Scheffler’s game has not been where he wants it, but he sits in a tie for 11th entering the final round at Oakmont.

The U.S. Open at Oakmont has been a struggle for Scottie Scheffler and he was going through all of the feelings after his third round.

Scheffler, despite not having his best stuff, grinded out a 1-over-par 71 in Friday’s second round to keep himself in contention, at 4-over par, to win his second major of the year, and the third leg of a career Grand Slam. He spent much of the day hovering around the cut line, which was projected to be 5-over while he was playing.

Scottie Scheffler battled his way to a 1-over 71 at the U.S. Open. That was a slight improvement on his first-round 73 but still not the type of performance that’s made him the game’s dominant player the past three years.

Scottie Scheffler was asked why his group took so long to play three holes in the second round of the U.S. Open on Friday.

Scottie Scheffler kept coming back to the same answer when asked in different ways how a day that began with optimism at the U.S. Open turned into a 5 1/2-hour slog that left him well off the front page of the leaderboard.

Scottie Scheffler showed off his game during Saturday's third round of the 2025 US Open from Oakmont Country Club.