PGA Power Rankings: Top 5 Golfers For 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont
The 2025 U.S. Open will be held at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania for the 10th time, and the first since 2016. Which golfers are best equipped to handle this rough, and can anyone beat Scottie Scheffler? Matt MacKay brings us his PGA Power Rankings and top 5 golfers for the 2025 U.S. Open.
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PGA Power Rankings: Top 5 Golfers For 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont
The 2025 U.S. Open marks the third of four majors on the PGA Tour calendar, meaning we'll be treated to a star-studded field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this week. Oakmont Country Club hosts this major for the first time since 2016 and enters with a reputation for thick rough and lightning-fast greens.
Scottie Scheffler is riding high as the betting favorite ahead of Round 1 at Oakmont. He's won three of his past four events played, including a win at Quail Hollow, capturing his first major victory outside of The Masters during the 2025 PGA Championship. Oddsmakers have shortened him to +280 odds in the outright winner betting market.
Bryson DeChambeau returns to defend his 2024 U.S. Open title won at Pinehurst No. 2. The LIV golfer drilled an impeccable up-and-down out of the bunker on the 72nd hole to beat Rory McIlroy. DeChambeau is currently the second betting favorite behind Scheffler at +750 odds.
Other notable favorites at the 2025 U.S. Open include Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm at +1200, Xander Schauffele at +2200, Collin Morikawa at +2500, as well as Joaquin Niemann and Ludvig Åberg at +3000 odds.
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2025 U.S. OPEN DATE, TIME, AND WHERE TO WATCH
- Date: Thursday, June 12 - Sunday, June 15, 2025
- Time: 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM ET
- How to Watch: USA, Peacock, NBC, USGA App, USOpen.com, DirecTV, YouTube TV
PGA Power Rankings: U.S. Open
1. Scottie Scheffler (+280) Click here to see which sportsbook has the best U.S. Open odds
Scottie Scheffler has cemented his status as the golfer to beat in any PGA Tour event. After logging three top five finishes earlier this season, he's returned to last year's dominant form, rattling off three wins since May 4th.
Scheffler leads the PGA Tour in multiple key metrics. These include total strokes gained, SG: Off-the-Tee, SG: Approach, scoring average and birdie average. He's also second in proximity and scrambling, along with fifth in putting average.
He's ranked first in bogey avoidance and bounce back rate. Scheffler will be able to overcome the difficult conditions at Oakmont and climb into contention, especially with his reliable ball-striking.
+280 is extremely short for a pre-event favorite in PGA betting markets. However, Scheffler's elite play justifies this price.
2. Tommy Fleetwood (+4000) Click here to see which sportsbook has the best U.S. Open odds
Tommy Fleetwood is continually shown a lot of respect by oddsmakers despite not having an outright win on the PGA Tour. The Englishman is 40-1, making him the 10th betting favorite in the outright winner market at Oakmont.
He's recorded T5 and T16 finishes in two straight U.S. Open events. Fleetwood has also carded a pair of T4 finishes recently at the Truist Championship and Charles Schwab Challenge, along with a T16 during his last outing at the Memorial Tournament.
Ranks seventh in total strokes gained, including 12th SG: Approach, 34th in driving accuracy and 43rd SG: Putting. Fleetwood is also 10th on par 4s and 26th SG: Around-the-Green.
Fleetwood has the talent and current form to break through with his first PGA Tour win at the U.S. Open, just like fellow Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick did in 2022.
3. Shane Lowry (+4500) Click here to see which sportsbook has the best U.S. Open odds
I like Shane Lowry a lot at Oakmont this week. The Irishman's game is rounding into form lately, including a runner-up finish at the Truist Championship in mid-May.
Lowry has a major win under his belt during the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush. He's fifth in total strokes gained, including second SG: Approach, 28th driving accuracy, and first proximity. Ranking 17th on par 4s and 24th scrambling is also encouraging at a course like Oakmont.
45-1 is too much value to pass on a golfer of Lowry's caliber. I expect him to be in contention on Sunday.
4. Jordan Spieth (+7000) Click here to see which sportsbook has the best U.S. Open odds
Jordan Spieth is another high-profile golfer trending up ahead of the U.S. Open. Spieth is a 13-time winner on the PGA Tour, including the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, but he's currently riding a three-year win drought.
Spieth is ranked 19th in total strokes gained this season. He's 26th SG: Off-the-Tee, including 36th total driving, while sitting 23rd in putting average. Spieth is 28th on par 4s and 28th in bounce back percentage, which will be helpful at Oakmont.
Spieth is finding his rhythm at the midpoint of the 2025 PGA Tour season, collecting a pair of top 10 finishes since May. Let's back the Texas native to get hot at Oakmont with lucrative 70-1 odds.
5. Taylor Pendrith (+12500) Click here to see which sportsbook has the best U.S. Open odds
A golfer built to navigate Oakmont is undoubtedly Taylor Pendrith. The Canadian ranks fourth SG: Off-the-Tee, including fifth in total driving and seventh at finding greens in regulation.
Pendrith is top 50 for approach shots from 200+ yards and proximity. He's also 35th SG: Approach and has four top 10 finishes in 2025. Missed the cut at The Masters before posting a quality T5 finish during the PGA Championship last month.
The short game is why we're landing 125-1 odds on Pendrith to win outright. He's been terrible scrambling and putting, although most of his approach shots wind up on the green.
Pendrith is one of my favorite longshot prospects due to his tee-to-green efficiency, so let's back him at a ridiculously long price.
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