Oakmont, Pennsylvania – There have been no consecutive US Open Championships this year.
Bryson Deccanbeau, who won the 2024 Pinehurst, shot a 777 on Friday, missing out on a cut at Oakmont after finishing the 10 in two rounds.
Deccanbo, 31, left the gate on No. 10 with a bogey, but he recovered with par and birdie on 11.
He wasn’t just the former US Open winner who became victim to the Oakmont Monster Course.
Justin Rose (14 over), Gary Woodland (10 over), Dustin Johnson (10 over), Wyndham Clark (8 over), and Lucas Glover (8 over) are also expected to miss seven-over cuts (the second play was stopped with a few players still finishing).
Fil Mickelson, who played in the final year of a five-year open open exemption after winning the 2021 PGA Championship, also missed the cut after a 74 in the second round made him eight overs. Mickelson missed a cut at the US Open for the fourth in a row, marking his 11th attempt in 2025 to complete an elusive grand slam.
Earlier in the week, the 54-year-old admitted that there was a “high potential.” At a June 4 press conference, Mickelson denied, asking if he would take part in the future US Open Qualifiers if he was not exempt.
“I don’t know,” he said. “I wasn’t thinking that much.”
Mickelson never won the US Open but was runner-up six times in 33 bars.
Mickelson declined an interview request on Friday after missing a birdie putt on the 18th. Mickelson had more than one person on the front nine and even had a birdie on 11. However, after making three straight pars, he double-bogeyed two of the last four holes.
As he walks through Green at age 18, the headliner at Liv Golf screams at several fans in front of the clubhouse “Left-handed!” He finished the course and headed towards score, offering some low waves and a head nod.
Bounded to fourth place in par, Ben Griffin has stopped chatting with six major champions while it could become his last US open round.
“Yeah, unfortunately, my memory of him hasn’t won because he knows he needs it for the Grand Slam,” Griffin said. “But yeah, I grew up as a kid watching him and Tiger (Woods) fight it and a few other big names were really cool.
“Phil was definitely the guy I’ve seen throughout my childhood through junior golf and was a good guy to follow and get inspired.”
World’s No. 12 player, Shane Lowry, also missed the cut after two brooding rounds after finishing 17.
“We let him do what I said he wouldn’t do, and that’s Oakmont,” Laurie said. “It was the US open, obviously there were too many doubles, too many big mistakes, and when I got some chance, I didn’t convert them.
Raleigh’s epitome of the week came in 14th place. He was evaluated for a one-stroke penalty for mental revocation, leading to a double bogey.
“Perhaps one of the stupidest things I’ve ever done,” Laurie said with a laugh. “I picked up the ball, got the ball, turned to (Caddy) Darren (Reynolds) and he basically said, ‘What are you doing?’
“My mind was somewhere else. But I fought. I still tried. I fought with every shot. I still tried every shot.