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.

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

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,

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 with a top class field in play including world number one Scottie Scheffler and defending champion Bryson DeChambeau, the 125th edition of the US Open at the Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania is expected to be brutal test of ability.

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.

Scottie Scheffler may not have been as prepared as he could have been for last year's U.S. Open, but on Tuesday the tournament favourite at Oakmont Country Club said he was well-rested and had done his homework ahead of golf's toughest test.