It’s almost time for the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 — the third men’s major championship of the year — and the best players in the world are getting in their final practice rounds before it gets real Thursday morning.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler — fresh off a win at the Memorial Tournament — is the overwhelming betting favorite to hoist the hardware in North Carolina, sitting at +300 (3/1). In majors this season, Scheffler slipped on the green jacket once again back in April, and the only thing that stopped him at Valhalla was an early-morning arrest.
PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele hasn’t finished outside the top 10 in his last five U.S. Open appearances and comes in as the second betting favorite at +1000 (10/1), followed by Rory McIlroy — runner-up to Wyndham Clark at Los Angeles Country Club in 2023 — at +1100 (11/1).
Before we get into our picks for the week, let’s have a look at the field’s championship history and the betting odds.
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Golf course
Pinehurst No. 2 | Par 70 | 7,543 yards
Tournament history
Combined U.S. Open/Masters/PGA Championship course history going back to 2018 for the field @PinehurstResort.
⛳️Includes average finish position and complete Strokes Gained per round in each category. Players are sorted by SG: Total.
⛳️Courses included in the data: Augusta… pic.twitter.com/Yl7m91xL40
— Ron Klos (@PGASplits101) June 10, 2024
Betting odds
| Player | Odds | Player | Odds |
| Scottie Scheffler | +300 | Hideki Matsuyama | +3500 |
| Xander Schauffele | +1000 | Justin Thomas | +4000 |
| Rory McIlroy | +1100 | Cam Smith | +4000 |
| Collin Morikawa | +1400 | Matt Fitzpatrick | +4500 |
| Viktor Hovland | +1800 | Sahith Theegala | +5000 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | +2000 | Max Homa | +5000 |
| Brooks Koepka | +2000 | Tyrrell Hatton | +5000 |
| Ludvig Aberg | +2200 | Patrick Cantlay | +5500 |
| Jon Rahm | +2500 | Jordan Spieth | +5500 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | +3500 | Tony Finau | +6000 |
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