The 3rd major of the year will be held in Southern California this week as the world’s best players take on Los Angeles Country Club in the 2023 U.S. Open. It’s the toughest test in golf and LACC is fully expected to uphold that tradition in its debut as a U.S. Open course. The 1st round will begin on Thursday from Beverly Hills.
Below, we look at the 2023 U.S. Open odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.
Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, is once again the betting favorite this week (+700) as he seeks to win his 1st U.S. Open title and 2nd career major. Jon Rahm has the 2nd-best odds to win (+1000), followed by reigning PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka (+1100) in the 3rd spot. Defending U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick'is +3300 to keep the trophy this week.
Los Angeles Country Club is going to test every aspect of a player’s game, featuring wider-than-usual fairways for a U.S. Open, but also the iconic deep rough around the greens and lengthy layout. This week, it’ll play as a par 70 at 7,421 yards, with just 3 par 5s and 5 par 3s. The par 3s will be a real brute, with 2 of them playing upwards of 280 yards, making them some of the longest in U.S. Open history. There’s also a par 3, the 15th hole, set to play under 100 yards.