SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. -- The season's second major opens Thursday at Shinnecock Hills, with all the big names seemingly primed to make something happen. Can Dustin Johnson win two weeks in a row and continue the American dominance in majors? Can Phil Mickelson make one more U.S. Open run and grab the major that has eluded him all these years? Is it Rickie Fowler's time? Will Rory McIlroy's two-week golf trip on Long Island -- he's played seemingly every big-name course in and around the area during his extended stay -- result in a second U.
First-round preview: The U.S. hoping to keep the majors, trouble at No. 7 and more
