Scheffler One Win From Career Grand Slam at 2026 U.S. Open, Says Slam Not a Motivating Factor

U.S. Y. U.S. Open? Of course. I always just wanted to be the best version of myself, and that got me this far," Scheffler said.

The final round is scheduled for Sunday, which is also Scheffler's 30th birthday. A victory would make him the seventh player to complete the career Grand Slam in the Masters era. Scheffler won the PGA Championship and the Open Championship in 2025.

He won the Masters in 2022 and 2024. This is his first attempt at the career Grand Slam. "It's kind of a funny thing," Scheffler said. "It's like, yeah, if I win this tournament, that would be amazing.

But I think then I show up the next week, and it's like, 'OK, now Scottie's won the Grand Slam, he's won all these golf tournaments. "" "So no matter what, I think as a player and as a professional athlete, you're never going to live up to the expectations of people. I think the goalposts are always just moved further and further," he added.

Scheffler enters the week winless in his last 11 PGA Tour starts. His most recent victory came at the American Express in January 2026. He has finished runner-up three times in those 11 starts and posted seven top-five finishes.

He has finished in the top 25 in each of his 12 PGA Tour starts in 2026. U.S. Open appearances. "Golf is such a funny game," Scheffler said. Is finishing second a failure?

It can feel that way, but I think sometimes when you look at more [from] a wider view of the sport and where your game's at, second is not always that bad. " "I feel like I've been close most of the year. I feel like I just haven't been as sharp as I needed to be," he said.

Scheffler is the world No. 1 entering the event. It is the 13th consecutive major in which he holds that ranking, according to Elias Sports Bureau. Tiger Woods held the top spot for 21 consecutive majors from 2005 to 2010 and 20 consecutive majors from 2000 to 2004.