Patrick Cantlay practices his swing at Oakmont as he hopes to break his Major curse at the US Open

Patrick Cantlay has won eight tournaments on the PGA Tour but has yet to secure his first major championship title. Ahead of the 2025 US Open, he shared a video on Instagram showing a glimpse into his practice round for the tournament.

Cantlay turned pro in 2012 and claimed his maiden PGA Tour title in the 2017 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. He won the tournament by beating Alex Čejka and Kim Meen-whee in a playoff. The PGA Tour star has won the Memorial Tournament twice – in 2019 and 2021 and the BMW Championship twice – in 2021 and 2022.

On Wednesday, June 11, the Long Beach-born golfer shared some clips on his Instagram story. In the videos, he was spotted using a driver to practice his swing at Oakmont. He was also captured getting familiar with the course in hopes of breaking his majorless win curse in the 2025 US Open.

Take a look at the post here:

Still taken from Patrick Cantlay's Instagram Story_Image Source: Instagram/@patrickcantlay

In a separate post, Patrick Cantlay shared a video compilation of more clips from his practice round and simply captioned it:

“@usopengolf”

Take a look at the post here:

Last year, the 33-year-old golfer competed in the 2024 US Open and tied for third place with Tony Finau. He scored 4-under 276 and was two strokes behind Bryson DeChambeau, who won with 6-under 274. World No. 2 golfer Rory McIlroy landed second place with a 5-under 275.

How has Patrick Cantlay performed on the PGA Tour this season?

Patrick Cantlay has had a great run on the PGA Tour so far this season, with three top-10 finishes and seven top-20 finishes. He has made 12 PGA Tour starts this year and has missed the cut in only one tournament—the PGA Championship.

Cantlay’s first start of the year was at The Sentry at Kapalua Resort, where he scored 21-under 271 and tied for 15th place with eight other golfers. Following that, he competed in the American Express and secured his second-best result so far this year– a T5 finish. He also placed T5 in the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines, where he scored 8-under 280.

The Jupiter-born golfer's best result of the season was from the Truist Championship, which was held last month at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. He scored 12-under 268 and tied for fourth place with Tommy Fleetwood and Jacob Bridgeman.

Cantlay tied for 12th position in the Players Championship and the Memorial Tournament and 13th place in the RBC Heritage. His second-worst result of the year was at the Masters Tournament, where he scored 2-over 290 and tied for 36th place. He tied for 33rd position in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and in the Valero Texas Open. He also competed in the prestigious Arnold Palmer Invitational, tying for 31st position.

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