India, June 13 -- So much history is involved when the US Open returns to Shinnecock Hills, the only golf club to host this major championship in three centuries. Scottie Scheffler will try to take his place in history when the Number 1 player goes after the final leg of the career Grand Slam. Should he win, he would be the seventh player to win all four majors and join Tiger Woods as the only players since 1960 - the modern era of the slam - to get it done on his first try.

That ordinarily would be the sole focus of the 126th US Open, to be played June 18-21, except for the recent history at Shinnecock Hills.

It has not been smooth sailing off the Great Peconic Bay on Long Island.

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