Sam Burns earned the halfway lead at the U.S. Open on Friday to boost his hopes of a major breakthrough at Oakmont Country Club, where Rory McIlroy battled late to make the weekend and holder Bryson DeChambeau missed the cut.

Scheffler, despite his struggles, played well enough to reach the weekend, as did Rory McIlroy, who birdied No. 18 to close at 6-over before continuing his bizarre anti-media petulant pouting campaign and blowing off interview requests.

Sam Burns held the second round clubhouse lead at the U.S. Open on Friday as overnight leader J.J. Spaun struggled late at Oakmont Country Club while Rory McIlroy was flirting with the cutline and Bryson DeChambeau looked certain to head home early.

Sam Burns' 65 Headlines The Day

Sam Burns is the 36-hole leader at Oakmont in the 125th U.S. Open, but it's not just his world-best putting doing the work: It's his iron play, too. Watch his highlights and hear from him before Live From weighs in.

American Sam Burns is one of only five golfers to shoot sub-par in their second round at the US Open at Oakmont as he tops the leaderboard on three-under for the tournament.

Around 4 p.m. Thursday, the 61-year-old Wellston man was filling the tank at a residence on West 50 Road in South Brach Township, Wexford County, police said. The tank caught fire, and the flames spread to a nearby building.