After the best players on the PGA Tour finish up at Jack’s Place this weekend, the golf world will travel to North Carolina for the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. The third men’s major championship of the year will take center stage next week and there are plenty of superstars playing high-level golf.
World No. 1 and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, unsurprisingly, is the betting favorite at 4/1, followed by 2011 U.S. Open winner Rory McIlroy at 11/1. McIlroy is still searching for his first major championship title since the 2014 PGA Championship. The Northern Irishman has finished T-9 or better in each of his last five appearances at the United States Golf Association’s flagship event.
The Donald Ross-designed Pinehurst No. 2 will play as a par 70 measuring 7,543 yards.
Here’s a look at the early betting favorites for the 2024 U.S. Open.
Scottie Scheffler celebrates during the green jacket ceremony his win in the 2024 Masters Tournament. (Photo: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Network)
Past five U.S. Open finishes: 3rd (2023), T-2 (2022), T-7 (2021), MC (2019) and T-27 (2017)
2024 Masters finish: Win
2024 PGA Championship finish: T-8
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland poses with the trophy after his eight-stroke victory on the 18th green during the 111th U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club on June 19, 2011 in Bethesda, Maryland.
Past five U.S. Open finishes: 2nd (2023), T-5 (2022), T-7 (2021), T-8 (2020) and T-9 (2019)
2024 Masters finish: T-22
2024 PGA Championship finish: T-12
Xander Schauffele holds the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club. (Photo: Clare Grant/Louisville Courier Journal)
Past five U.S. Open finishes: T-10 (2023), T-14 (2022), T-7 (2021), 5th (2020) and T-3 (2019)
2024 Masters finish: Eighth
2024 PGA Championship finish: Win
Jon Rahm celebrates with the trophy after winning he U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Golf Course. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
Past five U.S. Open finishes: T-10 (2023), T-12 (2022), Win (2021), T-23 (2020) and T-3 (2019)
2024 Masters finish: T-45
2024 PGA Championship finish: MC
Viktor Hovland reacts after a putt on the seventh green during the third round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club. (Photo: Adam Cairns-USA TODAY Sports)
Past five U.S. Open finishes: 19th (2023),…
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