PINEHURST, United States — Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, already off to a historic golf season start, took his first true look Monday (Tuesday in Manila) at Pinehurst, where he's an overwhelming favorite to win the US Open.
PINEHURST, United States — Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler , already off to a historic golf season start, took his first true look Monday at Pinehurst, where he's an overwhelming favorite to win the US Open. Scheffler has already broken his US PGA Tour season prize money record and won more titles before the US Open than any player in 44 years and oddsmakers like his chances even though he hadn't seen the 7,543-yard Pinehurst layout live before Monday.
'Scheffler has been first or second in seven of his past eight starts and in the top-10 in 12 of 13 events this year.He's in rare company with such an amazing start.Not since Tom Watson in 1980 had a player won five times before the US Open.And not since Arnold Palmer won six before the 1962 US Open has a player won so many in that span with a major among them.
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