Scottie Scheffler's Behavior at US Open is Turning Heads originally appeared on Athlon Sports. With the weight of the golf world on his shoulders heading into this week's U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler had himself a tough opening day.

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OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler kept coming back to the same answer when asked in different ways how a day that began with optimism at the U.S. Open turned into a 5 1/2-hour slog that left him well off the front page of the leaderboard.

Scheffler was asked if he ever hears from fans who have a financial interest in how he performs. The question was in reference to Scheffler being the overwhelming favorite to win the U.S. Open (+275 at BetMGM), which will start on Thursday.

Scottie Scheffler is known for his stoicism and remaining focused, both on and off the course. But that was apparently not always the case.

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The golf superstar sounded off about betters ahead of the U.S. Open, saying he had to shut down his Venmo account after fans kept hounding him on the payment app.

The U.S. Open is set to tee off Thursday at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, and Scottie Scheffler (+275), fresh off his PGA Championship win, is the favorite to win his second major in a row.

After dominating the 2024 season, Scottie Scheffler got off to a slow start relative to expectations in 2025. A ravioli-making incident around Christmas cost him a few months, and he didn't pick up his first win of the year until May, watching as Rory McIlroy surged to three wins and the career grand slam to become the talk of the golf world.

DeChambeau followed what his fellow SMU alum, the late Payne Stewart, accomplished 25 years earlier by winning the U.S. Open at Pinehurst. He is looking for his third U.S. Open title. Kim, a Dallas resident, in entering his fourth U.S. Open. His career best finish came in 2023 in Los Angeles (-8).