Five players to watch in the 124th US Open Championship

Wyndham Clark will defend his US Open title at Pinehurst (Erik Verduzco/AP)

Wyndham Clark will defend his title when the 124th US Open Championship takes place at Pinehurst from June 13-16.

Clark, who held off Rory McIlroy to win his first major at Los Angeles Country Club last year, was playing at Oklahoma State University the last time Pinehurst staged the US Open in 2014.