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CHATGPT appears to be suffering from a mysterious outage leaving frustrated users with random error messages.

A surge in reports was picked up by Down Detector, with more than 750 complaints in the UK and almost 500 in the US.

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The service has been down since about 9am UK time[/caption]

It’s not clear whether the problems are widespread or limited to some users.

But ChatGPT owner OpenAI has spoken out about the issue, saying it is investigating.

Problems appear to have started at 9am BST.

“Some users are experiencing elevated error rates and latency across the listed services,” the firm’s service status page says.

“We are investigating.”

This is a breaking news story, more to follow…

EVEN the world’s best players are going to struggle to get out of the rough as the US Open tees off at Oakmont this week.

The PGA Tour‘s top hitters will battle it out around the Pennsylvania course starting this Thursday – and a video of the thick rough being tamed by greenkeepers has shown just how tricky it will be.

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An army of greenkeepers took to US Open course Oakmont to tame the rough ahead of the tournament[/caption]

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The staff mowed back the five-inch rough with precision[/caption]

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Players have called the rough ‘unplayable’[/caption]

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Okamont is one of the hardest courses to play in America[/caption]

An army of Oakmont Country Club greenkeeper armed with lawnmowers have been wading through the rough to try and make things slightly earier.

But the conditions still appear to be about as tough as it gets, with players aware they will need to do everything they can to keep the ball on the fairway in the year’s third major.

Videos circulating on social media show that a ball dropped from knee height into the rough is almost completely lost in the thick stuff.

While players have voiced their concerns for just how difficult it will be to play in the conditions this week.

Tyrrell Hatton shared a video of a practice round that showed him struggling to even see his ball in the long grass.

And the world number 24 had to give it his all just to be able to knock the ball back onto the fairway with a wedge in hand.

Two-time US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau told his YouTube channel: “This course doesn’t just challenge your game, it challenges your sanity.”

Adding: “This is the hardest this golf course could ever play right now.”

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Tyrrell Hatton showed just how hard it is to find your ball in the Oakmont rough[/caption]

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Hatton struggled to get the ball back onto the fairway[/caption]

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While three-time major champion Jordan Spieth said: “This course is built to be like this.

“So they’re not doing a whole lot different to the golf course.

“You hit a good shot, you get rewarded for it here. And if you don’t, you’re in big trouble. It’s pure golf, no funny business about it.”

Jhonattan Vegas, who finished T5 at the PGA Championship last month, even branded the rough as “unplayable”.

The USGA have been criticised in recent years for making the US Open courses too hard, but some fans enjoy seeing the top pros battle to make par – seeing it as more familiar to their own game.

The rough on Oakmont stands at 5 INCHES tall, with the course trimmed to ensure that is uniform throughout all 18 holes.

The course crew have detailed that they even mow the grass in a specific way to ensure it doesn’t lay over itself and allow the ball to rest on top – making the rough is as punishing as possible.

All 156 players will take swing at trying to beat the course when the action gets underway on Thursday.

World number one Scottie Scheffler remains the favourite to lift the trophy after he earned his third major title at the PGA Championship in North Carolina last month.

While DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy, John Rahm and Ludvig Aberg are all amongst the top contenders for the title too.

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Bryson DeChambeau explained how hard it it to play out of the Oakmont rough[/caption]

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Jordan Spieth has spoken about the tricky conditions too[/caption]