Scottie Scheffler Gets Clear Message From Golf Legend Before US Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Oakmont Country Club is bracing for its 10th U.S. Open beginning Thursday, where the narrow fairways, lightning-fast greens and deep Pennsylvanian rough have built a reputation as the most punishing test on the PGA Tour.

Scottie Scheffler will be the clear favourite when the U.S. Open begins on Thursday at Oakmont Country Club where the devilish course is sure to torment many of the world's best players vying for the year's third major title.

World No. 1 and defending PGA Championship winner, Scottie Scheffler, believes that this week's U.S. Open, hosted at the Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania, will be quite the test.

SportsLine golf expert Eric Cohen just locked in his PGA Tour best bets for the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club

The golf world is getting ready to descend upon Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania for the third major event of the 2025 season: the U.S. Open. The U.S. Open will feature a field of 156 golfers vying to take home the title.

Unsurprisingly, the trio make up three of the top four in the US Open market on betting sites, along with Jon Rahm, who is priced at 13/1 just ahead of McIlroy. Scheffler has won three of his last four tournaments,

Two-time major champion Jon Rahm comes into the U.S. Open off another top 10 at LIV Golf, which is nothing new. The Spaniard has never come in lower in the 20 events he has finished since joining the Saudi-backed league at the start of last year.

Jon Rahm showed unexpected honesty from the US Open venue when he discussed his string of top-10 finishes at LIV Golf.

On Tuesday during his pre-tournament news conference, Jon Rahm was asked about the streak, which has become a talking point of his consistency.