Why animated Cameron Young had a disagreement with USGA officials at Oakmont during final round of the US Open

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Cameron Young had somewhat of a disagreement with USGA officials during the final round of the US Open at Oakmont on Sunday.

Young played magnificently well during all four days at the US Open this week, but he just didn’t hole enough putts during round three on Saturday when he really needed to.

That said, his putting was superb on the whole throughout the four days, and a total of 283 at Oakmont is nothing to be sniffed at.

The long-hitting Young expressed his frustrations after just missing out on the play-off at the Canadian Open last week, and is still desperately chasing his first win on the PGA Tour.

Oakmont is an unforgiving golf course at the best of times, and it had its way with some of the best players in the world this week.

The likes of Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Thomas, Ludvig Aberg and Dustin Johnson all missed the cut.

Thomas actually suggested that Oakmont was a fair test, although some of the players might just disagree!

Young had his fair share of bad breaks throughout the week, and it seems like he was trying to even those out at one point during his final round at Oakmont.

Why Cameron Young disagreed with USGA officials during final round of the US Open

Young was right in contention to win the US Open when he reached the 13th hole at Oakmont.

The 28-year-old was faced with a 58 foot uphill putt.

This was around 10 minutes after play resumed, following a lengthy rain delay.

However, the rain began pouring down once again not long after the restart, and a huge puddle of water gathered behind the pin on the 13th green.

What ensued was described as an ‘animated’ discussion between Young and USGA officials.

That’s because the man from New York wanted the water left behind the hole, rather than cleared away.

The water was cleared in the end, and rightly so really. Having a backstop behind the hole would have been an unfair advantage for Young.

Cameron Young’s US Open stats

It’s safe to say that Young is nearly back to his very best.

And his first win on the PGA Tour will come sooner rather than later.

His all-round stats at the US Open this week were incredibly impressive.

If Young can just tighten up his driving, and improve upon his scrambling, he will be a PGA Tour winner before the end of the 2025 season.

His performance at the US Open this week will give him huge confidence, that’s for sure.