Scottie Scheffler’s biggest headache ahead of the US Open isn’t the course at the Oakmont Country Club — it’s bettors clogging his Venmo with sob stories and payout demands. The Ridgewood, NJ native will tee off as a favorite on Thursday at the Open,

What we don’t see is how gamblers interact with the players they bet on. In this year’s edition of The Athletic ’s anonymous MLB player poll, our writers asked players about the experience — and to judge from the overwhelming responses we received from major leaguers, it’s even uglier and scarier than you think.