Xander Schauffele defends 'fair' US Open conditions at Oakmont: 'Everyone had to play the same course'

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Plenty of golfers had their fair share of displeasure at this past weekend's U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania.

Shane Lowry outwardly proclaimed, "f--- this place" after missing a putt, and on Sunday, despite J.J. Spaun's late charge to take home his first major, only three people finished under par in the final round.

One of those three players was Xander Schauffele, whose +6 overall was tied for 12th in the tournament. The conditions were brutal from the jump, but the two-time major champ thought the course was "very fair."

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Xander Schauffele plays a shot on the first fairway during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament. (Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images)

"Everyone had to play the same course," Schauffele told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. 

Schauffele admitted there were "weird breaks" that occurred throughout the weekend when golfers toed the line with danger. However, "You don’t have to hit it in the bunkers or the rough – you can just hit it in the fairways."

"I thought the course was fair. I thought it was more playable because it rained a little, and the fairways and greens were more forgiving," he added. "You had to golf extremely well, which is what you’re supposed to do to win a U.S. Open. You saw J.J. take control out of that rain delay, which is what you’re supposed to do to win and be a major champ there."

Schauffele will be one of several major champs at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, this weekend for the Travelers Championship, where the last seven winning scores have been -22, -23, -19, -13, -19, -17, and -17, a polar