ERIN, Wis. -- Most eyes this week are fixed on the superstar likes of Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy, but one of the intrinsic appeals of the U.S. Open is its, well, openness. It's society's original reality competition, giving any golfer a chance to spar against the best of the best. That these Tin Cup aspirations are mostly delusional is not the point. What you do with that moment is.