Scottie Scheffler is among the players who have been off the pace at Oakmont Country Club this week, and he has seemingly started to lose his cool on the greens and fairways as a result

Scottie Scheffler has had a tournament to forget at the U.S. Open but the world No. 1 remains in high esteem among his fellow peers as the final round at Oakmont approaches

Scheffler, despite not having his best stuff, grinded out a 1-over-par 71 in Friday’s second round to keep himself in contention, at 4-over par, to win his second major of the year, and the third leg of a career Grand Slam. He spent much of the day hovering around the cut line, which was projected to be 5-over while he was playing.

Scottie Scheffler battled his way to a 1-over 71 at the U.S. Open. That was a slight improvement on his first-round 73 but still not the type of performance that’s made him the game’s dominant player the past three years.

Scottie Scheffler was asked why his group took so long to play three holes in the second round of the U.S. Open on Friday.

Two years ago, in the U.S. Open at L.A. Country Club, Xander Schauffele and Rickie Fowler both shot 8-under-par 62s in the opening round. Fowler finished the tournament 5-under and tied for fifth, and Schauffele finished tied for 10th.

Rory McIlroy recovered from a nightmare start to his second round to sneak through to the weekend at the US Open as defending champion Bryson DeChambeau suffered a shock early exit.

OAKMONT, Pa. — There's a lot to think about at the U.S. Open. Particularly when it visits brawny Oakmont, where danger always seems to be one swing, one bounce, one "wait, where is that putt going to end up?" away.