Doc's detailed betting preview of the 2025 US Open with his 5 top each way betting tips.
2025 US Open Betting Tips
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June 12th – 15th, 2025
Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
Par: 70 / Yardage: 7,372
Defending Champion: Bryson DeChambeau
Favourites Betting - To WIN Only
Scottie is unbackable at 3/1, just mental odds. If you want to put your money on a straight "win only" bet your best option is:
Bryson DeChambeau 7/1
T5 at the Masters, T2 at the PGA, defending two time US Open Champion. If you need convincing watch the full video of his practice round at Oakmont on his YouTube Channel. All things being equal he'll be in the mix.
Doc's 5 Best Each Way Bets
Betting each way you bet to win AND come in the top-5, called "a place". You get paid one quarter of the odds if the player finishes in a place.
Jon Rahm 12/1
Glimpses of the old Rahmbo at Augusta and then even better at the PGA Championship, and him feeling the fans rooting for him again has to give confidence heading in. T8 last week on LIV, if Jon can keep himself in check mentally and emotionally, there's not many can realistically challenge him here.
Shane Lowry 40/1
The game is there, the experience is there, the scar tissue is there to use. Everybody knows the story of Shane in Oakmont 2016 but since then he got his Major and should the chance come along again on Sunday he'll be in a much better place to get the job done. Best of luck Shane and Darren.
Patrick Cantlay 50/1
Finally got into US Open contention last year finishing behind Bryson and Rory in T3. His relentless play was summed up at the Truist where he hit 62 of 72 greens in regulation in a T4 performance. Good last time out at Memorial too, it's much tighter and longer here, but Cantlay has a squeak.
Sepp Straka 50/1
Winner of the American Express and the Truist among 10 top-15 finishes already this season. Straight as a die off the tee, but ceding a lot of yards to the big boys here. Sepp's only missed cuts this year have been at The Masters and PGA Championship, and his US Open record is cat, but you never know!!
Tommy Fleetwood 33/1
8 top-10's and wait for it, 22 top-25 finishes in the last 12 months! Would be a super popular champion. I do feel Tommy is a potential US Open Champion, he has one of the best short games in the World. Shot 63 twice in the final round of a US Open including in 2023 to finish T5 at LA Country Club. Great chance of a place.
Long Odds Glory Shots
Players at odds over 50/1.
Harris English 100/1
Goes about his business quietly but Harris is out there making money every week. Winner of the Farmers, T2 at the PGA Championship and a game based on fairways and greens. Great odds.
Ben Griffin 66/1
Form horse right now, winner in the pairs at the Zurich, T8 at Quail Hollow, winner at Charles Schwab, 2nd at Memorial last time out, it's crazy good!! Bats it a mile, this is a free hit, nothing to lose, cant wait to see how he goes!
Draft Kings Most Expensive
- Scottie Scheffler – $14,400
- Rory McIlroy – $12,400
- Bryson DeChambeau – $11,000
- Xander Schauffele – $10,400
- Jon Rahm – $10,200
- Collin Morikawa – $9,800
- Ludvig Aberg – $9,600
- Patrick Cantlay – $9,300
- Justin Thomas – $9,000
Closing Stats
Oakmont Country Club is hosting its 10th U.S. Open—more than any other club. Previous Opens were held in 1927, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983, 1994, 2007, and 2016. Baltusrol is second but no longer hosts U.S. Opens.
Oakmont has also hosted three PGA Championships (1922, 1951, 1978) and will hold its 18th USGA event this year—more than any other club. It’s a designated U.S. Open anchor site, with events already scheduled through 2049, including the U.S. Women’s Open (2028, 2038), the Walker Cup (2033), and the U.S. Women’s Amateur (2046).
Par 70, Oakmont will play 7,372 yards in 2025—153 yards longer than 2016. The rating is 77.5 with a slope of 147. It features bentgrass tees/fairways, rough of 4–8 inches (Kentucky Bluegrass and ryegrass), and Poa Annua greens cut to 0.09 inches—rolling at 14–15 on the Stimpmeter.
Oakmont ranks No. 5 in Golf Digest’s “America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses” and was the first course named a National Landmark (1987). Known for its difficulty, Oakmont’s 2016 U.S. Open scoring average was 73.56. Only a few venues—like Winged Foot (74.91 in 2020) and Shinnecock Hills (74.65 in 2018)—compare. Even in soft conditions, winning scores could range from even par to 3-over.
History shows only the best win at Oakmont. Of the nine U.S. Open winners there, eight were multiple major champions. The exception is Sam Parks (1935). Winners include Dustin Johnson (2016), Angel Cabrera (2007), Ernie Els (1994), Larry Nelson (1983), Jack Nicklaus (1962), Ben Hogan (1953), and Tommy Armour (1927).
Runner-ups have also been elite: Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk, Shane Lowry, Colin Montgomerie, Tom Watson, Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead, Walter Hagen, and Gene Sarazen. The trend is clear: only top-tier players contend at Oakmont.
Stats from 2007 and 2016 reinforce this. In 2016, Johnson averaged 317.1 yards off the tee (1st). Cabrera averaged 310.9 in 2007 (2nd), and Els 276.1 in 1994 (5th). Longer hitters tend to succeed.
Accuracy matters too. Cabrera hit 27/56 fairways (48.21%, T-48th), and Johnson hit 36/56 (64.29%, T-18th). Fairway averages were 52.09% in 2007 and 57.18% in 2016—some of the hardest on tour.
Greens in regulation is the biggest key. In 2016, Johnson hit 55/72 (76.39%, 1st). Cabrera hit 47/72 (65.38%, T-3rd), and Els 51/72 (70.83%, 1st). Field GIRs were among the lowest on Tour both years.
Oakmont is a demanding, elite-level challenge. Only the best survive.
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