All you need to know ahead of the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club.
When is the U.S. Open?
The 125th U.S. Open is the third of the four men's Major Championships and will take place from Thursday, June 12 to Sunday, June 15.
There will be three practice days held on the Monday to Wednesday leading up to the event when players will also face the world's media.
Where is it being held?
Oakmont Country Club will host the U.S. Open for a record tenth time (1927, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983, 1994, 2007, 2016, 2025), three times more than Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey.
The 2025 U.S. Open will be the 95th USGA championship held in Pennsylvania, the most of any state, overtaking California.
It was announced in August 2021 that Oakmont would be a U.S. Open anchor site, and also host the championship in 2034, 2042 and 2049.
Oakmont has hosted three US PGA Championships - 1922 (won by Gene Sarazen), 1951 (won by Sam Snead) and 1978 (won by John Mahaffey).
For the U.S. Open, the course length is set to measure 7,372 yards with a par of 35-35-70. The yardage for each round of the championship will vary due to course set-up and conditions.
Regarded as arguably America's most testing golf course, the winning score at the venue in 2007 by Angel Cabrera was five-over par.
Dustin Johnson finished at four under in 2016, but 14 of the 18 holes averaged over par.
Oakmont’s par-three eighth is being lined-up to play at over 300 yards.
How many players are in the field?
A field of 156 players will contest the U.S. Open.
What is the format?
The U.S. Open is a 72-hole individual stroke play tournament contested over four rounds.
Who is playing?
Any professional or amateur with a 0.4 handicap index or lower can sign up to compete for a spot at the U.S. Open.
The USGA accepted a record 10,202 entries for the 2025 U.S. Open, with local and final qualifying generating a host of great storylines to complement those players already exempt.
To find out who will be teeing it up in Pennsylvania, click here.
To learn about how players qualified, click here.
How many players make the cut?
Players must be in the top 60 places, counting ties, to make the 36-hole cut.
What is the play-off format?
In the event of a tie at the end of the regulation 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate play-off will take place. If the players still can't be separated after two extra holes, it then becomes a sudden-death play-off until someone prevails.
That format is unique among the four Majors. In contrast, The Masters goes straight to sudden death, the US PGA Championship features a three-hole play-off, while four extra holes are the norm at The Open.
In 2018, the USGA scrapped its 18-hole play-off format for the U.S. Open. The last time the U.S. Open went to an 18-hole playoff was in 2008 at Torrey Pines between Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate. They were still tied after 18 holes, so it then went to a sudden-death playoff, with Woods winning on the 19th hole.
What does the winner receive?
Among the benefits enjoyed by the U.S. Open winner are:
• A U.S. Open exemption for the next 10 years
• An invitation to the next five Masters Tournaments
• An invitation to the next five Open Championships, conducted by The R&A
• An invitation to the next five US PGA Championships
• An invitation to the next five Players Championships
• Exempt status on the PGA Tour for five years
• Custody of U.S. Open Trophy for one year, Jack Nicklaus Medal and a replica trophy
How much is the purse of the U.S. Open, and how much does the winner receive?
The purse for the 2025 U.S. Open has yet to be announced. The purse in 2024 was a record $21.5 million, with the winner receiving $4.3 million.
What is also at play for DP World Tour members?
There are a total of 10,000 Race to Dubai ranking points to be played for, with 1,665 going to the winner assuming they are a DP World Tour member.
With the countdown to this year's Ryder Cup at Bethpage, there are also 5,000 Ryder Cup points on offer as hopefuls for Luke Donald's European side bid to bolster their chances of qualification, with the winner earning 835.
Who is the defending champion?
American Bryson DeChambeau was the winner in 2024 as he won his second Major Championship at Pinehurst No. 2. He managed a par on the 18th hole in the final round, getting up and down from a greenside bunker 55 yards away, to claim a dramatic one-shot victory over Rory McIlroy. It was DeChambeau's second U.S. Open win after he won his national championship in 2020 at Winged Foot.
What are some of the key storylines heading into the event?
With two Masters Green Jackets and the Wanamaker Trophy, Scottie Scheffler is halfway to the career Grand Slam. The American World Number One arrives as a strong favourite to win back-to-back Majors, having finished in a tie for fourth and then sucessfully defended his title at The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday since his victory at the US PGA Championship last month. Tiger Woods is the last player to win back-to-back Majors, famously winning all four championships consecutively, from the U.S. Open in 2000 to the Masters Tournament in 2001.
DeChambeau will be looking to become the first player to successfully defend the title since Brooks Koepka in 2018.
There are four DP World Tour members making their Major debuts this week, with Jacques Kruyswijk, Frederic Lacroix, Joakim Lagergren and James Nicholas all progressing from 36-hole Final Qualifying.
Niklas Nørgaard will be making his U.S. Open debut, having made his Major bow at last month's US PGA Championship.
Phil Mickelson has finished second at the U.S. Open six times and a win would give him the career Grand Slam but at 54 and with his exemption from winning the 2021 US PGA Championship expiring this week, the American says "in all likelihood" this will be his final appearance at his national open.
How can I watch it?
Sky Sports has broadcasting coverage of the U.S. Open in the UK.
For specific broadcast timings of all territories please check your local listings.
