This week's test at Shinnecock Hills will, no matter how the leaderboard falls, forever be the site of Scheffler's first attempt at completing the career grand slam.If he were to find the winner's circle come Sunday, which is also Father's Day and his 30th birthday, he would become just the seventh player in the game's history to complete the slam.
Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Gene Sarazen are the only three career grand slam winners to accomplish the feat on their first attempt.Scheffler will never step foot on a bigger stage than he will this week on Long Island.Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays his shot from the sixth tee during a practice round prior to the 126th U.S.OPEN at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on June 16, 2026 in Southampton, New York.
(Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images) ((Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images))SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT THE CAREER GRAND SLAM TOPS US OPEN STORYLINES TO WATCH AT SHINNECOCKWhile it would become overly consuming for Scheffler to solely focus on the importance of the potential situation that he could find himself in over the weekend, he's still human.The thought of entering the game's most exclusive club at just 30 years old had to have taken over at least a portion of his brain almost immediately after he hoisted the Claret Jug in 2025 to complete three-fourths of the slam.Scottie Scheffler hits his tee shot on the first tee during a practice round prior to 126th U.S.Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on June 16, 2026 in Southampton, New York.
(Photo by Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty Images) ((Photo by Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty Images))JORDAN SPIETH NEARLY HITS SOMEONE IN THE HEAD WITH HIS GOLF SHOT DURING US OPEN PRACTICE ROUND AT SHINNECOCKScheffler isn't letting what is at stake motivate him as he enters the week, or at least that's what he's telling himself."For me, would it be a dream to win the U.S.Open? Of course.
But at the end of the day, like I -- the grand slam has n...