Follow live coverage of moving day at Oakmont with Sam Burns the 36-hole leader and Scottie Scheffler seven strokes back

Oakmont lived up to its reputation with a scoring average of about 74.6 despite a course still relatively soft from rain and moderate wind that didn’t stick around for long.

American J.J. Spaun seized an early one-stroke lead in Thursday's first round of the US Open with Rory McIlroy and other major winners trying to chase him down at Oakmont.Spaun was on four-under after nine holes with compatriot Gary Woodland,

JJ Spaun grabbed the early US Open lead with a bogey-free 66 at Oakmont; Spaun contended multiple times on PGA Tour this season, including alongside Rory McIlroy at The Players; Watch the US Open live

J.J. Spaun was starting to feel intimidated by Oakmont horror stories heading into his first experience of the iconic layout at this week's US Open. "I didn't win, but it was great for me to lean back on that experience and know I can perform on the biggest of stages and handle it with the pressure,

The 156-golfer field will be cut down to the top 60 and ties before the third round begins, which is different than the top 70 and ties used as the cut line by the PGA Championship and British Open and top 50 and ties at The Masters.

Spaun is the current leader at the 2025 U.S. Open. Remarkably, he shot a bogey-free first round on Thursday, just the eighth such round in the tournament's history at Oakmont. Spaun's 4-under 66 also tied for the best first-round score in U.S. Open history at the course.

If there’s a textbook U.S. Open round to be played, J.J. Spaun executed it to perfection in Thursday’s opening round at mighty Oakmont.