Sam Burns earned the halfway lead at the US Open on Friday to boost his hopes of a major breakthrough at Oakmont Country Club, where Rory McIlroy battled late to make the weekend and holder Bryson DeChambeau missed the cut.
Burns went out early from the 10th tee and covered the punishing Oakmont layout with the low round of the week, a sizzling five-under-par 65 that put him at three under and one shot clear of J.J. Spaun (72).
The only other player under par is Viktor Hovland, who is alone in third place and two shots back of Burns after a two-under 68 that included a chip-in for eagle from behind the green at his eighth hole, the par-four 17th.
For the first time since 2021, there will be no players with at least one U.S. Open title on his resume among the top five and ties after 36-holes, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
Play was suspended due to lightning with 13 golfers still on the course in a driving rain, including Thriston Lawrence, who was looking at a three-foot par putt on his final hole to stay at one over on the week when the horn sounded.
How to watch the US Open
TV channel: The US Open will be broadcast in its entirety on Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event.
Today the action can be found on Sky Sports Golf from 3pm BST and Sky Sports Main Event from 11pm.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can follow the action live online via the Sky Go app and website, or NOW.
