News Report Read more The guys who can win Here are the legitimate contenders to win the U.S. Open. They have the game, guts and nerves to handle four pressure-packed rounds on a setup that is traditionally the most difficult among the majors.

Xander Schauffele

The can’t-win-a-major monkey is off Schauffele’s back, and he’s playing well enough to start piling up trophies after waiting so long for his first. Remarkably, he has six top-10s in seven U.S. Open starts.

Rory McIlroy

McIlroy turned things around with his 26th PGA Tour victory at last month’s Wells Fargo Championship. He has five straight top-10s in the U.S. Open and tied for 23rd at the last one played at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2014. If Rory lifts the trophy on Sunday, he will end a 3,598-day major championship drought.