The US Open revisits Oakmont in 2025, the venue that has held America’s national championship more than any.
Dustin Johnson won the US Open when it last visited this iconic Pennsylvania track. 2016 feels both close and far, but it was finally the moment Johnson got over the major threshold.
It will be US Open number 10 at Oakmont which was designed by Henry Fownes in 1904. It has since been renovated by Tom Fazio and Gil Hanse respectively. Fans will be delighted to see the view of the Church Pew bunkers that come into play on holes 3 and 4.
Bryson DeChambeau won the US Open in 2024 which was one of the most memorable and nail-biting finishes to a major championship in a while. Rory McIlroy blundered two short putts on holes 16 and 18 at Pinehurst to allow DeChambeau to win his second major title.
The big-hitting LIV Golf star will be back in 2025, as will McIlroy and the rest of the world’s best players, regardless of which golf tour they have chosen to play on.
McIlroy won the career grand slam at the Masters, and Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Championship for his third major win. There are storylines galore as per usual, before another major.
Let’s get stuck into who we think has a great chance of winning the US Open at Oakmont in 2025, and some US Open golf betting odds.
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US Open betting 2025
Venue: Oakmont, Plum, Pennsylvania, United States
Date: June 12-15, 2025
Course stats: Par 71, 7,427 yards
Defending champion: Bryson DeChambeau (-6)
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Scottie Scheffler @ 5/1 (February)
Price now: 3/1
Scottie Scheffler actually played in the US Open at Oakmont in 2016. It was his first-ever major appearance, but he missed the cut. He finished tied for 27th at Erin Hills the year after at 20 years of age.
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His more recent record, now he is a certified star, is good. He came tied for second at Brookline in 2022 and tied for third at Los Angeles Country Club in 2023. There is every reason to think Scheffler will win a US Open in his career because he is superb from tee to green.
It is no surprise that he was statistically dominant in 2024 given he won nine tournaments. But like every betting column that tips up the Texan, his putting is a downside. He was ranked 77th in 2024 in strokes gained on the green, which might not wash at Oakmont.
Scheffler started fast in 2025 too. He came tied for ninth at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in his first start back after injuring his hand at Christmas, he was lukewarm at the WM Phoenix Open, then came tied for third at the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines. His ball-striking and consistency are showing no sign of wilting.
He then won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, and his third major at the PGA Championship, when he wasn’t even at his best. Shortly after, he won the Memorial for the second time in a row. He is the 3/1 favourite this week now, which is a tough price for punters, but surely fair enough.
Like Xander Schauffele, Scheffler’s major record in the last five years is outstanding. He has won the Masters twice and now the PGA, plus a smattering of other top finishes. His aforementioned US Open form is bombproof, and he has two top-10s in four Open Championship appearances.
Scheffler could win quite a few majors, and this is also down to his versatility. Oakmont shouldn’t trouble him.
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Collin Morikawa @ 16/1 (February)
Price now: 25/1
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Collin Morikawa was on the brink of winning his third major in 2024. He came tied for third at the Masters and tied for fourth at the PGA Championship. He came in the top 20 of both other majors, so he is still a formidable presence at the best events in the game.
He was fifth in total strokes gained in 2024, seventh in driving accuracy and ninth in scrambling. These are very favourable stats when going to tournament venues like Oakmont. Like Scheffler though, he was outside of the top 70 in strokes gained in putting.
He also made eight top-10s on the PGA Tour, which included coming second at Memorial and at the season-ending Tour Championship. It was the most solid season without actually winning an event. Morikawa started well in 2025 by coming second at the Sentry and finishing in the top 20 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am and the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines.
He came tied for 10th at the Players and tied for 14th at the Masters and statistically, he is in the top six of strokes gained from tee to green and approaching the green, and he is ranked second in driving accuracy.
His accuracy and ability to save himself around the greens could be crucial at Oakmont, and based on his form in 2024, Morikawa still garners a lot of respect at the majors.
Patrick Cantlay @ 28/1 (February)
Price now: 45/1
Quite typically, Patrick Cantlay missed one cut in 2024. He is incredibly consistent and his consistent play at the US Open continued in 2024 where he almost went entirely under the radar to a first major win at Pinehurst.
He finished two shots behind DeChambeau while playing with McIlroy in the final round. Cantlay’s major record shows he can play well in all of the big four events, but he was close at the US Open last year and came tied for 14th in 2022 and 2023 as well.
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There might be a positive trend in this form. He was a moderate performer in the stats table in 2024, coming 16th in total strokes gained, 28th off the tee and 25th in putting. But his driving distance and strokes gained approaching the green left much to be desired.
Cantlay made a solid start to 2025 with a tied-for-fifth finish at the Amex and tied for fifth again at the Genesis Invitational, a Signature Event with a strong field. He came tied for 12th at the Players, tied for 13th at the RBC Heritage and tied for fourth at the Truist at Philadelphia Cricket Club.
He is 9th overall in total strokes gained on tour and second in greens in regulation percentage.
Cantlay is an eight-time PGA Tour winner and is in the present-day conversation for the most successful tour players yet to win a major. I think the US Open would be the tournament where he finally crosses the threshold.
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Hideki Matsuyama @ 33/1 (February)
Price now: 66/1
Hideki Matsuyama likes hot starts to his seasons. He won the Genesis Invitational in 2024, the Sony Open in 2022 and he started the 2025 season perfectly with a win at the Sentry in Hawaii.
11 PGA Tour victories tell us that Matsuyama is a winner. He won the 2021 Masters and he is always fancied to go well at Augusta. But he has also played well at the US Open without winning in recent years.
He came sixth in 2024 and fourth in 2022. He came tied for second behind Brooks Koepka in 2017, so it seems the US Open trophy is one that Matsuyama has challenged many times without grasping it. His record at the US Open is significantly better than his record at The Open and the PGA Championship.
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He was solid statistically through the 2024 season. He was fourth in total strokes gained, 15th in approaching the green and second in scrambling. In 2025, Matsuyama has been excellent around the greens and his statistical proximity to the hole with approaches is encouraging too.
Like the other tips I have put up, he excels in the departments you’d like him to when playing at Oakmont.
Matthieu Pavon @ 150/1 (February)
Price now: 350/1
Matthieu Pavon graduated to the PGA Tour from the DP World Tour in 2024 and got off to a perfect start in the States by winning the Farmers Insurance Open.
He came third at Pebble Beach the following week and played well at the majors too. He came tied for 12th at the Masters and he played well for much of the 2024 US Open where he came outright fifth.
He only made eight major appearances through 2024 but it seems he has reached his peak in his early 30s. He reached the Tour Championship in his first PGA Tour season.
Statistically, he wasn’t incredible in 2024, but he still made four top-10s with the win at Torrey Pines. He has struggled to find form in 2025, but he is ranked in the top 40 in strokes gained in putting at least.
At 350/1, it seems a huge price for a player who excelled at the Pinehurst US Open, a course that challenges people to the core, like Oakmont will.
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