As expected, the Oakmont Country Club is taking center stage at the 2025 U.S. Open. Even players who performed well during the first round appeared to be almost in disbelief at their results.
This was the case for Si Woo Kim, who shot a 2-under for the round yet still seemed far from in control of the situation.
“Honestly, I don’t even know what I am doing on the course. Hitting good, but feel like this course is too hard for me,” Kim shockingly revealed after his round.
The South Korean golfer had four birdies and two bogeys, and is currently tied for fifth place, with the round still to finish.
“Yeah, it was a good start and then didn’t even windy much this morning, so that’s why I played, I feel like, more easier because I played the last couple days kind of like hard wind,” he said.
“It kind of feel helpful for me. I started great, so I drive it great, so I think it helps really, kept the good scoring, this course. Yeah, it was a good round.”
However, his success in the round did not cause him to lose sight of the course’s extraordinary challenges:
“It was tough. I played three nine holes, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and I saw the past scores, like 5-over win… So kind of like no expectation, but I played great today.”
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— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 12, 2025
The “no expectations” philosophy is shared by other players, including clubhouse leader JJ Spaun.
“I didn’t really feel like I’m going to show a bogey-free round 4-under. I didn’t really know what to expect especially since I’ve never played here. But yeah, maybe sometimes not having expectations is the best thing, so I’ll take it,” he said.
Si Woo Kim had never played at Oakmont before, as his US Open run began in 2017. In his eight appearances at the event, he has only made four cuts and has never finished in the top 10.
For Spaun, the 2025 edition is only his second US Open appearance. He failed to make the cut in his previous appearance in 2021.
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