Could Burns have called his playing partner over to help with the ruling?

The worst part about all of this is how Burns let it dominate his mindset, he should have committed to hitting a different shot instead of trying to hit a normal full bore fade. Play it like a fairway bunker where you know your lie and footing are precarious. You could see it was over after they screwed him on the ruling. That didn’t have to cost him the tournament.

The wheels came off , after that . Highest (?) round of the day ?

Sadly, I think Tiger, Rory, Scottie and a few others would have gotten a favorable ruling without having to ask for a second opinion.

I hope Burns uses the outcome as fuel to fire him up for future majors.

Barbaree shot 82.

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I believe Oakmont had a Monday morning 3 woman scramble that already had that tee time.

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In a word, no.

PGA Tour professionals, by their own admission, are not rules experts. They will call for a rules official over plainly obvious things. They know what they don't know.

No they don’t. Just a rib about Oakmont. Although I could see the members grumbling, but it was just a joke.

i still say he started to unravel on i think 11. good shot up the middle\right of the fairway but the announcers were saying if his group was up to see the group before them they would have known they needed more carry. his ball rolls and rolls and rolls down the slope of the fairway into the 1st cut...fine, but its in the forward spot of a divot. very unfortunate, but nothing these guys haven't hit out of. but the good shot he executed ended up in a shite lie. i think he got good club on that next shot, but left if short in the bunker or the thick stuff next to it and then he flew the green and got his first double. to me, that is where he started to show it was getting to him.