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CBS News
15-06-2025
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PHOTO GALLERY: Saturday at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club
Golf PHOTO GALLERY: Saturday at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Rory McIlroy hits out of the rough on the 18th hole at Oakmont Country Club on June 14th, 2025 during the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship. Ryan McCormick at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Ryan McCormick hits out of the church pew bunkers on the 4th hole at Oakmont Country Club on June 14th, 2025 during the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship. Ted Scott at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Ted Scott, caddie for Scottie Scheffler, drops some grass to check the wind on the 18th hole at Oakmont Country Club on June 14th, 2025 for the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship. Patrick Reed at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Patrick Reed points right after hitting his approach shot on the 4th hole at Oakmont Country Club on June 14th, 2025 during the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship. Jon Rahm at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Jon Rahm points to the right after hitting a wayward tee shot on the 18th hole at Oakmont Country Club on June 14th, 2025 for the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship. Phillip Barbaree Jr. at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Phillip Barbaree, Jr. and his wife Chloe walk off the 12th tee box at Oakmont Country Club on June 14th, 2025 during the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship. Ryan Gerard at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Ryan Gerard tries to get a look at the green on the 4th hole at Oakmont Country Club on June 14th, 2025 during the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship. Jack Nicklaus at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Jack Nicklaus speaks at a press conference at Oakmont Country Club on June 14th, 2025 during the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship. The 14th hole at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA The flag on the 14th hole blows in the wind at Oakmont Country Club on June 14th, 2025 during the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship. Andrew Novak at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Andrew Novak looks on from the 18th fairway at Oakmont Country Club on June 14th, 2025 during the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship. Matt Fitzpatrick at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Matt Fitzpatrick hits out of a fairway bunker on the 18th hole at Oakmont Country Club on June 14th, 2025 during the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship. Jon Rahm at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Jon Rahm hits a shot out of the rough on the 18th hole at Oakmont Country Club on June 14th, 2025 for the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship. Fans at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Spectators crowd through the Fan Central zone at Oakmont Country Club on June 14th, 2025 during the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship. Ryan McCormick at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Ryan McCormick takes a drop on the 18th hole at Oakmont Country Club on June 14th, 2025 during the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship. Xander Schauffele at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Xander Schauffele hits his approach shot on the 18th hole at Oakmont Country Club on June 14th, 2025 during the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship. Fans at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Fans at Oakmont Country Club walk along the 18th fairway on June 14th, 2025 during the 125th U.S. Open Championship. Devin Gee at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Devin Gee, the head professional at Oakmont Country Club walks off of the 12th tee box after hitting a shot as a marker on June 14th, 2025 at the 125th U.S. Open Championship. The 18th hole at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA The 18th grandstand at Oakmont Country Club was packed full of people on June 14th, 2025 for the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship. Collin Morikawa at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Collin Morikawa grips his putter after hitting an approach shot on the 18th hole at Oakmont Country Club on June 14th, 2025 for the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship. Scottie Scheffler at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club Mike Darnay / KDKA Scottie Scheffler watches his approach shot on the 18th hole at Oakmont Country Club on June 14th, 2025 for the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship.
Yahoo
14-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Watch: Patrick Reed holes out for albatross, only fourth in history of U.S. Open
Patrick Reed did something Thursday that only three others have ever done in the history of the U.S. Open. Playing his fourth hole during the opening round of the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, Reed hit a 3-wood from 286 yards on the par-5 second hole. His ball landed at the front of the green and took a couple of hops before releasing, and it never left the cup. The ball rolled into the hole, and voila, it was an albatross for Reed. The other three golfers to accomplish the feat are Nick Watney at Olympic Club in 2012, Shaun Micheel at Pebble Beach in 2010 and T.C. Chen at Oakland Hills in 1985. Advertisement The big bird moved Reed from 1 over to 2 under in the first round and to T-5 on the leaderboard. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: U.S. Open 2025: Patrick Reed holes out for albatross from 286 yards
Associated Press
14-06-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Victor Perez makes first US Open ace at Oakmont in 42 years, pulls within 4 shots of the lead
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Victor Perez capped a nice second-day rally with a tournament highlight — the first U.S. Open ace at Oakmont since 1983. Perez hit a 7-iron on the sixth hole, a 192-yard par 3. The ball landed short of the hole, took a couple of bounces and rolled in. Perez ended up shooting an even-par 70 on Friday despite an early triple bogey. He's at 1 over through two rounds and was tied for sixth when play was suspended because of rain with only a few players left on the course. 'Obviously, a hole-in-one takes a bit of luck,' Perez said. 'I was trying to hit something maybe 15, 20 feet past the hole.' A double eagle, or albatross — like the one Patrick Reed made Thursday — is much more rare than an ace. However, the last time Oakmont yielded a hole-in-one during this national championship was 42 years ago, when Scott Simpson had one on No. 16. The 1994, 2007 and 2016 U.S. Opens, also held at this course, all came and went without an ace. Perez, a Frenchman who earned a spot for this tournament at a qualifier in Canada, said he's on a bit of a hole-in-one run. 'I've actually had two this month, against all odds,' he said. 'Back in the Bahamas, where I live.' After shooting a first-round 71, Perez started Friday on No. 10 and quickly made a triple-bogey 8 on No. 12. 'Obviously, it wasn't an ideal start. Kind of put myself a little bit behind the 8-ball after three holes,' he said. 'It was a bit unfortunate, but I was able to kind of keep my head going and bounce back.' He was at 4 over when he birdied the par-4 fifth hole. Then came his ace, which he celebrated by doing a leaping chest bump with his caddie. 'You try to just make pars and survive,' Perez said. 'When you get kind of a chip-in, bonuses, something like that, it definitely kicks off. So it was nice to have a little bit of emotion.' By the time Friday was over, Perez was just four strokes off the lead. He said he'd have happily signed up to be 1 over through 36 holes. 'A hundred percent,' he said. Savor the moment James Nicholas clearly wanted to enjoy himself at Oakmont this week. The 28-year-old from Scarsdale, New York — who played football in addition to golf at Yale — qualified for the U.S. Open in New Jersey earlier this month and then turned some heads with a first-round 69 on Thursday. Friday wasn't as kind as Nicholas shot 45 on the front nine, including a quadruple bogey on No. 5. But he rebounded with a 33 on the back, smiling and egging on his supporters after making three straight birdies. Nicholas flipped his putter and caught it out of the air after missing a par putt on No. 18. Perhaps he thought that would cost him the weekend, but he ended up making the cut right on the number at 7 over. Executive visit Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro stopped by for Friday's second around and declared his state to be 'the golf capital of the United States.' He'd surely receive some pushback on that, but Pennsylvania has been quite popular to the USGA. This is the 95th USGA championship held in the commonwealth, the most of any state. Oakmont is hosting the U.S. Open for a record 10th time. 'It's a sense of pride for Pennsylvania, and particularly western Pennsylvania, to know that this is the course that's been chosen more than any other for a U.S. Open,' Shapiro said. 'It's also big business. It means our hotels and our restaurants, our bars are filled because of this. It also opens up people's eyes to the beauty of western Pennsylvania, the great culture of western Pennsylvania.' Hastings hangs around Justin Hastings shot a second straight 73 to become the lone amateur to make the cut. The 21-year-old Hastings is the first player from the Cayman Islands to compete in the U.S. Open. He earned his spot by winning the Latin America Amateur in January in Argentina. That win also got him into the Masters, where he missed the cut by two strokes but was the top amateur. Hastings just finished his senior season at San Diego State, where he won the Mountain West individual title. Hoping for some help The rainstorm near the end of the second round was significant enough to halt play, and there's a chance for more of that over the weekend. That could be welcome if a softer course becomes a bit more manageable. 'It was starting to look like another day of hot, dry weather and the weekend would be very difficult out here,' said Adam Scott, who is three shots off the lead. 'There were certain greens that had a slickness about them and a firmness too. Fairways even getting a little bit like that. So the rain might keep it under control, hopefully, and spare us some frustrations.' ___ AP golf:
Yahoo
14-06-2025
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Patrick Reed cards fourth albatross in recorded US Open history: ‘One hole doesn't mean jack'
Patrick Reed picks up his ball after carding an albatross on the par-5 fourth at Oakmont Country Club. -On a day that didn't produce many smiles for the world's best, Patrick Reed certainly got the crowds at Oakmont Country Club going with a rare albatross on the par-5 fourth hole during the opening round of the US Open. After a 332-yard drive to the left of the fairway, he rocketed his 286-yard second shot with a 3-wood. The ball took a couple of bounces just over the front of the green before rolling towards the hole, around the edge of the cup and in. Advertisement An albatross – also known as a double eagle – is the term used to denote a score on a single hole of three-under par. 'Un-believable!' NBC commentator Dan Hicks exclaimed. 'He doesn't even know that he dunked it.' The LIV Golf pro couldn't see the hole from where he took his shot, so was seen shrugging and gesturing to those around him asking if it went in and offering a look of utter disbelief. Even with the cheers of the crowd, Reed still didn't look sold on what they were telling him. The American walked up to the green amid applause for the rare feat the world had just witnessed, bending down to pick his ball up from the cup, and gave his caddy a fist bump with a smile splayed across his face. Advertisement It was only the fourth albatross in recorded US Open history. The 2018 Masters champion joins the company of TC Chen (1985), Shaun Micheel (2010) and Nick Watney (2012). However, Reed cut a frustrated figure after the round when talking to the media. The albatross on the fourth seeming ages ago by that point. '71 other holes I have to play in the golf tournament. One hole doesn't mean jack, to be honest with you,' Reed said. 'Three-wood that I hit from 287 and (it) went in,' Reed put simply. He then asserted it wasn't even the best albatross he's shot in his life – he claimed two previous ones. When asked about the rest of his round, he once again cut straight to the chase saying it 'sucked.' Advertisement The 34-year-old carded a three-over 73 to leave him tied for 49th after one round of play. He wasn't the only one frustrated by the long rough and fast greens at Oakmont. Just 10 players finished the day under par – with none of the world's top-three golfers of Scottie Scheffler (73), Rory McIlroy (74) or Xander Schauffele (72) among them. American JJ Spaun currently sits atop the leaderboard at 4-under after shooting 66 in a bogey-free round in only his second US Open. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at
USA Today
13-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
What is an albatross in golf? Patrick Reed's U.S. Open shot, explained.
You've heard of a bunch of golf terms throughout your life, even if you're not a huge fan of the sport: birdie, eagle, hole-in-one, bogey, etc. But now you're seeing something about an "albatross," like the one hit by Patrick Reed (who's known for having a lot of haters) at the 2025 U.S. Open. If you're here, you may be wondering: what the heck is an albatross? You've come to the right place! We can explain it all for you, and yes, like the other birds we listed above, it's part of the family of scores on your golf scorecard. What is an albatross in golf? If a birdie is one under the par for a hole, and an eagle is two-under for a hole (e.g. three strokes on a par-5 hole), then an albatross is THREE strokes under par one a hole. Yes, you can hit a hole-in-one on par-4, but these mainly happen when a player hits it in the hole in two on a par-5. Just ask Reed at the 2025 U.S. Open, the fourth in the tournament's history: How many golfers have hit an albatross? I don't have that number in front of me. But here's one from a 2024 Champions Tour stop that was pretty cool: And here's a video with a bunch of them:
