Welcome to Moving Day, U.S. Open style.
A field of 156 of the world's best golfers has been trimmed to the 72 who'll converge for a third day of competition at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y.—about 90 miles due east of the Empire State Building.
What to Know
- There won't be a repeat. Popular veteran J.J. Spaun broke through for his first major last year at Oakmont, but five bogeys and a double in Thursday's first round doomed him on the way to a two-round score of 8-over par and a missed cut.
- Halfway home. Wyndham Clark, who won in 2023 at the Los Angeles Country Club, went 64-69 through the first two rounds and carries a four-stroke lead into the weekend. He tied for 56th in 2024 and missed the cut in 2025.
- Four is a magic number. Three of the last four U.S. Open champions at Shinnecock—Ray Floyd (1986), Retief Goosen (2004) and Brooks Koepka (2018) were tied for fourth after two rounds. This year, spots 2-5 after 36 holes are occupied by Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele, Sam Stevens and Tom Kim.
Clark and Fitzpatrick will tee off as Saturday's final group at 3:45 p.m.
They'll be immediately preceded by Collin Morikawa and Kim at 3:23 p.m. and Schauffele and Stevens at 3:34.
The world's No. 1 player, Scottie Scheffler, tees off with Brian Harman at 2:01; and Aaron Rai, who won the PGA Championship last month, is paired with Corey Conners at 1:28.
Check the official leaderboard here.
How to watch
Saturday's broadcast coverage runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on USA Network and noon to 8 p.m. on NBC/Peacock. Streaming coverage of featured groups will begin at 8:45 a.m. at USOpen.com and on the USGA app.
Stay tuned here for live updates once the final group tees off.
