Being the strong favorite to win a golf tournament isn’t always an easy responsibility to bear. Just ask Scottie Scheffler, who has revealed that he was forced to close his Venmo account because of bettors staking money on his performance.

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Scottie Scheffler has been such a big favorite in golf that he had to get rid of his Venmo account. Turns out he was getting requests from fans who either paid him a few bucks for their betting wins or were asking for refunds.

Not only is red hot Scottie Scheffler is the man to beat at the US Open, he is playing golf on a different level to everyone else in the field. The world No.1 arrives for the third major of the

Scottie Scheffler Gets Clear Message From Golf Legend Before US Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Oakmont Country Club is bracing for its 10th U.S. Open beginning Thursday, where the narrow fairways, lightning-fast greens and deep Pennsylvanian rough have built a reputation as the most punishing test on the PGA Tour.

Scottie Scheffler will be the clear favourite when the U.S. Open begins on Thursday at Oakmont Country Club where the devilish course is sure to torment many of the world's best players vying for the year's third major title.

The other tricky element in this conversation? The manager he was looking at, Blake Smith, was the son of Scheffler’s lifelong coach. Randy Smith had helped mold Scheffler from a precocious little 7-year-old at Royal Oaks Country Club to one of the best ball strikers in golf history. These dynamics can be tricky.

World number one Scottie Scheffler said Wednesday the formidable Oakmont course could provide "the hardest" challenge of his career at the 125th US Open this week.Second-ranked Rory McIlroy, who won the Masters in April to complete a career Grand Slam,

Bryson DeChambeau praised Scottie Scheffler ahead of defending his U.S. Open crown but struggled with Oakmont's brutal greens and pressure.

Scheffler enters this week's U.S. Open as the heavy favorite, but he told reporters he doesn't "pay attention to the favorite stuff."

Even world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler knows he'll be at the mercy of Oakmont Country Club at the U.S. Open, a course he called "probably the hardest golf course that we'll play."