Coming into the 2025 U.S. Open, much of the conversation centered around the difficulty of Oakmont Country Club. On Thursday, despite some solid scoring early, we saw just how difficult Oakmont would be as the average score in the early wave was more than 5 over par despite the best conditions players will see all week.

Patrick Reed Shoots a Double-Eagle in First Round of U.S. Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Patrick Reed stepped out of scoring at the U.S. Open after Thursday’s afternoon first round, uninterested in talking about his third career double-eagle.

After that, many golfers, as well as experts from the world of golf, gave their opinion regarding such phenomena on the golf scene. Patrick Reed, an experienced face of the golf scene, is one of those who supports driver testing, believing that it is a guarantor of fair play.