Is this the year he finally gets it done?
Lefty has six (!) second-place finishes in the event, though he has not placed better than T28 since 2013. Mickelson, meanwhile, continues to pine for the elusive career grand slam with the U.S. In that time, he has managed 17 top-10 finishes with top eights in four of his last five majors. McIlroy is attempting to get off an extended major championship schneid that now extends nine years and 32 events. Then there are Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson, both of whom are seeking history in different manners. Scheffler and Rahm are each seeking their second career majors, while Koepka is attempting to enter rarified air with his six his five prior such wins have all come either at this event or the PGA Championship. Open feel like anyone's to claim, there is a three-headed monster atop the sport right now with Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka raking in victories and top-level statistics. While the extra-large field may make the U.S. As golfers and their fans prepare for the third major championship of the season, one primary question comes to mind: Who are you picking to win this year at Los Angeles Country Club? With a 156-man field featuring the best professionals in the world, we are in for a thrill ride from Thursday's first round onward.
A reprieve from the bluster that has surrounded the world of golf thankfully comes this week with the 2023 U.S.
