DeChambeau followed what his fellow SMU alum, the late Payne Stewart, accomplished 25 years earlier by winning the U.S. Open at Pinehurst. He is looking for his third U.S. Open title. Kim, a Dallas resident, in entering his fourth U.S. Open. His career best finish came in 2023 in Los Angeles (-8).

The U.S. Open is set to tee off Thursday at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, and Scottie Scheffler (+275), fresh off his PGA Championship win, is the favorite to win his second major in a row.

The first 18 holes at Oakmont flummoxed some of the best in game, which is par for the course in Western Pennsylvania

Scottie Scheffler kept coming back to the same answer when asked in different ways how a day that began with optimism at the U.S. Open turned into a 5 1/2-hour slog that left him well off the front page of the leaderboard.

Scottie Scheffler is known for his stoicism and remaining focused, both on and off the course. But that was apparently not always the case.

Scottie Scheffler lost his cool by the conditions at Oakmont and slammed his club onto the grass, leaving a divot where his club landed as he attempted to salvage a rough first round

Scottie Scheffler has been such a big favorite in golf that he had to get rid of his Venmo account. Turns out he was getting requests from fans who either paid him a few bucks for their betting wins or were asking for refunds.

That's when something primal snapped. Scheffler's wedge became the victim of his accumulated fury as he drove it into the Pennsylvania turf. The impact sent a spray of dirt and grass flying, punctuating the afternoon's frustration with an exclamation point that echoed across the suddenly silent gallery.