Wednesday means the final day of practice rounds, as the 156 players in the field get one more chance to traverse Pinehurst No. 2 and gather notes and get prep in before the third men’s major championship of the year. It’s a busy day, as the anticipation continues to build until the first tee shot is struck come Thursday morning.
Wyndham Clark is the defending U.S. Open champion, but world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is the favorite coming in, along with PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele and No. 3 Rory McIlroy. Oh, and those three are paired together in the first round.
Check out some of the best photos as players get final preparation in for the 124th U.S. Open.
Brooks Koepka of the United States plays a shot from a bunker on the fourth hole…Rickie Fowler of the United States plays a shot on the 11th hole during a practice…Gary Woodland of the United States plays a shot on the 11th hole during a practice…Taisei Shimizu of Japan plays his shot from the sixth tee during a practice round prior…A general view of a statue of Payne Stewart during a practice round prior to the…Scottie Scheffler of the United States hands a club to his caddie, Ted Scott, on the…Fred Perpall, President of the USGA, and John Lindert, President of the PGA of America, speak…Tom McKibbin of Northern Ireland plays his shot from the 12th tee during a practice round…Corey Conners of Canada walks on the tenth green during a practice round prior to the…Fred Perpall, President of the USGA, and John Lindert, President of the PGA of America, speak…Sahith Theegala of the United States plays his shot from the 16th tee during a practice…Sungjae Im of South Korea plays his shot from the 15th tee during a practice round…Shane Lowry of Ireland plays his shot from the 16th tee during a practice round prior…Justin Thomas of the United States walks across the driving range during a practice round prior…Brooks Koepka of the United States looks on from the driving range during a practice round…Wyndham Clark of the United States chips onto the first green during a practice round prior…David Puig of Spain walks on the 11th green during a practice round prior to the…Sergio Garcia of Spain walks off the 12th tee during a practice round prior to the…Coach Randy Smith speaks with Scottie Scheffler of the United States on the driving range during…A general view of the 18th hole tee signage during a practice round prior to the…Phil Mickelson of the United States plays a shot from a bunker on the third hole…Scottie Scheffler of the United States catches a ball on the driving range during a practice…Erik van Rooyen of South Africa plays a shot from a bunker on the 11th hole…Shane Lowry of Ireland and Dean Burmester of South Africa walk the 11th fairway during a…Dean Burmester of South Africa plays a shot from a bunker on the first hole during…Will Zalatoris of the United States plays his shot from the 18th tee during a practice…Carson Schaake of the United States plays a shot on the fourth hole during a practice…Sahith Theegala of the United States chips onto the 11th green during a practice round prior…Wyndham Clark of the United States looks on from the third green during a practice round…A squirrel is seen near the third fairway during a practice round prior to the U.S.…Collin Morikawa of the United States looks at his phone on the driving range during a…Byeong Hun An of South Korea speaks with coach Sean Foley on the driving range during…Sepp Straka of Austria prepares for a shot with his caddie, Duane Bock, on the 11th…Hideki Matsuyama of Japan chips onto the 11th green during a practice round prior to the…Cameron Smith of Australia looks on from the driving range during a practice round prior to…Takumi Kanaya of Japan follows his shot on from the 11th green during a practice round…Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot from a bunker on the 11th hole during a…Matthieu Pavon of France plays his shot from the fifth tee during a practice round prior…Rickie Fowler of the United States looks on from the driving range during a practice round…
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