Scottie Scheffler has spoken out on his U.S. Open frustrations and his heated bust-up with coach Randy Smith as he showed a rarely-seen fiery side

Scottie Scheffler managed to card a very respectable even 70 fourth round as he did on Saturday to enter the clubhouse as the co-leader alongside the likes of Jon Rahm

The Ryder Cup star got something out of it as he stayed in title contention through Saturday with an outside chance of catching leader and mate Sam Burns to win the crown and back-up his PGA title triumph with a fourth Major victory.

Sam Burns and Scottie Scheffler are roommates at this week's U.S. Open. They share houses often, but two things make this major different.

The 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club is already proving to be a brutal test for the world’s best golfers. J.J. Spaun stunned everyone by carding a bogey-free 66, only the second such round ever at a U.S. Open held at Oakmont to grab the lead on Thursday. He sits at 4-under, just ahead of Thriston Lawrence at 3-under.

The other tricky element in this conversation? The manager he was looking at, Blake Smith, was the son of Scheffler’s lifelong coach. Randy Smith had helped mold Scheffler from a precocious little 7-year-old at Royal Oaks Country Club to one of the best ball strikers in golf history. These dynamics can be tricky.

The ridiculously high standards that Scottie Scheffler has set the last 3 ½ years often lead to even higher expectations, which makes his start at the U.S. Open feel like such an anomaly.

Scottie Scheffler pays attention to the leaderboard, though it usually doesn’t matter. He watched during the PGA Championship in May and saw his five-shot lead wiped away by Jon Rahm nine holes into the final round.