PGA Tour Takes the Lead at Oakmont | LIV Golf Struggles at the U.S. Open 2025
The tension between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour reignites at Oakmont—but it’s the PGA Tour players who are dominating the U.S. Open leaderboard heading into the weekend. With Sam Burns, Viktor Hovland, and J.J. Spaun leading the charge, the Tour’s depth is on full display.
Meanwhile, LIV Golf’s stars are falling short. Bryson DeChambeau and Joaquin Niemann missed the cut, and Phil Mickelson is out once again. Brooks Koepka is LIV’s last serious hope, sitting inside the top 10 and ready to strike. Can he spoil the PGA Tour’s party and turn the tide for LIV?
This video breaks down the leaderboard, key moments, and the ongoing rivalry between the tours—don’t miss this dramatic major championship story.
👍 Like, comment, and subscribe for more U.S. Open 2025 coverage and golf drama!
#USOpen2025 #PGAvsLIV #GolfRivalry #Oakmont #SamBurns #BrooksKoepka #BrysonDeChambeau #JoaquinNiemann #PGAChampionship #GolfNews #MajorGolf #USGA #LIVGolf #ScottieScheffler #JonRahm #RoryMcIlroy #GolfHighlights #Oakmont2025 #GolfDrama
⸻
the US Open at Oakmont has once again brought together players from both the PGA Tour and LIIV Golf an increasingly rare site in today’s fractured world of professional golf despite the ongoing tension between the two rival tours their stars have found themselves sharing tea boxes and fairways in Pennsylvania this week pairings like Bryson Deambo with Xander Chauffel and Brooks Kepka with Justin Thomas have rekindled the once familiar sense of unified competition at a major however two rounds into the championship interrupted by late evening storms the scoreboard is telling a clear story the PGA Tour currently holds the upper hand while no single PGA Tour player has completely dominated thus far the depth of their performance is notable world number one Scotty Sheffler sits tied for 23rd and reigning Masters champion Rory Mroy narrowly made the cut others like Shane Lowry Justin Rose Lud Vabberg and Thomas himself weren’t as fortunate all missing the weekend still the top of the leaderboard is packed with PGA Tour players sam Burns leads the way going into the weekend closely followed by JJ Spawn in second victor Havland in third and Adam Scott and Ben Griffin tied for fourth it’s a strong showing from the PGA Tour even if their biggest stars aren’t dominating the headlines Elivy Golf on the other hand is facing another tough test on the major stage after underwhelming results at the PGA Championship the trend appears to be repeating itself at Oakmont of the 14 full-time LIIV players who teed it up at the US Open very few have made a serious impact brookke Kepka is the lone li standout so far currently tied for eighth and within striking distance heading into the final two rounds the five-time major champion is once again showing his knack for rising to the occasion when it matters most behind him a handful of LIIV names Tyrell Hatton and John among them are still in the mix though they’ll need a strong weekend push to contend but for others it’s already over defending champion to Shambo has failed to make the cut as has veteran Phil Mickelson even Livy Golf’s individual leader Waen Neman who has racked up four wins this season missed the cut much to the disappointment of fans and critics alike mickelson had boldly declared Neman the best golfer in the world earlier this year but the Chileans form once again faltered on the major stage after two rounds just three players remain under par a testament to the brutal conditions at Oakmont but it’s clear that Elivy golf players have more reason for concern than their PGA Tour counterparts at this stage of the tournament that said momentum at majors can shift in an instant kepka already a proven force when the stakes are highest remains Elivy’s best hope of disrupting the PGA tours dominance and rewriting the narrative heading into the final 36 holes
