Golf fans in the Steel City are enjoying one of the four major tournaments of the PGA Tour season right in their backyard this weekend. The 125th U.S. Open got underway at Oakmont Country Club on Thursday morning.

DeChambeau followed what his fellow SMU alum, the late Payne Stewart, accomplished 25 years earlier by winning the U.S. Open at Pinehurst. He is looking for his third U.S. Open title. After going even on the front nine, DeChambeau went 3-over on the back.

DeChambeau shot 7-over 77 in the second round and became the first defending champion to miss the cut since 2020.

Robert Diaz bounced back from an opening 85 with a much-improved 73 in round two. His first round featured two triple bogeys, including one on hole 9, where he reached the greenside bunker in two but needed five more shots to hole out. Diaz lost nearly three strokes off the tee and another 2.75 strokes to the field in that opening round.

Rory McIlroy is not having a good time as he is among the U.S. Open victims battling the carnage at Oakmont Country Club and a tee time this weekend.

Which PGA Tour money leaders are in the field for this week's U.S. Open? The short answer is just about all of them.

Oakmont Country Club is already proving to be a challenge for this year's U.S. Open golfers — and more specifically, the infamous rough on the course. Considered one of the most