There were 156 golfers when the tournament started at the U.S. Open 2025 at Oakmont Country Club, the highest-ranked private course on the Golfweek’s Best state-by-state list. There was a late weather suspension on Friday, leaving 13 golfers unable to post a second-round score. They will all return Saturday morning for that, then the cut can become officially official, and the third-round tee times can be set.
You’ve come to the right spot for live leaderboard updates, scores, tee times, highlights and more from the third round.
Weather threatening third round action at Oakmont
So far, so good — but don’t look to the north.
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All week, we’ve known that Mother Nature could rear her ugly head and make things complicated at the U.S. Open. Well, those predictions have already come true, with play being suspended for rain Friday night and torrential downpours following suit into the early morning hours of Saturday.
We’re not in the clear yet, either. Just after 3 p.m. ET, the radar showed storms forming to the north of the golf course and moving southwest. Click here to keep tabs on the weather at Oakmont throughout the afternoon.
Jordan Spieth making a move on moving day at the U.S. Open
The 2015 U.S. Open champion is slowly but surely creeping up the leaderboard as we await the last few groups on Saturday at Oakmont.
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We saw Spieth’s magnificent pitch shot for birdie on No. 9 (see below). Three holes later, he hit the green in two on the par-5 12th and tapped in for birdie to get to 2 under for the day and 3 over for the championship.
Spieth had a decent look at eagle but it appeared as if someone or something distracted him, leading him to turn back toward the gallery immediately after he made contact with the putt.
Still, nice roll.
2:55 p.m. ET – Where we stand at the U.S. Open
The leaders tee off in just under an hour, and here’s where things stand:
Sam Burns is at 3 under and tees off with J.J. Spaun (2 under) at 3:35 p.m.
Sixteen golfers are now at 2 over or better, including major winners Adam Scott (E, 3:24 p.m.), Collin Morikawa (2 over, 6), and Brooks Koepka (2 over, 2:51 p.m.).
Scottie Scheffler is 1 under for the day and 3 over for the tournament, which is T-17. Keegan Bradley, the United States Ryder Cup captain, is also T-17, having finished four holes on Saturday.
Ryan Gerard has the lowest completed round so far on Saturday, 69. Matt Wallace, Collin Morikawa, Trevor Cone, Robert MacIntyre, and Sam Stevens are all 2 under for the day and still playing.
Nice shot Jordan
Jordan Spieth pitches in on nine to reach 4 over par.
Early moves
Trevor Cone, playing in his first major championship after qualifying for the 2025 U.S. Open by earning one of the four spots in the Rockville, Md., final qualifier, has birdied has birdied holes two, four, and five to move from 4 over to 1 over, which is now ties him for sixth overall with Victor Perez and Thriston Lawrence.
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Australia’s Marc Lieshman is also playing and scoring well on Saturday, carding five birdies through 12 holes against just one bogey. Leishman is now at 2 over, five shots behind the tournament leader, Sam Burns, who tees off at 3:35 p.m. Eastern.
Triple Mowed!
A note from the USGA:
Putting Green Speed – Putting green speeds ranged from the mid to upper 14s on the Stimpmeter and will settle to low 14s as the day goes on. We triple cut all greens this morning and a fourth cut was performed on any green that was unable to be cut last night due to the suspension of play. All greens will have been triple rolled prior to the start of Round 3 in an effort to maintain targeted speeds.
Tees and Fairways – Due to the rain and soft conditions, tees and fairways were not mowed prior to Round 3.
How far back is too far back to win the U.S. Open?
The leaders of the 2025 U.S. Open will be teeing off in just over two and a half hours, and with only three players starting the day on Saturday under par, it is challenging to figure out who has a realistic chance of winning at Oakmont on Sunday. Anything can happen, but here’s a guide that shows the last five U.S. Open winners and their standings in relation to the lead after 36 holes.
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2020: Bryson DeChambeau sat one stroke behind second‑round leader Patrick Reed, who was at 4 under, at the start of the third round at Winged Foot. DeChambeau was alone in second at 3 under. He shot 70 on Saturday before a final-round 67 earned him his first major.
2021: Jon Rahm started the third round at Torrey Pines South two shots behind co-leaders Richard Bland and Russell Henley, who were each 5 under after 36 holes. Rahm remained 3 shots off the lead after Saturday before a Sunday 67 gave him a one-shot victory over Louis Oosthuizen.
2022: Matt Fitzpatrick was three shots behind Joel Dahman and Collin Morikawa at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, after shooting 68-70. A third-round 68 left him in a tie with Will Zalatoris heading into the final round. His dramatic fairway bunker shot on the 18th hole helped him secure another 68 and a one-shot win over Zalatoris.
2023: Wyndham Clark started the third round at Los Angeles Country Club at 9 under, one shot behind Rickie Fowler. Clark shot 69-70 over the weekend to beat Fowler by a shot.
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2024: Bryson DeChambeau was just one shot behind Ludvig Aberg after 36 holes at Pinehurst No. 2. A Saturday 67 gave him the outright lead at 7 under, and his miraculous recovery shots on the 18th, combined with missed short putts down the stretch by Rory McIlroy, helped him win with a 71 in the final round.
Oakmont appears soaked
Overnight rain softened Oakmont Country Club and left many areas of the course extremely soft and damp. Several of the greens were double-cut and double-rolled since the conclusion of play on Friday night. However, in low areas and the base of hills, water is still just below the turf, which will make the course play differently. Check out this fairway wood shot from Saturday morning by Rory McIlroy.
Softer fairways make it slightly easier to keep the ball in the short grass off the tee, but the penalty for missing fairways will be magnified on Saturday because the 5-inch rough is likely to remain damp all day. Players struggled at times to advance the ball from the rough in the first two rounds, so adding water to the equation is going to make things even more challenging.
U.S. Open 2025 leaderboard
Keep tabs on the U.S. leaderboard, scores and tee times here. Here’s what the top of the leaderboard looked like at the end of the day Friday:
Po.
Name
Score
Hole
T1
Sam Burns
-3
F*
2
J.J. Spaun
-2
F
3
Viktor Hovland
-1
F*
T4
Adam Scott
E
F
T4
Ben Griffin
E
F
Just three golfers managed to be in red numbers after two days. That includes Sam Burns, who posted an amazing 65 Friday, and J.J. Spaun, the first-round leader at 4 under, who, while dropping two shots Friday, is still just a shot off the lead.
Jacuqes Kruyswijk plays a shot from a bunker on the 15th hole during the second round of the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club.
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Pairings and starting times for Round 3
Now that the cut is set, here are the times for Saturday’s third round.
Hole locations for Saturday’s third round of U.S. Open
Here are the hole locations from the USGA, for Saturday’s play at Oakmont:
Who were the biggest surprises not to make the cut?
The cut for the low 60 and ties came in at 7 under and that left some big names on the wrong side of the cut.
Perhaps the biggest surprise was the 17-over (79-78) that Shane Lowry posted.
Brian Harman off to a solid start
Hovering around par makes for a good day at Oakmont, and Brian Harman opened the day with four pars and a birdie, making him the only player as of 10:30 a.m. who is under par for the day.
Shane Lowry leaves Oakmont with ‘heart on my sleeve’
It was a tough week for many players, and Shane Lowry had one of the wildest. Not only did he miss the cut badly, but he forgot to mark his ball during the second round of play.
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But Lowry tweeted on Saturday, saying he gave it his all.
Sam Burns is in uncharted territory
Sam Burns has held the lead on the PGA Tour after two rounds of play, but never a major.
Who won the U.S. Open the last time it was at Oakmont?
That would be Dustin Johnson in 2016. DJ missed the cut this year so that ensures there will be no back-to-back Oakmont winners. He was one of eight LIV golfers to not make the weekend of the 14 who were entered.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: US Open leaderboard live updates: Scores from Saturday’s third round
