Bryson DeChambeau is very much a man of the people these days.
And he is also apparently "super excited" at the prospect of g a new contract with LIV Golf.
Given the 31-year-old's previous deal to the Saudi-backed series was reported as being worth around £74m, who wouldn't be, eh?
"We're looking to negotiate at the end of this year, and I'm very excited," he said. "They see the value in me. I see the value in what they can provide, and I believe we'll come to some sort of resolution on that. Super excited for the future."
The two-time US Open champion is aiming to become the eighth player to win the tournament in consecutive years and would Willie Anderson (1903, 1904, 1905), John McDermott (1911, 1912), Bobby Jones (1929, 1930), Ralph Guldahl (1937, 1938), Ben Hogan (1950, 1951), Curtis Strange (1988, 1989) and Brooks Koepka (2017, 2018) in accomplishing that feat.
Dentist Vogt's dream debutpublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 12 June
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There's some great storylines this week, and none better than 34-year-old dentist Matt Vogt playing in his first US Open after causing a big upset by coming through qualifying.
He's ranked 1,173rd in the World Amateur Rankings and has his own dentistry business, but he's swapping the scraper for a sand wedge this week to tackle Oakmont.
So watch out for how he gets on with this Oakmont rough, which can be as painful as pulling teeth by all s.
But Vogt will be, ahem, braced for a tough test this week at a course with plenty of bite so we'll drill down into his stats when he gets going.....
'This course challenges your sanity' - why Oakmont is toughest US Open testpublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 12 June
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Iain Carter BBC golf correspondent at Oakmont
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Pittsburgh, America's historic steel city also famed for coal mining, is known as a hub for hard industrial labour.
And these qualities extend to its most famed golf course. There are few, if any, tougher more uncompromising tests than Oakmont Country Club, the home of this week's US Open.
This is a place where players have to roll up their sleeves and get on with it despite the golfing environment's stark harshness.
Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau summed it up for his legion of YouTube followers when he said: "This course doesn't just challenge your game, it challenges your sanity."
This is the latest in a long line of observations about a course that will stage the US Open for a record 10th time, starting on Thursday. Seven-time major winner Gene Sarazen started the trend when he said Oakmont possesses "all the charm of a sock to the head".
The US Open is meant to be the toughest test and of all the courses that stage the United States' national championship, this appears the toughest. It is the ultimate US Open venue.
Today's tee timespublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 12 June
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Masters champion Rory McIlroy will play the opening two rounds of this week's US Open alongside European Ryder Cup team-mates Justin Rose and Shane Lowry.
The trio will start round one from the 10th hole at 12:40 BST on Thursday, 12 June and then tackle the Oakmont Country Club course from hole one in Friday's second round from 18:25.
McIlroy, who ended his major drought by beating Englishman Rose in a play-off to complete the career Grand Slam at Augusta National in April, won his solitary US Open in 2011. Rose claimed his only major title at the 2013 US Open.
World number one Scottie Scheffler is on the opposite side of the draw. He will tee off in Thursday's opening round at 18:25 from the first hole, and 12:40 from the 10th on Friday.
Welcome to the US Open!published at 12:04 British Summer Time 12 June
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Hello golf fans and welcome to the third major of the year and the toughest test of the lot, as the world's best take on the fearsome Oakmont in the 125th US Open.
World number one Scottie Scheffler is the biggest betting favourite to win this since Tiger Woods as he arrives as the US PGA champion in red-hot form, but he has a host of challengers lining up to take him on.
Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau is his chief opposition, Jon Rahm knows all about winning the US Open and Xander Schauffele is always there or thereabouts.
Scheffler's biggest challenge though will be Oakmont itself, and in particular its thick, gnarly rough that will result in some big numbers and some of the best players in the world being made to look rather foolish.
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