OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler doesn’t care what the oddsmakers think or what people say about his status as the overwhelming favorite in this U.S. Open, and pretty much everywhere he plays.
But he can hear them — and sometimes, he hears from them.
“That’s why I had to get rid of my Venmo, because I was either getting paid by people or people requesting me a bunch of money when I didn’t win. It wasn’t a good feeling,” Scheffler said with a laugh Tuesday at Oakmont.
It wasn’t entirely clear if he was kidding.
He did say later the most anyone tried to pay him for a win — he has won 19 times worldwide in just over three years — was a couple of dollars.