US Open: Can McIlroy or DeChambeau show the necessary patience to stop Scheffler? 

Meanwhile, to give our broken record another spin, Shane Lowry must find his putting mojo.

Rory McIlroy watches his shot on the seventh hole during a practice round ahead of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club. Pic: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

Sam Snead’s old chestnut about the maddening undulations of Oakmont Country Club recounted that he “put a dime down to mark my ball…and the dime slid away".

Arguably the most storied expanse of rolling and wild green in North America, the Pittsburgh course has seen a thousand dreams slide away over its 122-year existence.