There was supposed to be carnage during the opening round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, the USGA potentially facing the question for the first time in a while of whether they “lost” the golf course.

The third major championship of the 2025 golf season is underway with the game's two best players already claiming the most notable titles of the year. The USGA has loaded up its premier event with nearly all the top golfers in the world competing as the 2025 U.

Oakmont is hosting the U.S. Open this week for a record 10th time and is going to be a difficult challenge for the best golfers in the world.

Much of the chatter about Oakmont this week has been about how difficult it's going to play. But there is still reason for optimism. For some.

Green High School alum Maxwell Moldovan has one of the early highlights at Oakmont Country Club. On the first hole of his first round at the 2025 U.S. Open Golf Championship, former Green and Ohio State golfer needed just two strokes to get his ball into the cup, earning him an eagle on the par-4 hole.

If you take the southwest entrance to Oakmont Country Club, the course sneaks up on you. The tree-lined Hulton Road that leads you onto the property is dotted with quaint homes. Even when the iconic green clubhouse comes into view,

While much of the pre-tournament gear talk focused on Rory McIlroy’s driver and Bryson DeChambeau’s irons, Xander Schauffele quietly made an adjustment to his woods and irons, changing the grip model on all of them.