At just 17 years old, Mason Howell, a high school student, is making waves at the 125th U.S. Open. Howell is currently ranked No. 470 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and is preparing for the second round of the third major event of the year at Oakmont Country Club.
The soon-to-be high school senior began the first round alongside Joakim Langergren and Chris Gotterup, starting from Oakmont’s 10th hole. However, the round did not go as he had hoped. He faced difficulties on the course, recording four bogeys over his final five holes, which resulted in a score of +7 on the leaderboard and a tie for 133rd place.
Howell faces a challenging second round to make the cut and continue into the weekend. He will tee off at 2:31 p.m. ET, so follow the live action.
Mason Howell US Open score, results
Mason Howell is competing to make the cut at the 2025 U.S. Open and play the weekend at Oakmont. He shot a 7-over-par 77 in the first round, hovering right around the cut line. Keep track of his second-round scores here.
Mason Howell saves par on hole No. 6
On the par 3, 192-yard sixth hole, Howell’s tee shot landed in the rough, leaving him in a perilous position to get up and down. His second shot left him roughly 9 feet from the hole, but he sank the ensuing par putt to remain at +6 for the tournament. The current projected cut line is +7.
Mason Howell knocks in another par
Howell came up just short on a 21-foot, 6-inch putt for birdie on the 420-yard, par 4 fifth hole, but he knocked in a 3-foot par putt to remain -1 for the day and +6 for the tournament.
Mason Howell holds steady at hole No. 4
Howell missed a prime opportunity for a birdie at the par-5 fourth hole, holding steady at 6-over. Howell tapped in for par after his fourth shot left him a couple of feet from the hole.
Mason Howell pars hole No. 3
Howell remains at 6-over for the tournament after getting up and down on the par 4, 454-yard third hole.
Mason Howell birdies hole No. 2
Howell began with a par on his opening hole of the second round. He followed that up with a birdie on the par 4, 359-yard second hole to move to 6-over.
What time does Mason Howell tee off Friday: US Open start time
Mason Howell will be in the 2:31 p.m. grouping off No. 1 alongside Joakim Langergren and Chris Gotterup.
2:31 p.m. (1): Joakim Langergren, Mason Howell (a), Chris Gotterupson Howell (a), Chris Gotterup