Heading into the 10th U. S. Open that is being played at revered Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont PA, the top 10 names on the FedEx Cup points list were Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Sepp Straka, Justin Thomas, Ben Griffin, Russell Henley, Maverick McNealy, Andrew Novak, Corey Connors and Ludvig Aberg.

    At the halfway point, Griffin is tied for fourth and Maverick is tied for eighth. The rest have a lot of work to do over the par-70 layout about which the TV analysts say "is humbling" the best players in the world. 

    Only three players have broken par after 36 holes - Sam Burns is 3 under, J J  Spaun is 2 under, and Viktor Hovland is 1 under.  Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, is tied for 23rd at 4 over, and defending champ Bryson DeChambeau missed the cut by a mile - 10 over. The cut came at an unbelievable 7 over, and a long list of A+ players didn't make it. Dustin Johnson also bombed out at 10 over. 

    Seminole Brooks Koepka is tied for 8th at 2 over, and Seminole Daniel Berger is tied for 23rd with Scheffler. There are no Gators in the field. But there is George Duangmanee; he shot 86-89, 35 over. 

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