Once again Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler will dominate the headlines.
Both have won three events in 2025 but head to Oakmont with differing levels of momentum.
Scheffler is undoubtedly the man in form, with three wins in his past four starts, including last month’s US PGA Championship – the third major victory of his career.
The American preceded that with an eight-shot triumph at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson and backed it up with a four-shot victory at the Memorial Tournament.
In his past 10 majors, Scheffler has recorded eight top-10 finishes and two victories, making the cut in all 10.
World number two McIlroy enjoyed the brighter start to the year with victories at Pebble Beach and the Players Championship in February and March before finally completing the career Grand Slam with his win at Augusta National in April.
However, a non-conforming driver disrupted his US PGA Championship, where he finished joint 47th and he then missed the cut at last week’s Canadian Open, saying he would spend the weekend testing out new drivers.
McIlroy, the 2011 champion who is making his 17th successive appearance, has an excellent recent US Open record, finishing in the top 10 for the past six editions, and being runner-up in 2023 and 2024.
Both McIlroy and Scheffler missed the cut the last time the US Open was held at Oakmont in 2016 – Scheffler as an amateur in his first major.
Reigning Open champion and world number three Xander Schauffele, whose pre-season was disrupted by a rib injury, is yet to post a victory on tour this year, but recorded a top-10 finish at Augusta.
Two-time major winner DeChambeau will look to become the first player to win successive US Open titles since Brooks Koepka won the 2017 and 2018 editions.
The 31-year-old who also won at Winged Foot in 2020 has been in excellent form in the majors this season. He briefly led the Masters in the final round before finishing joint fifth, while he was joint second at the US PGA.
Fellow LIV golfer Jon Rahm, who won this title in 2021, has posted top-15 finishes in the year’s two majors to date.
