Scottie Scheffler, winner of three of his last four starts including the PGA and Memorial, shot 3-over-par in the first round of the U.S. Open.
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ScottieSchefflerandRoryMcIlroy(inset)OAKMONT,Pa.—RaiseyourhandifyoupredictedthatworldNo.1ScottieScheffler,winnerofthreeofhislastfourstarts,includingthePGAandMemorial,wouldmakesixbogeysandshoot3-overparintheopeningroundoftheU.S.OpenonThursdayatOakmont.
RaiseitagainifyoufiguredRoryMcIlroy,freshoffhisMastersvictorytocompletethecareerGrandSlam,fora4-over76aftershooting41onhisbacknine.
RaiseitagainifyouthoughtdefendingchampionBrysonDeChambeau,who’sseeminglyfoundtheansweratmajorchampionships,wouldstruggletoa3-over73.
Andagainifyoupredicteda9-over79forShaneLowry,whonotonlyenteredtheweekingoodformbutfinishedrunner-upatthe2016U.S.OpenatOakmont.
AndyetagainifyousawDustinJohnson,the2016U.S.OpenwinneratOakmont,fora5-over75.
Surely,youpickedJ.J.Spaun,whosebestfinishintheeightmajorchampionshipshe’splayedwasatiefor23rdthreeyearsagoatthePGA,tobethefirst-roundleaderheisaft
