{"id":435239,"date":"2025-06-14T16:22:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T16:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/?p=435239"},"modified":"2025-06-14T16:22:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T16:22:52","slug":"sam-burns-u-s-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/sam-burns-u-s-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Burns Stays Sizzling In Second Round"},"content":{"rendered":"

With round two of the U.S. Open coming to a halt due to intense weather issues, many of the top golfers failed to continue on into the weekend. As expected, Oakmont<\/a> has been a nightmare course for many in the field. Pulling out many raw emotions seen from golfers, even the meltdowns seen from the illustrious Scottie Scheffler<\/a>. There has still been some flashes of consistency, specifically from Sam Burns who finished Friday with a 5- under 65. Putting together an eye opening performance, fifty-two years after a winning round of 63 from Johnny Miller. Burns is overcoming the odds as it stands thus far and looking to continue his hot streak come Saturday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Burns Overcoming Conditions\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The pro since 2017 is now in prime position, jumping up 32 spots in the leader-board after a strong round two. Burns displayed a rather impressive amount of confidence, putting together six birdies and just one bogey. An impressive<\/span> 65 tied the third-lowest score of all time in an Oakmont U.S. Open, behind only Miller\u2019s 63 in 1973 and a 64 in 1994 from Loren Roberts. Who went on to lose to Ernie Els in a playoff. The 28-year-old shared his viewpoint to the media, reiterating his calm mindset ahead of two more rounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think today was just kind of getting mentally ready to come out and try to put a good round together,\u201d Burns said.<\/a> \u201cI feel like I\u2019ve been playing well coming off last week and into this week, and my round yesterday. Really just trying to get yourself in position out here and give yourself as many looks as you can.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sam Burns talks with his caddie before taking his second shot on the No. 12 fairway during the second round of the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa. on June 13, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Making the weekend cut is a victory in itself for Burns, who has five Tour victories under his belt but none in the recent years of play. According to reports, Burns has ranked inside the top 15 for Strokes Gained since 2021.<\/a> Most importantly, leading the Tour in that category thus far as well. Continued execution on the greens will be key for Burns in his quest for victory this weekend.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay Within Your Own Means\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For Burns it might sound easier said than done, stay confident and don\u2019t take your foot off the gas. What could easily be counted as his biggest career win, can also slip away in a matter of a few holes come Saturday. Staying within his own self and recognized game, will be a key blueprint despite the many challenging course conditions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think at times, I’m trying to be a little too perfect around major championship golf courses,\u201d Burns said.<\/a> \u201cI think especially around here, honestly it kind of forces you to take your medicine because a lot of times that\u2019s the only option you have.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Adjusting and being ok with outcomes at Oakmont, is a familiar understanding for most in the field of play. Many notable names have now joined the tournament from a viewers perspective, those like Justin Thomas<\/a> and a projected Patrick Cantlay. The stage is set for Burns to ink his name into notable Tour players, and secure his most prominent Tour win yet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 Bill Streicher-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With round two of the U.S. Open coming to a halt due to intense weather issues, many of the top golfers failed to continue on into the weekend. As expected, Oakmont has been a nightmare course for many in the field. Pulling out many raw emotions seen from golfers, even the meltdowns seen from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5427,"featured_media":435240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,19],"tags":[305,63],"class_list":["post-435239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf","category-pga","tag-sam-burns","tag-u-s-open"],"modified_by":"Orlando Fuller","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435239"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":435242,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435239\/revisions\/435242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}