It’s no stretch to say Alistair Docherty is simply happy to be at the U.S. Open, but the journeyman player is looking for more than just a good memory out of this trip to Oakmont.

It had not happened to Paul Casey before and has not happened to anyone since. When the Englishman walked towards the recorder’s hut in the 2007 US Open, his fellow pros on the practice green put down their putters and delivered a collective round of applause.

Seventy-two holes of struggle await the eventual 2025 U.S. Open winner as Oakmont Country Club is prepared to bare its teeth for a 156-man field all seeking to claim the national championship. The par-70 course is hosting the USGA's signature tournament and the third major championship of the season for a record 10th time with golfers attempting to transverse its difficult landscape for the first time in nine years.

Oakmont is relentless,” said the man who sets up the course for the toughest test in golf. “It’s a grind. That’s the US Open.”

The rough at Oakmont Country Club for the U.S. Open is going viral because of how easy it is to lose balls in the grass. Here are the best reactions.

If you’re a fan of golf and revel in watching the best players in the world suffer, tune into the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club.

A former club president, known as Old Chainsaw, started the process in 1994 under cover of darkness. It transformed play.

Adam Scott is at his 24th straight U.S. Open to extend his majors streak. This is his 96th major in a row and 97th overall.