Overview

• Scottie Scheffler has won three of his last four starts, including the PGA Championship and Memorial Tournament, and leads the U.S. Open odds board at +270.
• Oakmont Country Club’s renovations since 2016 have widened key fairways but retained four-inch rough, deep bunkers and sloped greens to intensify the championship test.
• Rory McIlroy’s practice-round 81 and player warnings underscore the course’s severity, where errant tee shots are often met with penal grass and unforgiving contours.
• Scheffler skipped the Canadian Open to rest and focus on Oakmont conditions, saying he will start Thursday at even par and treat the course as his main opponent.
• A field of 156 features major champions Bryson DeChambeau (+650), Jon Rahm (+1200) and Collin Morikawa (+2500) who must combine precise tee shots and creative recovery play to contend.