The sands are nearly through the preparatory hourglass, which means it's time for our annual pre-U.S. Open rankings.
Dustin Johnson entered the 2018 event as the No. 1 player in the Official World Golf Ranking and had a four-shot lead after 36 holes, but he ultimately slid to third, falling two shots off the pace of repeat winner Brooks Koepka thanks to closing rounds of 77 and 70 at Shinnecock Hills.
As for Koepka, his eventual one-shot victory over Englishman Tommy Fleetwood made him just the third player to defend a U.S. Open championship since World War II, joining Ben Hogan (1950-51) and Curtis Strange (1988-89).