US Open: Is Scottie Scheffler ready to fulfil his destiny and complete career Grand Slam at Shinnecock Hills?

The stars could align for Scottie Scheffler at Shinnecock Hills this week, with the 29-year-old able to complete the final leg of his career Grand Slam and become only the seventh player in history to do so, should he claim victory at the US Open.

​​​​​​He would also achieve the historic feat on his 30th birthday, no less.

Scheffler, to put it mildly, has experienced an indifferent season on the PGA Tour in 2026. He has struggled to live up to the high standards he has set in the past two years, but it would be a brave person to rule the world No 1 out this week, particularly given what is at stake.

For the four-time major winner, who has a whopping 20 victories on the PGA Tour, it has largely been a case of when, not if, he fulfils his destiny and joins Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan in the illustrious career Grand Slam club, after the two-time Masters champion won the PGA Championship and The Open in 2025.

Scheffler began 2026 in emphatic fashion, securing a four-shot victory at The American Express in January, suggesting this year would be business as usual.

Since then, the American's performances have been solid but a far cry from his dominance over the past two years. Scheffler won six times on the PGA Tour in 2025 and eight times worldwide in 2024 - a year that also saw him win a gold medal at the Paris Olympics.

Questions began to ring over Scheffler's form at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March, where he ended the tournament tied-24th to post his worst finish at a PGA Tour event in 13 months.