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Over-par winning total likely due to thick rough, tight fairways and super-fast greens

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OAKMONT - Scottie Scheffler, who has cemented himself as the preeminent 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-racking greens that many expect will ultimately result in a winning score above par.

Accuracy off the tee will be paramount given the penal rough lining Oakmont's narrow fairways that lead to greens that could be the fastest players compete on all year.