Sam Burns, Scottie Scheffler and US Open
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Scottie Scheffler has taken the golf world by storm with his dominant play and major victories, but, does his resume include a US Open title? Find out if the World No. 1 has come to conquering one of golf's toughest tests and whether a breakthrough win is just around the corner.
Scheffler, despite not having his best stuff, grinded out a 1-over-par 71 in Friday’s second round to keep himself in contention, at 4-over par, to win his second major of the year, and the third leg of a career Grand Slam. He spent much of the day hovering around the cut line, which was projected to be 5-over while he was playing.
Scottie Scheffler battled his way to a 1-over 71 at the U.S. Open. That was a slight improvement on his first-round 73 but still not the type of performance that’s made him the game’s dominant player the past three years.
Scottie Scheffler does not appear pleased with how things are going for him at the US Open, even though he'll comfortably make the cut.
OAKMONT, Pa. — Scottie Scheffler made yet another visit to Oakmont’s famous Church Pews. He also bogeyed a hole after nearly driving the green. That wasn’t enough to knock the top-ranked player out of contention — in the eyes of the betting markets and Scheffler himself.
The closest Sam Burns has come to a major championship is sharing a house with a close friend who already has three of them. He has been inspired by Scottie Scheffler the last few years. The next step is to join him as a major champion.