OAKMONT, Pa. — An overview of the second round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, held on Friday (all times EDT):
**LEADERSHIP:** Standing at the forefront is Sam Burns, who shot an impressive 5-under 65, marking him at a cumulative 3-under 137.
**IN PURSUIT:** Close on his heels, J.J. Spaun finished with a score of 72, resting at 138, while Viktor Hovland, with a score of 68, concluded his round at 139.
**EXITING:** Bryson DeChambeau, the reigning champion, missed the cut, echoing Gary Woodland’s fate at Winged Foot in 2020. Justin Thomas and Phil Mickelson also missed the cut. This turnout might mark Mickelson’s last appearance at the U.S. Open.
**ON HOLD:** Thriston Lawrence was set over a 4-foot par putt when the round was disrupted by inclement weather. He is expected to resume his play Saturday morning.
**SHOT OF THE DAY:** Highlighting the day was Victor Perez’s brilliant hole-in-one on the par-3 sixth hole.
**DIFFICULTIES:** Scottie Scheffler faced challenges, managing only 18 greens in regulation out of 36. His round of 71 added to his streak of six consecutive over-par rounds in the U.S. Open.
**RELIABILITY:** Demonstrating consistency, Xander Schauffele made the cut for the 66th successive PGA Tour-sanctioned event and his 14th consecutive cut in a major.
**STATISTICAL INSIGHT:** With only three players under par after 36 holes, this is the least since the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, where only one player remained under par.
**NOTABLE PERFORMANCE:** Adam Scott distinguished himself by being the only player without a round over par, posting scores of 70-70.
**QUOTABLE MOMENT:** “I think he was sort of like, ‘Wow, I did it.’ It’s hard to regroup the way you were before. Tiger Woods didn’t have any trouble going after everything he could get, but not everybody can do that,” observed Johnny Miller on Rory McIlroy’s performance post-Masters victory sealing his career Grand Slam.
**TELEVISION COVERAGE:** Saturday’s broadcast is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon on USA Network, then continuing from noon to 8 p.m. on NBC.