakmont, there are a lot of long putts, which ... fits Burns' game perfectly.
Maybe this is why he's the betting favorite.
Now, here is how to bring Oakmont to its knees, courtesy of Victor Perez at the 192-yard sixth hole:
🚨 ACE ALERT 🚨Victor Perez 🇫🇷 with a great shot and an even better celebration! pic.twitter.com/cmkThegam2
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 13, 2025
It's just the second ever hole-in-one at Oakmont in a U.S. Open, and the first since 1983.
A quick look at the betting odds over at Bet MGM and, well, Sam Burns is now the favorite at +700. Next up: J.J. Spaun and Viktor Hovland at +1000. Scottie Scheffler is still at just +1600, fifth best, even though he's nine shots back.
If someone offers you an even-par 70, take it an run. You'll be the Round 2 leader.
OK, so Oakmont is grinding everyone into a pulp, except maybe Sam Burns who's somehow 4-under on his round. But Brooks Koepka, who had it to 3-under an hour or so ago, is now at +1, after a fourth bogey in five holes.
The latest came after he was next to the green at No. 4, a par 5, in two. From there, four strokes, dropped shot, frustration settling in
Left, left, left, that's pretty much been Scottie Scheffler off the tee at Oakmont the last two days. And so after yet another drive he lost to the left, even Scheffler is left frustrated.
Oakmont can frustrate even the most even-keeled players. pic.twitter.com/7Tm4BxwZ4h
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 13, 2025
That led to another bogey, pushing him back to +5, on the wrong side of the current cut line.
A double bogey at No. 2 for Hovland is, well, ouch. And he was probably lucky to get out of there with only that much damage.
And just like that, Scottie Scheffler is on the good side of the cut line. A birdie at No. 2 — his 11th hole — has him back to +4. That's right on the cut number.
It should be noted, the front nine (where Scheffler is now) is playing four strokes above par, so Scheffler still has a lot of work to do to make the weekend.
It's another bogey for Scottie Scheffler, this one at the first, to move him to +5. As of now, that would be on the wrong side of the cut line.
No one is putting up a score Friday ... except for Viktor Hovland, who rolled in a lengthy birdie putt at No. 1 to get it back to 3-under, one off the lead.
After a birdie at No. 17 got him to 3-under, one shot off the lead, Brooks Koepka has bogeyed each of the last three holes. He's back to even par
Here's how the cut works at the U.S. Open: Top 60 and ties, pretty simple.
What does that mean?
Currently, the cutline would be +4. That pus the following players on the wrong side:
Jordan Spieth (+5)Tony FinauDustin Johnson (+5)Patrick Cantlay (+6)Justin Thomas (+
After putting his tee shot on the short par 4 17th just in front of the green, Scottie Scheffler needed four shots to get it in the hole. That's a bogey, his second in three holes, and pushes him to +4.
It's been a tough go at the majors for Viktor Hovland, who after some top-5 finishes a few years ago, hasn't been a factor of late. But after an eagle at No. 17, he's got himself to 3-under, just one back of the lead.
Keep the hole-outs coming on 17! Viktor Hovland cards an eagle to match Koepka at 3-under. pic.twitter.com/mw1ITKYxqJ
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 13, 2025
It won't show up on the scorecard, but Collin Morikawa's epic par putt at 15 is the kind of stroke that keeps you in this thing at Oakmont.
Not all U.S. Open pars are created equal! Witness this 58-foot bomb from Collin Morikawa at 15.The two-time major champion stays right in the hunt at even par. pic.twitter.com/opFE9CZvSZ
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 13, 2025