Tom Lehman placed both hands over his cap in disbelief when his shot into the 17th green at Congressional bounded off the side of the green and into the water in 1997, ending his hopes at a US Open he never won.

In the days leading up to the 116th US Open, sightings of Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson around Oakmont Country Club were in short supply. The left-hander had reportedly flown back home to California for a daughter’s graduation from middle school, while Johnson played his practice rounds late in the day and with very little fanfare.