(Editor's note: NBC's Mike Tirico reported during the telecast of the final round of the 2025 U.S. Open that if a playoff is necessary for this tournament, it would be played on Monday, June 16.) Used ...

On a day that didn’t produce many smiles for the world’s best, Patrick Reed certainly got the crowds at Oakmont Country Club going with a rare albatross on the par-5 fourth hole during the opening ...

What is an albatross in golf? An albatross is achieved when a golfer completes a hole in three strokes fewer than the designated par. For example: Patrick Reed made only the fourth albatross in US ...

OAKMONT, Pa. — So much for the mighty Oakmont. Early on Thursday, Shane Lowry carded the first eagle on the course's third hole in a U.S. Open. And in the afternoon, Patrick Reed flushed the fourth ...

The US Open playoff is a two-hole aggregate on the 17th and 18th holes. If needed, players then advance to sudden death starting on the 15th hole. The US Open used a full 18-hole round as its playoff ...