The 125th U.S. Open begins Thursday at Oakmont Country Club. Can anyone beat Scottie Scheffler? What’s the winning score? Who might surprise?
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The125thU.S.OpenbeginsThursdayatOakmontCountryClub.CananyonebeatScottieScheffler?What’sthewinningscore?Whomightsurprise?
TheGolfChannel.comteamison-siteinOakmont,Pennsylvania,andoffersupsomeanswerstothepressingquestionsattheyear’sthirdmajor.
Whowinsthe125thU.S.Open?RexHoggard:ScottieScheffler.Becausehe’sScottie,thewinnerofthreeofhislastfourstartsbyanaverageof5½shots,andthereistoomuchuncertaintytogowithanythingbutchalkatOakmont.SchefflerhasallthetoolstowintheU.S.Open,oranyothertournamentheplays.Theonlyquestionisifhehasthepatienceforthegame’smostdemandingtest.
RyanLavner:ScottieScheffler.Youcanmakeareasonablecaseforaboutadozenotherplayers–Bryson!Rahmbo!Shane!Collin!–buttheyallcomewiththecaveatthattheworldNo.1isoffhisgame.Andthere’snoindicationthatisorwillbethecase.Scheffleristhebestdriver,bestironplayer(bymiles),atop-5scramblerand,now,ane
