

Last week, reigning U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau posted a video of his recent round at Oakmont Country Club, the host of this year’s tournament, to his YouTube Channel.
The videos showcased the many challenges — including fast greens, thick rough and a nearly 300-yard par-3 hole on the front nine — that this course will present its competitors this weekend.
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DeChambeau, who hasn’t finished worse than fifth in any tournament since March, including the Masters and PGA Championship, finished the round at even par. If this weekend’s major championship plays anything like it did in 2016, an even round would be enough to contend for the win. The last time the U.S. Open was held at Oakmont Country Club, only four players finished under par.
The sport’s stars will face a tough test this weekend, but there are several value picks for your U.S. Open Championship pool. Here’s how it works: One player is selected from each tier of 10 inside the Official World Golf Ranking’s Top 50.
Let’s get to the picks!
Odds from BetMGM.
Tier 1 (1-10) | Scottie Scheffler
Odds: +275
The world’s top-ranked golfer isn’t providing much value with those odds, but it’s hard to go against a hot hand, and Scheffler’s hand is sizzling.
He’s won three of his past four tournaments, including the PGA Championship, and has finished outside of the top five only once in his last seven starts — a T8 at the RBC Heritage.
During that stretch, he’s gained the most total true strokes of any golfer in the field (3.75), according to datagolf.com. That total is boosted by his 1.73 true strokes gained on approach.
Avoiding mistakes will be key this week, and Scheffler has largely done that while keeping a tight grip on the No. 1 spot in the rankings.
Scottie Scheffler from DEEP ‼️
Scheffler has two birdies through four holes. pic.twitter.com/VkSwKK8lVY
— ESPN (@espn) April 10, 2025
Tier 2 (11-20) | Ben Griffin
Odds: +6600
Ben Griffin, No. 15 in the Official World Golf Ranking (WGR), is on quite the run over the last month. Here are his last three finishes:
- June 1 at the Memorial Tournament: Second
- May 25 at the Charles Schwab Challenge: Winner
- May 18 at the PGA Championship: T8
His 3.30 total true strokes gained are second only to Scheffler’s 3.88 over that span among the field, according to datagolf.com.
Griffin’s putting accounts for a significant portion of that total, as he has picked up 1.25 strokes on the green in his last three tournaments. Among this week’s field, only Sam Burns, who appears next in these picks, and Sepp Straka have gained more strokes putting.
WHAT A PUTT 💥‼️
Ben Griffin goes eagle-birdie to reach 8 under par @MemorialGolf pic.twitter.com/zLqobYBuV5
— Golf on CBS ⛳ (@GolfonCBS) June 1, 2025
Tier 3 (21-30) | Sam Burns
Odds: +6600
Burns’ putter has been working all year. Even during a stretch from late March through early April when he missed three straight cuts, Burns was still picking up strokes with the flat stick.
In fact, he’s only lost strokes with his putter in one tournament this year, the WM Phoenix Open.
It looks like the rest of his game is starting to match his putting form over the last month. He lost a playoff to Ryan Fox to finish second at the RBC Canadian Open, but played great throughout the course.
Sam Burns birdies the 18th for an exceptional final-round 62 and the clubhouse lead. 💪
📺 CBS pic.twitter.com/WwlJt2tRyn
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) June 8, 2025
That came on the heels of two top-20 finishes in the Memorial Tournament and the PGA Championship.
Tier 4 (31-40) | Ryan Fox
Odds: +8000
Keeping with the theme of going with the hot hand, Fox is coming from a playoff win at the RBC Canadian Open.
“That shot I hit on 18 … probably the best shot I’ve ever hit.”@RyanFoxGolfer sealed the deal with this shot on the fourth playoff hole @RBCCanadianOpen. pic.twitter.com/Nmx4kojXRt
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 8, 2025
He also snagged another win at the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic in May. Fox’s 2.22 total true strokes gained since the South Carolina event ranks seventh among the field at the U.S Open.
Tier 5 (41-50) | Jordan Spieth
Odds: +5500
Oddsmakers don’t seem to think Spieth is the 47th-best golfer in the world, which is a great endorsement for the 31-year-old to be the selection at this tier.
Spieth has some great golf this year as well as not-so-great, sometimes on a single hole.
The most normal @JordanSpieth par 😅
(presented by @CDWCorp) pic.twitter.com/BO2pe7Y91a
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 30, 2025
He’s coming off a T7 finish at the Memorial and could hit one of the best shots you’ve ever seen at any given moment.
Wild card | Cameron Young
Odds: +10000
Young is currently No. 56 in the WGR, but if he keeps playing the way he has been since the start of May, he’ll be in the top 50 next week.
He’s T4, T25, T47 and T7 in his last four starts, respectively. Prior to that stretch, he’d missed the cut in six of 12 events.
It seems Young has picked his game up recently and should be confident heading into the U.S. Open.
Cameron Young. How? ⚠️
How to make a really tough shot look so easy 😅 pic.twitter.com/38q69YfJEn
— Golf on CBS ⛳ (@GolfonCBS) June 8, 2025
(Photo of Scottie Scheffler: Andy Lyons / Getty Images)
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