Burns shot 69 to finish at 4-under-par 206, one shot clear of J.J. Spaun (69) and Adam Scott (67, matching the day's low round with Carlos Ortiz). Viktor Hovland (70) is 1-under and Ortiz is even par.

Hovland will be paired with Adam Scott (E) in the penultimate group on Saturday at 3:24 p.m. Also lurking five back is two-time U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka, who briefly had it to 3 under on Friday before backing out to 2 over,

After two days at the 2025 U.S. Open, there are more players with scores of 20-over par or worse (10) than there are players with scores under par (3). Yes, you read that right. Bryson DeChambeau finished 10-over,