ALL EYES ON SCOTTIE

(AP) — Scottie Scheffler doesn't care what the oddsmakers think or what people say about his status as the overwhelming favorite in this U.S. Open, and pretty much everywhere he plays.

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But he can hear them — and sometimes, he hears from them.

"That's why I had to get rid of my Venmo, because I was either getting paid by people or people requesting me a bunch of money when I didn't win. It wasn't a good feeling," Scheffler said with a laugh Tuesday, June 10, at Oakmont.

It wasn't entirely clear if he was kidding.

He did say later the most anyone tried to pay him for a win — he has won 19 times worldwide in just over three years—was a couple of dollars.

"That didn't happen nearly as much as the requests did," he said.