The U.S. Open uses a two-hole aggregate playoff to determine its champion. In this format, if two or more players are tied after 72 holes of regulation, they will compete over two additional holes with the player producing the lowest total score winning.

U.S. Open heads for the weekend on Saturday morning at Oakmont Country Club, and there are some surprising names atop the leaderboard. Americans Sam Burns and J.J. Spaun lead the way at 3 under and 2 under,

All eyes will be on the world's top golfers at the U.S. Open as they vie for the prestigious title. Here is how to watch on Friday.

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Featured Groups from the 2025 U.S. Open are available to live stream for free on usopen.com. The likes of Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm, and Scottie Scheffler are included in Featured Groups. That's a pretty good lineup to watch without spending anything.

There's no such thing as a quick 18 holes at the U.S. Open, particularly when it's at Oakmont. Players needed more than 5 1/2 hours or more to get through each of the opening two rounds, much slower than what they might find at a regular tour stop.

The USGA announced earlier this week that both the full purse and the winner's share will remain the same from a year ago, with $21.5 million total and $4.3 million to the champion. The organization bumped up the total prize money $1.