The primary spherical of the 2025 U.S. Open lived as much as the expectations as one of many hardest assessments in golf. Solely 10 gamers completed Thursday in purple figures as Oakmont Nation Membership stood as much as the world’s greatest even with best climate circumstances.
Now that gamers have 18 holes underneath their belts at Oakmont, the problem solely will get more durable because the psychological pressure of the U.S. Open builds. For these on the prime, they must discover a approach to maintain that momentum happening a course constructed to punish you for each mistake. One clear spherical at Oakmont is already fairly the accomplishment, however backing that up with one other is extremely tough.
For the second straight main, star gamers don’t make up the highest of the leaderboard after the primary spherical, however as we noticed at Quail Hole, the cream tends to rise to the highest. Friday gives a chance for a few of these stars to place themselves for the weekend, whereas others are battling simply to make sure they’ve a tee time on Saturday.
Brooks Koepka (-2) put collectively his greatest first spherical at a significant in two years, and he’ll look to show that he is actually again to being a risk to win a 3rd U.S. Open title when he tees off at 7:18 a.m. ET. Jon Rahm (-1) and Jordan Spieth (E) can be enjoying collectively once more at 7:29 a.m. after stable begins to their championship with Rahm changing into the betting favourite at 11/2, per BetMGM.
Rahm jumped Scottie Scheffler, who remains to be getting immense respect within the betting market at 6-1 regardless of a 73 on Thursday that put him seven off the lead. Scheffler will look to bounce again at 7:40 a.m. going off No. 10 alongside Collin Morikawa (E) and Viktor Hovland (+2).
Like Scottie, Bryson DeChambeau (+3) and Rory McIlroy (+4) struggled in their opening rounds, however they are going to be a part of the afternoon wave Friday. DeChambeau tees off on No. 1 at 1:14 p.m. with Xander Schauffele (+2), whereas McIlroy can be going off No. 10 at 1:25 p.m.
Whereas the celebrities attempt to climb the leaderboard, the stunning names on the prime can be trying to proceed what’s been a dream begin to their week at Oakmont. J.J. Spaun (-4) and Thriston Lawrence (-3) will face that activity Friday however should wait till later within the afternoon to get again on the course as Spaun goes off No. 1 at 12:52 p.m. and Lawrence is in one of many final tee occasions of the day at 2:20 p.m. off No. 10.
These are simply among the attention-grabbing teams we’ll be watching in Friday’s second spherical. The total checklist is accessible under. Take a look at the 2025 U.S. Open TV schedule and coverage guide for a full breakdown of the way to watch the 12 months’s third main championship.
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2025 U.S. Open tee occasions, Friday pairings
Gap No. 1
- 6:45 a.m. — Will Chandler, Andrea Pavan, Takumi Kanaya
- 6:56 a.m. — Bryan Lee (a), Guido Migliozzi, Preston Summerhays
- 7:07 a.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Max Greyserman, Matt Wallace
- 7:18 a.m. — Russell Henley, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Nick Taylor
- 7:29 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson
- 7:40 a.m. — Tyrrell Hatton, Sungjae Im, Sepp Straka
- 7:51 a.m. — Cameron Younger, Tom Hoge, J.T. Poston
- 8:02 a.m. — Jhonattan Vegas, Michael Kim, Matthieu Pavon
- 8:13 a.m. — Marc Leishman, Aaron Rai, Nick Dunlap
- 8:24 a.m. — Matthew Jordan, Yuta Sugiura, Carlos Ortiz
- 8:35 a.m. — Ryan McCormick, Trevor Cone, Zach Pollo (a)
- 8:46 a.m. — James Nicholas, Tyler Weaver (a), Riki Kawamoto
- 8:57 a.m. — Austen Truslow, Harrison Hott, George Duangmanee
- 12:30 p.m. — Zac Blair, Scott Vincent, Alistair Docherty
- 12:41 p.m. — Jacques Kruyswijk, Jordan Smith, Eric Cole
- 12:52 p.m. — Tom Kim, JJ Spaun, Taylor Pendrith
- 1:03 p.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama
- 1:14 p.m. — Ben Griffin, Andrew Novak, Maverick McNealy
- 1:25 p.m. — Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy
- 1:36 p.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Si Woo Kim, Lucas Glover
- 1:47 p.m. — Cameron Smith, Brian Harman, Phil Mickelson
- 1:58 p.m. — Niklas Norgaard, Brian Campbell, Justin Decrease
- 2:09 p.m. — Davis Riley, Jackson Koivun (a), Johnny Keefer
- 2:20 p.m. — James Hahn, Mark Hubbard, Michael La Sasso (a)
- 2:31 p.m. — Joakim Lagergren, Mason Howell (a), Chris Gotterup
- 2:42 p.m. — Zach Bauchou, Jackson Buchanan, Lance Simpson (a)
Gap No. 10
- 6:45 a.m. — Frederick Lacroix, Emiliano Grillo, Sam Bairstow
- 6:56 a.m. — Byeong Hun An, Joe Highsmith, Ryan Fox
- 7:07 a.m. — Victor Perez, Jacob Bridgeman, Adam Schenk
- 7:18 a.m. — Min Woo Lee, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka
- 7:29 a.m. — Sam Burns, Nico Echavarria, Denny McCarthy
- 7:40 a.m. — Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler
- 7:51 a.m. — Corey Conners, Jason Day, Patrick Reed
- 8:02 a.m. — Joaquin Niemann, Bud Cauley, Daniel Berger
- 8:13 a.m. — Mackenzie Hughes, Tony Finau, Chris Kirk
- 8:24 a.m. — Benjamin James (a), Rasmus Højgaard, Stephan Jaeger
- 8:35 a.m. — Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Justin Hastings (a), Laurie Canter
- 8:46 a.m. — Frankie Harris (a), Emilio Gonzalez, Roberto Diaz
- 8:57 a.m. — Grant Haefner, Joey Herrera, George Kneiser
- 12:30 p.m. — Matt Vogt (a), Kevin Velo, Trent Phillips
- 12:41 p.m. — Chandler Blanchet, Alvaro Ortiz, Doug Ghim
- 12:52 p.m. — Evan Beck (a), Maxwell Moldovan, Justin Hicks
- 1:03 p.m. — Harris English, Tommy Fleetwood, Keegan Bradley
- 1:14 p.m. — Xander Schauffele, Jose Luis Ballester, Bryson DeChambeau
- 1:25 p.m. — Matt Fitzpatrick, Wyndham Clark, Gary Woodland
- 1:36 p.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Matt McCarty, Robert MacIntyre
- 1:47 p.m. — Cam Davis, Davis Thompson, Thomas Detry
- 1:58 p.m. — Richard Bland, Trevor Gutschewski (a), Lanto Griffin
- 2:09 p.m. — Edoardo Molinari, Sam Stevens, Ryan Gerard
- 2:20 p.m. — Thriston Lawrence, Noah Kent (a), Thorbjørn Olesen
- 2:31 p.m. — Jinichiro Kozuma, Cameron Tankersley (a), Chase Johnson
- 2:42 p.m. — Philip Barbaree Jr., Riley Lewis, Brady Calkins