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U.S. Open 2025: Justin Rose's crazy shot off tree sends fans scrambling, winds up under motorized scooter
We have breaking news to report from the U.S. Open: There are still trees at Oakmont.
The famed Pittsburgh course's tree removal through the years has been one of the hot topics this week, not that it's made the place play any easier. But if you look hard enough, there are still some around the property. We know this because Justin Rose hit one during Friday's second round. And then something much weirder happened.
After an errant drive on the par-4 second, Rose needed to take an unplayable penalty. But things got worse for the 2013 U.S. Open champ when his third shot hit a tree and went backward. Past Rose and into a group of fans, prompting a marshal to scream, "MOVE BACK! MOVE BACK!" as if a grenade was heading their way.
The fans did a pretty good job, but ultimately, Rose's golf ball was stopped by a motorized scooter. Yep, a motorized scooter. Have a look:
And here's another description of a scene that we're pretty sure Ben Hogan never saw:
Wild stuff. After taking a free drop from the path, Rose put his fourth shot on and two-putted for double bogey.
It doesn't appear like Rose will make the cut at Oakmont. But if he does, he might owe that scooter driver a drink or two.