Very few people will ever know what the true relationship was between Arnold Palmer and O.J. Simpson. As two sporting icons, were they friends, or merely fellow “actors” shooting very corny Hertz commercials together in the mid-1980s?

Maybe no one would complain about the eighth hole at Oakmont Country Club if the term “par” had never been created in championship golf. But there it sits in the middle of the this tough U.S. course,

World number one Scottie Scheffler can expect a daunting challenge when he vies to extend his recent run of success at the 125th US Open at formidable Oakmont.Scheffler will face the challenge after winning three of his past four starts.

How fast are Oakmont's greens? "One golfer claimed he marked his ball with a nickel and the nickel slid off the green."

Never mind that Rory McIlroy is finally a Masters champion and the first player in 25 years to join the exclusive list of players with the career Grand Slam. Or that Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Championship and reasserted himself as golf's best player.

FILE - This is the ninth green in front of the clubhouse at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa., Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, the course for the 2025 U.S. Open golf tournament. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

The conditions that the US Open competitors will face at Oakmont are brutal, as evidenced by Michael Kim's latest reaction.

Scottie Scheffler will be the pre-championship favorite at Oakmont for good reason, but what about everyone else? Let's rank them all.