As was the case a year ago when he won at Erin Hills, the 2018 US Open champion Brooks Koepka takes home the biggest first-place cheque in Major-championship history.
These guys aren’t among the favourites this week at Shinnecock Hills – surprisingly in some cases – but under the right circumstances they could all find themselves in contention come Sunday. Looking to round out your US Open fantasy lineup? You could do worse than pick from among these tour pros.
While the tour is to be commended for trying something like this, where pace of play is overtly enforced, it’s little more than symbolic without the tour’s top golfers participating in the endeavour.
All is not lost for Scott. There is another cutoff for players inside the top 60 in the world after the FedEx St Jude Classic (June 11), just as US Open week begins.
In the midst of building an impressive resume, Spieth decided it was worth reaching out to the tournament officials at the HP Bryon Nelson Championship to inquire about something that at the time seemed a little audacious: Getting a spot in the field at a US PGA Tour event.
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