US Open: Can McIlroy or DeChambeau show the necessary patience to stop Scheffler? 

Meanwhile, to give our broken record another spin, Shane Lowry must find his putting mojo.
US Open: Can McIlroy or DeChambeau show the necessary patience to stop Scheffler? 

Rory McIlroy watches his shot on the seventh hole during a practice round ahead of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club. Pic: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

Sam Snead’s old chestnut about the maddening undulations of Oakmont Country Club recounted that he “put a dime down to mark my ball…and the dime slid away".

Arguably the most storied expanse of rolling and wild green in North America, the Pittsburgh course has seen a thousand dreams slide away over its 122-year existence. 

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