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Scheffler Schedules Scottish Open Tune-Up Before U.S. Open

World number one arrives off three PGA Tour victories with a fresh links assignment at the Renaissance Club

MONTREAL, QUEBEC - SEPTEMBER 25: Scottie Scheffler of the U.S. Team gestures during a practice round prior to the 2024 Presidents Cup at The Royal Montreal Golf Club on September 25, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
World number one Scottie Scheffler of the United States has lifted three trophies in four starts heading into the US Open at Oakmont

Overview

  • Scheffler has won three of his last four starts in 2025, capturing the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow and defending his Memorial Tournament title at Muirfield Village.
  • His season build follows a landmark 2024 in which he secured seven PGA Tour victories, an Olympic gold medal and the Masters crown.
  • The world number one now boasts 16 career PGA Tour wins, cementing his place on the U.S. Ryder Cup team for later this year.
  • He arrives at Oakmont as the pre-tournament favorite for the U.S. Open before rehearsing links challenges at the Scottish Open ahead of The Open Championship.
  • Rivals credit his elite distance control and an unshakeable closing instinct, likening his late-round intensity to that of Tiger Woods.