Scottie Scheffler might be favored heading into the 2026 U.S. Open — his fifteenth straight main as a pre-tournament favourite or runner-up — however the odds on him attaining the elusive profession Grand Slam aren’t as brief as bettors are used to.
Scheffler is listed at DraftKings Sportsbook as +445 odds to win this weekend at Shannecock Hills Golf Membership, however the odds throughout the sportsbook market as an entire are for much longer, reaching +550 as of Wednesday morning. That is in stark distinction to final 12 months, when Scheffler entered the U.S. Open at a really brief +275 after successful the PGA Championship a month earlier.
Caesars Sportsbook Golf Chief Anthony Saleroli informed ESPN that Scheffler’s value might attain +700 relying on what occurs earlier than teeing off, however he expects it to remain slightly shorter than that. As regular, the 29-year-old Scheffler has attracted probably the most tickets on some books, however not as many as in earlier years, in accordance with the bookmaker.
“He is made some bets, however he is not getting the motion he used to when he was unstoppable,” DraftKings sportsbook director Johnny Abello informed ESPN.
The betting public could also be not less than vaguely conscious of the potential for lengthy photographs in current main tournaments, notably the U.S. Open.
Two of the final three winners of this match (Wyndham Clark in 2023 and J.J. Spaun in 2025) enter the competition with information of 100-1 or higher, whereas Aaron Rye made historical past on the 2026 PGA Championship by turning into one of many longest pre-tournament underdogs to win a serious at 290-1.
Tommy Fleetwood (22-1), Matt Fitzpatrick (23-1), Kim Si-woo (35-1) and Sam Barnes (36-1) are favorites in early betting, in accordance with a number of sportsbooks. Clarke and Spawn are available at far more manageable odds of 46-1 and 58-1 respectively, and have carried out moderately nicely given their strong kind.
Caesars additionally mentioned it made not less than one massive guess on Tyrrell Hatton, who’s 30-1 there and 43-1 at DraftKings.
“You at all times must preserve your ear open for lengthy photographs, as a result of if somebody needs to make a sufficiently big guess, it is an instantaneous accountability that it’s a must to be prepared to soak up,” Saleroli mentioned. “So you’ve gotten to concentrate on all of the lengthy shot numbers and the fellows you need to make the most of and perhaps fade out.”
One other massive identify to observe is Brooks Koepka, who received the U.S. Open the final time it was held at Shinnecock in 2018, however his standing is in some doubt after he withdrew from final week’s RBC Canadian Open with a hand harm. The at all times widespread main decide is slated to win this 12 months’s occasion with a 36-1 file, in accordance with the DraftKings line.
One of many massive elements that bookmakers and bettors alike are is the climate. Forecasters are predicting winds in extra of 20 mph early within the weekend, which might make an already troublesome course much more problematic for world-class golfers. When Koepka received in 2018, his victory rating was +1.
