World #1 Scheffler – ‘NO one is better'
Golf: Fresh off his win at the Memorial, world number one Scottie Scheffler has emerged as the clear favourite to win the US Open.
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Australian champion Jason Day steals the show at US Open with American flag attire: ‘Outfit of the day'
Jason Day might have some extra support at Oakmont at this week's US Open after playing a practice round bedecked a pair of red, white and blue American flag shorts. To complete the patriotic all-American look, the flamboyant Queenslander sported a quarter-zip jacket that featured a blue and white star-lined collar. The outfit set tongues wagging among fans with plenty of Americans on board. 'Who would have thought an Aussie would be the most patriotic looking dude at Oakmont??' one said. Another wrote: 'Looks like Jason Day wore his 4th of July swim trunks to practice this morning.' A proud Australian who made his long-awaited Olympic debut at Paris 2024, Day has also made a life in the US with American wife Ellie and their five children. He has made a habit of making fashion statements on the golf course in recent years. Even Aussie star Min Woo Lee poked fun at the American flag attire, sharing a selfie with Day in the background and a cheeky caption. 'What Open are we playing?' it asked, pointing to Day's shorts for the answer. The PGA Tour's social media accounts called it the 'outfit of the day'. Fans also jokingly highlighted Day was trying to increase his chances of winning the US Open, with Americans winning eight of the past 10. 'Jason Day odds to win US Open outright just skyrocketed,' one wrote. Another said he was gunning for a different ticket: 'He's vying for a captain's pick on the Ryder Cup (team).' Day is one of six Australians in the event, with their challenge to be led off by Adam Scott when the 125th US Open starts just outside Pittsburgh on Thursday. Scott will tee off at 7.18am local time (9.18pm AEST) alongside Sweden's Ludvig Aberg and Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan. The veteran's best finish was a tie for fourth in 2015, two shots adrift of winner Jordan Speith. Cam Smith, who also tied fourth in 2015, a finish he repeated in 2023, is another early starter paired with fellow former British Open winner Brian Harman and LIV Golf colleague Phil Mickelson, who still needs this major to complete a grand slam. Smith goes off at 8.02am (10.02pm AEST) from the 10th, just as Cam Davis is teeing off at the first. He is with American Davis Thompson and Thomas Detry of Belgium. Day, Min Woo Lee and Marc Leishman start in the afternoon. Lee is in one of the higher-profile groups with major winners Justin Thomas and Brooks Koepka, who won the US Open in 2017 and 2018. Matt Vogt, a former Oakmont caddie who now works as a dentist, but qualified as an amateur last week, will hit the opening tee shot at at 6.45am local time. Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau is grouped with two-time major winner Xander Schauffele and reigning US Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester, who recently joined DeChambeau on the LIV Golf circuit. World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, winner of last month's PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, shares the tee box with two-time major winner and World No.4 Collin Morikawa and Norway's Viktor Hovland. World No.2 and 2025 Masters champ Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland will play with Ireland's Shane Lowry and England's Justin Rose. Rose (2013) and McIlroy (2011) are former US Open champions and Lowry tied for second in 2016 - the last time the event was held at Oakmont, when Dustin Johnson won. He is grouped with Spieth and 2021 champion Jon Rahm of Spain.
West Australian
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Well-rested Scheffler prepared to make an Open assault
Scottie Scheffler may not have been as prepared as he could have been for last year's US Open, but the tournament favourite at Oakmont Country Club says he is well-rested and has done his homework ahead of golf's toughest test. Scheffler arrived at the 2024 US Open fresh off a win at the Memorial Tournament and made the cut at Pinehurst without a shot to spare. He later admitted he did not feel he was properly prepared for that year's third major. So this year the world No.1 took a different approach. He still played and won the Memorial, which was moved back to its traditional spot on the calendar, then sat out last week's Canadian Open to focus on the US Open. "Having the week off was really important for me to get home, get some rest, recover, and I showed up here on Sunday and was able to play maybe 11 holes and really get used to the conditions," Scheffler said. "It feels much more like my normal major prep versus last year where you're coming in from basically a major championship test, coming into another one is pretty challenging." Since the calendar turned to May, Scheffler has matched the PGA Tour 72-hole scoring record with a 31-under total at TPC Craig Ranch, won the PGA Championship by five strokes, finished fourth at Colonial and won at Muirfield Village by four strokes. The challenge ahead for Scheffler, whose three wins so far in 2025 have come in his past four starts, will be passing the daunting test that Oakmont Country Club presents given its narrow fairways and penal rough. "This is probably the hardest golf course that we'll play, maybe ever, and that's pretty much all it is. It's just a different type of test," Scheffler said. Given his form, Scheffler is naturally a heavy favourite and will have plenty of support as he makes his way around Oakmont, perhaps especially from those who have placed wagers on him. Scheffler said he hears plenty from those who bet on golf , which was why he deleted his account on US peer-to-peer payment service Venmo because some people would send him part of their winnings or demand he cover their losses. "I was either getting paid by people or people requesting me a bunch of money when I didn't win," Scheffler said. "It wasn't a good feeling." A win this week for Scheffler would put him alongside Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth as the only active players with three legs of the career grand slam of golf's four majors.
Perth Now
an hour ago
- Perth Now
Well-rested Scheffler prepared to make an Open assault
Scottie Scheffler may not have been as prepared as he could have been for last year's US Open, but the tournament favourite at Oakmont Country Club says he is well-rested and has done his homework ahead of golf's toughest test. Scheffler arrived at the 2024 US Open fresh off a win at the Memorial Tournament and made the cut at Pinehurst without a shot to spare. He later admitted he did not feel he was properly prepared for that year's third major. So this year the world No.1 took a different approach. He still played and won the Memorial, which was moved back to its traditional spot on the calendar, then sat out last week's Canadian Open to focus on the US Open. "Having the week off was really important for me to get home, get some rest, recover, and I showed up here on Sunday and was able to play maybe 11 holes and really get used to the conditions," Scheffler said. "It feels much more like my normal major prep versus last year where you're coming in from basically a major championship test, coming into another one is pretty challenging." Since the calendar turned to May, Scheffler has matched the PGA Tour 72-hole scoring record with a 31-under total at TPC Craig Ranch, won the PGA Championship by five strokes, finished fourth at Colonial and won at Muirfield Village by four strokes. The challenge ahead for Scheffler, whose three wins so far in 2025 have come in his past four starts, will be passing the daunting test that Oakmont Country Club presents given its narrow fairways and penal rough. "This is probably the hardest golf course that we'll play, maybe ever, and that's pretty much all it is. It's just a different type of test," Scheffler said. Given his form, Scheffler is naturally a heavy favourite and will have plenty of support as he makes his way around Oakmont, perhaps especially from those who have placed wagers on him. Scheffler said he hears plenty from those who bet on golf , which was why he deleted his account on US peer-to-peer payment service Venmo because some people would send him part of their winnings or demand he cover their losses. "I was either getting paid by people or people requesting me a bunch of money when I didn't win," Scheffler said. "It wasn't a good feeling." A win this week for Scheffler would put him alongside Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth as the only active players with three legs of the career grand slam of golf's four majors.
