Admin June 12, 2024
Topline
Less than a week after Scottie Scheffler secured his fifth win on the PGA Tour, the world’s top-ranked golfer and others will compete for golf’s third major tournament this year at the U.S. Open.
Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked golfer, is favored to win in Pinehurst.
Key Facts
The U.S. Open, the third of golf’s four major tournaments, will start at 6:30 a.m. EDT Thursday at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Scheffler is favored to win with moneyline odds of +280, according to DraftKings and FanDuel, meaning a winning $10 bet on Scheffler would result in a $38 payout—implying a roughly 26% chance of winning.
Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy and Collin Morikawa are the next likely winners, with odds of +1100, +1200 and +1400, respectively, while reigning U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark has +6000 odds for back-to-back titles.
Jon Rahm, the eighth-ranked golfer in the world, withdrew from the tournament earlier this week because of a foot infection.
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Odds For Top 10
- Scheffler (14-5, +280)
- Schauffele (11-1, +1100)
- McIlroy (12-1, +1200)
- Morikawa (14-1, +1400)
- Viktor Hovland (20-1, +2000)
- Bryson DeChambeau (20-1, +2000)
- Ludvig Aberg (20-1, +2000)
- Brooks Koepka (22-1, +2200)
- Hideki Matsuyama (35-1, +3500)
- Tommy Fleetwood (40-1, +4000)
Forbes Valuation
Rahm is the highest-paid golfer and the second-highest-paid athlete in the world with total earnings of $218 million, most of which comes from his deal with Saudi-backed LIV Golf. McIlroy is the 18th-highest-paid athlete and second-highest-paid golfer with total earnings of $80.1 million, which includes $45 million in endorsement deals from Nike, TaylorMade and others. Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked golfer, is the 29th-highest-paid athlete in the world with total earnings of $59.2 million. He recently set the PGA Tour’s record for on-course winnings in a season—$24 million—after winning the Memorial Tournament earlier this week.
Surprising Fact
Martin Kaymer won the U.S. Open when it was last held in Pinehurst in 2014. He opens at 500-1 odds to win this year’s tournament.
Big Number
$20 million. That’s the total prize purse for the U.S. Open, including $3.9 million in winnings for the tournament’s champion, though the prize structure has not been announced for golfers below first place.
