Everything You Need to Know Before the US Open at Shinnecock Head to cozyearth.com and use code WINGO for an exclusive 20% off. Trey and Justin Ray get you fully ready for the third major of the year. Trey joins from Grand Rapids, Michigan, fresh off a second-place finish in the Meijer LPGA Classic Pro-Am, and Justin is on the ground at Shinnecock Hills as the US Open returns there for the first time since 2018. Big News for the Show Before any golf talk, there's a major announcement. Justin Ray has been named the lead analytics advisor for Team USA at the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor, working alongside Hunter Stewart under captain Jim Furyk. This comes off the back of real results — Justin's work with the US Solheim Cup team produced the first-ever alternate shot session sweep in 2023 in Spain, and a decisive win in 2024 outside Washington DC. Justin Leonard first reached out about the idea, and four minutes later Jim Furyk called. A 90-minute presentation followed, and the decision came together quickly. The goal now — help Team USA end a 34-year drought without a Ryder Cup win on foreign soil. Shinnecock's Conditions Shinnecock has a complicated history with the US Open — a green that had to be watered between groupings in 2004, the infamous Phil Mickelson moving-ball putt in 2018, a course that had to be toned down before the final round that year so Tommy Fleetwood could shoot a record-tying 63. This time, conditions on the ground look different. A wet, cold spring has the course playing a little dry and quick heading into tournament week, and the sand-based soil means even Thursday's forecasted rain likely won't soften the brutal test that's coming. Scotty's Chase for History Six men have ever completed the career grand slam — Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and Rory McIlroy. Scotty Scheffler is going for the US Open piece that would make him the seventh. Despite a statistically strong season, his proximity numbers have slipped — he's dropped over 100 spots in average approach distance, and less than 22 percent of his fairway approaches are landing inside 15 feet, ranking 148th of 152 players on tour. And yet he still leads the PGA Tour in strokes gained total, scoring average, and birdie average, and is now a legitimately good putter for the first time in his career. As Brandel Chamblee put it — he might not be unbeatable anymore, but he's still the man to beat. The Predictions With Scotty and Rory taken off the board as the obvious favorites, Trey and Justin each name three players who could make noise at Shinnecock — covering names like John Rahm, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick, Cam Young, and Chris Gotterup, with the full reasoning behind each pick. The Bud Cauley Story A story almost lost in US Open week deserves the spotlight — Bud Cauley's first career PGA Tour win at the RBC Canadian Open, six years removed from a near-fatal car crash that left his playing future, and his life, in real doubt. Your Questions And to close it out, seven of your questions — covering the biggest X-factor at Shinnecock, Adam Scott's record major streak, Bryson's new driver experiment, the Rory-versus-Rolapp schedule debate, Tiger's return timeline, and a historic perfect performance at the Curtis Cup. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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