Scottie Scheffler battled his way to a 1-over 71 at the U.S. Open. That was a slight improvement on his first-round 73 but still not the type of performance that’s made him the game’s dominant player the past three years.

Scottie Scheffler is among the players who have been off the pace at Oakmont Country Club this week, and he has seemingly started to lose his cool on the greens and fairways as a result

Rarely Frustrated Scottie Scheffler Reveals Anger During US Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Carlos Ortiz, of Mexico, watches his shot out of the rough on the 18th hole during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. Credit: AP/Gene J. Puskar

Scottie Scheffler does not appear pleased with how things are going for him at the US Open, even though he'll comfortably make the cut.

Scheffler, despite not having his best stuff, grinded out a 1-over-par 71 in Friday’s second round to keep himself in contention, at 4-over par, to win his second major of the year, and the third leg of a career Grand Slam. He spent much of the day hovering around the cut line, which was projected to be 5-over while he was playing.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler kept coming back to the same answer when asked in different ways how a day that began with optimism at the U.S. Open turned into a 5 1/2-hour slog that left him well off the front page of the leaderboard.

OAKMONT, Pa. — Scottie Scheffler made yet another visit to Oakmont’s famous Church Pews. He also bogeyed a hole after nearly driving the green. That wasn’t enough to knock the top-ranked player out of contention — in the eyes of the betting markets and Scheffler himself.