PGA DFS Picks for 2025 U.S. Open: Experts High on Bryson DeChambeau, Sepp Straka at Oakmont
The 2025 U.S. Open will feature the toughest rough of the PGA Tour season, so who should you focus on to thrive at Oakmont country club this week? Tera Roberts has a few ideas, and has put together her PGA DFS lineup, starring Bryson DeChambeau and others.
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PGA DFS Picks for 2025 U.S. Open: Experts High on Bryson DeChambeau, Sepp Straka at Oakmont
The U.S. Open is back at the Oakmont Country Club - one of the most difficult courses on the tour. This course is legendary for being truly brutal with devastating rough and big, slick greens. Walking away from a round at par is a massive victory. Oakmont last hosted the U.S. Open in 2016, and the winning score that year was -4 (Dustin Johnson) with only three other players under par for the tournament.
Strategy note: The weather could be a factor with early-week rain and potentially Friday afternoon. However, it seems to be trending towards more rain on the weekend.
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2025 U.S. Open 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
2025 U.S. Open DFS Breakdown
Key Factors for Success at Oakmont
- Mental Fortitude: No joke - the ability to stay even keel and not panic after a setback will separate the top of the field.
- Driving Distance: Even the most accurate players struggle to avoid the rough. If you’re going to be in the thick of it, out-driving the field is an excellent method.
- Approach: The last two Oakmont winners were bombers, but precision with long irons can counteract a lack of distance off the tee.
- Putting: Don’t underestimate the value of strong, consistent putting and the ability to make difficult pars to gain strokes on the field.
U.S. Open DraftKings DFS Picks
PGA DFS Core Lineup
- Bryson DeChambeau ($11,000): The U.S. Open defending champ is perhaps the best combination of course fit and recent form, with two top-five major finishes.
- Sepp Straka ($7,700): Staka is a dog. His game is volatile, but he’s one of the few $7K plays with legitimate win equity, and his long irons are second only to Scottie Scheffler.
- Harris English ($6,700): English has a 2025 win, T2 and T12 finishes at the Masters and PGA Championship and solid U.S. Open experience, including T37 at Oakmont in 2016. He will be the chalkiest $6K play, but he’s locked in.
PGA DFS Value Plays
- Adam Scott ($6,600): Scott has ample experience at the U.S. Open, including a T18 in 2016. Be cautious. His recent form has improved, but his long irons remain questionable.
- Bud Cauley ($6,100): Cauley continues to come through as a value play, no matter the course difficulty. He has limited U.S. Open experience, but he’s in excellent form.
- Emiliano Grillo ($5,700): If you must dip into the $5K range, Grillo has history at Oakmont, making the cut in 2016. His tee-to-green and long irons are surging.
PGA DFS Additional Plays
- Scottie Scheffler ($14,400): Scheffler played the U.S. Open in 2016 and barely missed the cut, but he was a 19-year-old amateur and was under par in Round 1. Scheffler took last week off and is coming in well-rested. It’s ill-advised to fade him.
- Rory McIlroy ($12,400): Proceed with extreme caution. McIlroy’s recent struggles are primarily related to a driver switch. This week will be another experiment, but his ownership will dip, making him a contrarian play.
- Xander Schauffele ($10,400): This is the perfect week for a Schaffele breakthrough. He’s played eight U.S. Opens, and his worst finish is T14.
- Jon Rahm ($10,200): Rahm offers an excellent history at the U.S. Open and played in the 2016 tournament, finishing T23.
- Ludvig Aberg ($9,600): Aberg is finally coming around, and I refuse to miss his moment. He’s a solid Oakmont fit, plays up at difficult courses and the price is perfect.
- Shane Lowry ($7,800): Lowry was the 2016 runner-up and is in excellent form, losing strokes to the field just twice this year. If he could only close…but at $7,800, we’ll go with it.
- Jordan Spieth ($7,500): Spieth’s price typically doesn’t align with his output, but I can get behind this value. While the U.S. Open isn’t his strongest major, we can’t ignore the positive turn in recent form.
- Others: Joaquin Niemann ($8,600), Viktor Hovland ($8,500), Ben Griffin ($7,200), Sam Burns ($7,100), Patrick Reed ($6,900), Si Woo Kim ($6,900), Ryan Fox ($6,800), Akshay Bhatia ($6,700), JJ Spaun ($6,700), Aaron Rai ($6,400)
U.S. Open Betting Picks
- Outright Winner: Bryson DeChambeau (+750), Ludvig Aberg (+3000)
- Top 5 Finish: Joaquin Niemann (+450), Xander Schauffele(+360)
- Top 10 Finish: Shane Lowry (+300), Sepp Straka (+300)
- Top 20 Finish: Harris English (+220), Adam Scott (+330)
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