The 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont: The Ultimate Test
This week, the U.S. Open returns to one of golf’s most revered battlegrounds—Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania—for a record-extending 10th time, setting the stage for what promises to be one of the most thrilling editions of the championship in recent memory.
Since its debut in 1903, Oakmont has been synonymous with difficulty, precision, and tradition. Designed by Henry Fownes and recently restored by Gil Hanse in 2023, the course features brutal bunkering (notably the infamous Church Pews), lightning-fast greens, and unforgiving rough—all designed to test every facet of a golfer's game. It is the ultimate proving ground for champions.
This year, the field will include 49 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, headlined by world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, fresh off his PGA Championship win and looking to complete three legs of the Career Grand Slam. He’ll be joined by Rory McIlroy, who recently completed the Career Grand Slam at the Masters and now eyes back-to-back U.S. Open runner-up finishes turned into victory—a feat last achieved by Dustin Johnson in 2016, also at Oakmont.
Other stars set to compete include Xander Schauffele, the reigning PGA and Open Champion, who is chasing history as he attempts to become only the third active player with three legs of the Career Grand Slam. Justin Thomas, a two-time major winner, arrives after a strong season that includes a win at the RBC Heritage, while Collin Morikawa looks to add the U.S. Open to his growing list of achievements.
With defending champion Bryson DeChambeau seeking to become just the seventh player ever to win three U.S. Opens—and the first to do so back-to-back since Brooks Koepka—tension is high.
With over 10,000 entrants vying for qualifying spots, the competition began long before the first tee shot. Now at Oakmont, under the pressure of the USGA’s toughest setup, history will once again be written on one of golf’s grandest stages.
Welcome to the 2025 U.S. Open—where legends are tested, legacies are built, and only the strongest survive.
