J.J. Spaun, Oakmont Country Club and U.S. Open
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The U.S. Open has turned into a sprint through the soggy fairways of Oakmont following a downpour that caused a delay of 1 hour, 37 minutes.
According to Weather.com, there's a better than 50 percent chance of rain through 5:15 p.m. in Oakmont before the percentages begin to drop precipitously to less than 15 percent by 7 p.m. Play should resume on time as long as there are no other delays.
Play has been suspended in the final round of the U.S. Open due to heavy rain falling at Oakmont Country Club. The horn sounded at 4:01 p.m. ET Sunday — the signal for players to get off the golf course as torrential downpour ensued. The leaders have played seven holes.
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There's no water at Oakmont, even when it pours. While the venerable and now nearly tree-less course carved out of the western Pennsylvania hills held up fine despite steady overnight rain ahead of Saturday's third round,
The U.S. Open final round was halted at 4:05 p.m. after torrential rain soaked Oakmont, leaving standing water on the greens and in fairways.
Today's forecast calls for about a 50% chance rain throughout the morning, according to AccuWeather, with a slight break about the time the final pairings are scheduled to tee off in the afternoon. But that gives way to a 60% chance of rain starting about 5 p.m. through close to sunset.
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OAKMONT, Pa.—Rain and lightning have halted the U.S. Open on its final day. Sam Burns (-2) and Adam Scott (-1) are atop a leaderboard that's suffering through a wickedly difficult Oakmont course, and the wind and rain rolling in over the course of the afternoon made play even trickier.