J.J. Spaun looks to win his second U.S. Open in a row when he competes in the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., June 18-21. Spaun won last year's event by two strokes over Robert MacIntyre. Spaun has three career wins on the PGA Tour, with four other professional wins, including one on the European Tour. He enters Round 1 on June 18 at +5000 in the 2026 U.S. Open odds.
Scottie Scheffler enters as U.S. Open favorite at +550, followed by Rory McIlroy (+1200), Jon Rahm (+1300) and Cameron Young (+2000). Before making any 2026 U.S. Open picks, you need to see the 2026 PGA Championship predictions from golf expert David Bearman.
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Bearman joins SportsLine after serving as ESPN's golf researcher from 2008-11 and as the Deputy Editor of ESPN Chalk from 2019-23, where he authored the weekly golf betting column for that site. He started the year by chasing 28 placement golf betting picks (top 5/10/20) in the first 11 tournaments and hit Cam Young outright at The Players Championship. He also hit on Matt Fitzpatrick at the RBC Heritage and Cam Young at the Cadillac Championship, and is up more than 18 units in 2026.
Now, Bearman has focused on the 2026 U.S. Open field and locked in his predictions, sleepers and golfers to avoid. You can only see them here.
Top 2026 U.S. Open expert picks
One of Bearman's 2026 U.S. Open predictions: He's fading Bryson DeChambeau, despite him being among the top-10 favorites. He is also a two-time major champion. DeChambeau has 16 career wins as a professional, including nine wins on the PGA Tour. He has been dominant in the LIV Golf League, notching five victories, including a playoff victory at the LIV Golf South Africa tournament this past March.
"DeChambeau has also missed the cut in three of his last four majors, including both this year and last year's U.S. Open at Oakmont," Bearman told SportsLine. "He was downright awful at the PGA Championship in May, losing 1.15 strokes to the field overall and 2.13 around the greens." See who Bearman is backing at SportsLine.
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How to make 2026 U.S. Open picks
Bearman has revealed his best bets, including a player who is higher than 350-1 in the odds and "has had success at U.S. Opens." He's also sprinkling two shocking triple-digit longshots. You can only see who they are at SportsLine.
What are the best bets for the 2026 U.S. Open, and which gigantic longshots should you target? Check out the 2026 U.S. Open odds below, then visit SportsLine to see David Bearman's top picks for the 2026 U.S. Open, all from the expert who is up over 18 units in 2026.
2026 U.S. Open odds, field
See U.S. Open picks, best bets and predictions here. Odds via FanDuel (subject to change)
Scottie Scheffler +550 Rory McIlroy +1200 Jon Rahm +1300 Cameron Young +2000 Tommy Fleetwood +2200 Matt Fitzpatrick +2200 Ludvig Åberg +2200 Xander Schauffele +2200 Bryson DeChambeau +2500 Brooks Koepka +3500 Russell Henley +3500 Collin Morikawa +4000 Sam Burns +4000 Justin Rose +4000 Tyrrell Hatton +4000 Si Woo Kim +4000 Justin Thomas +4000 Wyndham Clark +4000 Chris Gotterup +4500 Patrick Cantlay +4500 Patrick Reed +4500 Viktor Hovland +4500 J.J. Spaun +5000 Hideki Matsuyama +6000 Jordan Spieth +6500 Robert MacIntyre +6500 Joaquin Niemann +6500 Shane Lowry +6500 Aaron Rai +8000 Min Woo Lee +8000 Adam Scott +8000 Kurt Kitayama +8000 Ben Griffin +8000 Jake Knapp +10000 Harris English +10000 Alex Smalley +10000 Akshay Bhatia +10000 Maverick McNealy +10000 Alex Fitzpatrick +10000 Gary Woodland +10000 Cameron Smith +10000 Ryan Gerard +10000 Nicolai Højgaard +10000 Kristoffer Reitan +10000 Sepp Straka +10000 Alex Noren +10000 Bud Cauley +10000
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