It’s officially U.S. Open week and one of the best of the year for golf betting.
There are plenty of storylines to follow, including Scottie Scheffler going for the career Grand Slam, Rory McIlroy looking to win his second major of the year and a number of young stars looking for their first major championship victory.
Scheffler has the best odds to win the U.S. Open at +550.
Picking an outright winner is extremely hard, but there are some trends to know for this week at Shinnecock.
U.S. Open Betting Strategy
Since this is a major championship, naturally, one of the best players in the game is going to win.
Like most events, current form does come into play, so it’s important to look at how a player is performing at the moment.
Shinnecock hasn’t hosted a major since 2018, when Brooks Koepka won at +1, so some of the players in the field have not played the course before.
Even though there’s not much course history to go off of, it is a U.S. Open, so tough conditions with thick rough are expected. Do not expect many low scores this week, as it will be about limiting bogeys and taking advantage of the limited birdie opportunities.
Picking A U.S. Open Winner
Last 10 Winners Were Ranked Inside Top 25 of Data Golf World Rankings
- Scottie Scheffler
- Rory McIlroy
- Jon Rahm
- Cameron Young
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Xander Schauffele
- Ludvig Aberg
- Russell Henley
- Si Woo Kim
- Patrick Cantlay
- Sam Burns
- J.J. Spaun
- Maverick McNealy
- Collin Morikawa
- Chris Gotterup
- Harris English
- Wyndham Clark
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Adam Scott
- Justin Thomas
- Jake Knapp
- Viktor Hovland
- Ben Griffin
- Kurt Kitayama
These are the top 25 players, according to Data Golf.
8 of Last 10 U.S. Open Winners Had a Previous Top 25 at the Event
- Scheffler
- McIlroy
- Rahm
- Young
- Fitzpatrick
- Fleetwood
- Schauffele
- Aberg
- Henley
- Cantlay
- Burns
- Spaun
- Morikawa
- Gotterup
- English
- Clark
- DeChambeau
- Scott
- Thomas
- Hovland
- Griffin
Eliminated: Kim, McNealy, Knapp, Kitayama
8 of the Last 10 U.S. Open Winners Had a Top 10 Finish in the Previous 2 Majors
- Scheffler
- McIlroy
- Rahm
- Young
- Schauffele
- Henley
- Burns
- Morikawa
- Gotterup
- Thomas
Eliminated: Fitzpatrick, Fleetwood, Aberg, Cantlay, Spaun, English, Clark, DeChambeau, Scott, Hovland, Griffin
8 of Last 10 U.S. Open Winners Had Posted Top-12 Finish in Previous 2 Starts
- Scheffler
- McIlroy
- Rahm
- Schauffele
- Henley
- Burns
- Gotterup
Eliminated: Young, Morikawa, Thomas
Based on these trends, the winner will either be one of those seven players. Keep this in mind when making your U.S. Open picks this week.
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