Scheffler sees golf's majors like tennis Slams as US Open looms

Scottie Scheffler sees golf’s major tournaments like Grand Slam tennis championships, with finesse events like the Masters and strength tests like this week’s US Open at Oakmont.

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World number one Scheffler, the 2022 and 2024 Masters winner, comes off a victory at last month’s PGA Championship and sees new challenges at Oakmont the same way the red clay at Roland Garros offers a different tennis test than a hardcourt US Open.

“I kind of equate some of the major tests to the majors in tennis,” Scheffler said on Tuesday. “You're playing on a different surface. You've got grass, clay and then the hardcourt and it’s a different style of game.”

Augusta National offers undulating greens but almost no rough to encourage shotmaking, while Oakmont brings a US Open with deep rough, tricky bunkers and fast sloped greens.

"The US Open compared to the Masters is a completely different type of test," Scheffler said.