Fox sank a birdie at the 18th hole of his fourth round to set up a play-off against Burns, who had produced a stunning eight-under-par round of 62 at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley.

Sam Burns fell apart during the final round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont on Sunday, and a controversial ruling on No. 15 may have contributed to his collapse.

Sam Burns shows the rules official the wet area where he has to hit out of on 15 during the US Open on June 15, 2025. Getty Images The water had settled in a valley on the right side of the ...

OAKMONT, Pa. — Sam Burns’s hopes of winning the U.S. Open went “splat” on the 15th hole Sunday when he struck his approach from a watery area in the fairway and saw his wayward shot lead ...

Burns would end up with a double bogey at 15, then dropped another shot at 16, birdied 17 and bogeyed 18 to shoot 78. He finished at four over and T-7, five shots behind champion J.J. Spaun.

28-year-old Sam Burns stands atop the leaderboard to start the final round of the 2025 U.S. Open. Here is everything you need to know about his career to date.

Sam Burns saw his U.S. Open hopes drown with one controversial decision. Burns was forced to hit out of a soggy lie on the fairway of the 15th hole of Sunday’s final round at Oakmont after ...