US Open's lack of 'diabolical pins' for finale 'surprise' PGA Tour winner

-2025 U.S. OPEN - Round Three - Source: Getty
-2025 U.S. OPEN - Round Three - Source: Getty

PGA Tour winner Michael Kim reacted to the pins for the final round of the 2025 US Open. The American golfer is playing at this week's Major, and after the third round, he was tied for 56th place. Although he is not in contention for the title, Kim still has a chance to have a good finish in the Major.

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Ahead of the final fourth of the US Open, which is scheduled for Sunday, June 15, Michael Kim shared a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account about the course arrangement for the final round. He wrote:

"Final day pins: Actually surprised they aren’t using some of the diabolical pins like back right on 9, middle left on 12. Back right on 13 is a doozy"
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Michael Kim started his outing at the 2025 US Open with an opening round of 75 and then played the next round of 71. However, he had a tough time in the third round and carded 76 to settle in a tie for 56th place. Meanwhile, Sam Burns is in the lead after playing a round of 69 on Saturday.


Exploring the leaderboard of the 2025 US Open

Burns took the lead in the game after the second round of the 2025 US Open and was fortunate to maintain it even after the third round. Adam Scott settled in a tie for second place with JJ Spaun, followed by Viktor Hovland in solo fourth place. These are the only golfers to have a score under par this week ahead of the final round.

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Here is the leaderboard of the 2025 US Open after the Saturday round (only the top 49 and their tie):

  • 1 - Sam Burns (-4)
  • T2 - Adam Scott (-3)
  • T2 - J. J. Spaun (-3)
  • 4 - Viktor Hovland (-1)
  • 5 - Carlos Ortiz (E)
  • T6 - Tyrrell Hatton (+1)
  • T6 - Thriston Lawrence (+1)
  • 8 - Rasmus Neegard Petersen (+2)
  • T9 - Robert MacIntyre (+3)
  • T9 - Cameron Young (+3)
  • T11 - Marc Leishman (+4)
  • T11 - Chris Gotterup (+4)
  • T11 - Scottie Scheffler (+4)
  • T11 - Nick Taylor (+4)
  • T11 - Christiaan Bezuidenhout (+4)
  • T11 - Max Greyserman (+4)
  • T11 - Emiliano Grillo (+4)
  • T11 - Russell Henley (+4)
  • T11 - Victor Perez (+4)
  • T11 - Ben Griffin (+4)
  • T21 - Ryan Gerard (+5)
  • T21 - Matt Wallace (+5)
  • T21 - Sam Stevens (+5)
  • T21 - Keegan Bradley (+5)
  • T21 - Chris Kirk (+5)
  • T21 - Jason Day (+5)
  • T21 - Thomas Detry (+5)
  • T21 - Brooks Koepka (+5)
  • T29 - J. T. Poston (+6)
  • T29 - Jordan Spieth (+6)
  • T29 - Trevor Cone (+6)
  • T29 - Aaron Rai (+6)
  • T29 - Jhonattan Vegas (+6)
  • T29 - Si Woo Kim (+6)
  • T35 - Xander Schauffele (+7)
  • T35 - Maverick McNealy (+7)
  • T35 - Tom Kim (+7)
  • T35 - Jon Rahm (+7)
  • T39 - Laurie Canter (+8)
  • T39 - Patrick Reed (+8)
  • T39 - Corey Conners (+8)
  • T39 - Ryan Fox (+8)
  • T39 - Rasmus Hojgaard (+8)
  • T39 - Collin Morikawa (+8)
  • T45 - Matt Fitzpatrick (+9)
  • T45 - Justin Hastings (a) (+9)
  • T45 - Mackenzie Hughes (+9)
  • T45 - Adam Schenk (+9)
  • T49 - Andrew Nivak (+10)
  • T49 - Rory McIlroy (+10)
  • T49 - Tony Finau (+10)
  • T49 - Daniel Berger (+10)
  • T49 - Denny McCarthy (+10)
Edited by Mitali
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