What can we expect at the US Open? Storylines to follow

Will the LIV Golf Invitational Series continue to dominate discussion at the US Open? Can Rory McIlroy finally find a fifth major title? Could we see an English winner in Boston? Talking points ahead of this week’s major at The Country Club in Brookline, live on Sky Sports…. Who will be next to join the PGA Tour exodus?

This week's major is the first tournament since the controversial LIV Golf Invitational Series finally got under way, where Charl Schwartzel became $4.75m richer after winning both the individual event and the team competition at the Centurion Club.

Schwartzel isn't part of the US Open field but several of last week's 48-man line-up are, including his Stinger GC teammates Louis Oosthuizen and Branden Grace, along with 2016 winner Dustin Johnson and six-time runner-up Phil Mickelson.

The PGA Tour announced on Thursday that all 17 of its members involved last week in the Greg Norman-fronted event would no longer be eligible to compete in Tour events, although many of those players had already resigned from the Tour.

Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed and Pat Perez have already committed to the second event, taking place in Portland from June 30-July 2, with several other PGA Tour players heavily linked to the Saudi-backed circuit.

The PGA Tour has confirmed that it will continue to suspend players wanting to join the LIV Golf Invitational Series, although it remains unclear whether that threat is enough to prevent other names from making the switch.

The six-time US Open runner-up has dominated the golf headlines in recent months for his controversial comments about Saudi Arabia and the PGA Tour, with Mickelson only ending his self-imposed exile from golf to compete in the LIV Golf Invitational Series last