All the rain seemed to do was slow down Oakmont's quicksilver greens a touch, a welcome development for the 67 players who survived the cut. Still, ...

Heavy rain began to leave large puddles on the lightning-fast greens of Oakmont that caused a stoppage in the final round. Burns was at 2-under par — 2 over for the day — through seven holes ...

The rain that put Oakmont on the edge of being unplayable might have saved Spaun. He was four shots behind and facing the tough ninth hole. And then came a rain delay of 1 hour, 37 minutes.

Sam Burns has the lead in the U.S. Open on a rain-soaked Oakmont course and faces his biggest test. The 28-year-old from Louisiana has never contended in 20 previous majors.

Oakmont’s challenge wasn’t just yardage and penalty. Schauffele remarked that it required both: Physical resilience : Earlier rain softened surfaces, but sharp edges around greens remained deadly.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — 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 stea… ...

There’s no water at Oakmont, even when it pours. Click here to track the rain with LIVE RADAR. While the venerable and now nearly tree-less course carved out of the western Pennsylvania hills ...