Oakmont test for Scheffler, McIlroy

DeChambeau seeks repeat US Open win

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Scottie Scheffler, who has cemented himself as the pre-eminent force in golf, enters this week's US Open seeking the third leg of a career Grand Slam while Rory McIlroy hopes to reclaim his major magic and Bryson DeChambeau eyes a repeat title.

World No.1 Scheffler has three wins in his last four starts, including last month's PGA Championship, and is clear favourite at Oakmont Country Club where his driving proficiency, elite short game and patient approach could be the difference.

Oakmont, arguably the toughest course in the United States, is a quintessential US Open venue given its penalising rough, narrow fairways and nerve-testing greens that many expect will ultimately result in a winning score above par.

The physical and mental grind expected this week could open the door for three-times major champion Scheffler, who tends to be in contention wherever he tees it up given his unflappable temperament and exacting style that can wear down a field.