A line of storms that rolled through Oakmont between the second and third rounds hardly seemed to make an impact at the U.S. Open.

There’s no water at Oakmont, even when it pours. While the venerable and now nearly tree-less course carved out of the western Pennsylvania hills held up fine despite steady overnight rain ahead of Saturday’s third round,

Players and fans can expect wet conditions Saturday morning as the forecast calls for showers in the early hours as the third round gets underway.

The 125th U.S. Open is taking place this week outside of Pittsburgh at Oakmont Country Club, and after a dry, hot start, shower and storm chances will increase for the weekend. Oakmont Country Club is hosting the tournament for a record 10th time this year, with the last one in 2016 when Dustin Johnson won.

The story of this U.S. Open isn’t simply how hard Oakmont is playing, it’s how hard it’s playing considering the course has been fighting Mother Nature all spring.

A line of storms that rolled through Oakmont between the second and third rounds hardly seemed to make an impact at the U.S. Open. There was no delay in play,

After another round of storms drenched Oakmont, the USGA announced Saturday morning that it was offering a refund to any ticketed fans who didn’t want to slog through the “very saturated” areas outside the ropes.

Bryson DeChambeau missed the cut at the U.S. Open, became the first defending champion to miss the weekend at the national championship since Gary Woodland in 2020.