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- US Open Golf Betting Preview
- 2026 US Open Golf Venue
- US Open Golf Last Ten Winners
- US Open Golf Ten Year Trends
- US Open - Key Scoring Statistics
- Official World Golf Rankings
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Who will win the US Open Tournament ?
J J Spaun is the defending US Open champion after gaining his first major success at Oakmont Country Club in 2025. OLBG's golf tipsters provide US Open tips with analysis on the Outright Winner market, plus thoughts and selections on other US Open golf markets like Top European, Top American, Top GB&IRE player and the First Round Leader so take a look at the US Open golf tips before placing your US Open bets.
Is the US Open Tournament Live on TV ?
The US Open will be shown live on the dedicated Sky Sports Golf Channel in the U.K.
US Open Golf Betting Preview
When is the 2026 US Open Golf Tournament ?
The 2026 US Open Golf tournament tees off on Thursday 18th June and concludes on Sunday 21st June.
Where is the 2026 US Open Golf Tournament ?
The 2026 US Open Golf tournament is the 126th edition and takes place at Shinnecock Hills, Southampton, New York.
Who are the favourites to win the 2026 US Open Golf Tournament ?
J J Spaun is the defending US Open champion. Other major winners this year include Rory McIlroy in the Masters and maiden winner Aaron Rai in the PGA Championship.
| US Open 21 Jun @ 22:45 - Win Tournament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | 6.50 | |
| Rory McIlroy | 11.00 | |
| Jon Rahm | 13.00 | |
| Xander Schauffele | 21.00 | |
| Bryson DeChambeau | 21.00 | |
| Cameron Young | 21.00 | |
| Ludvig Aberg | 23.00 | |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 23.00 | |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | 26.00 | |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 34.00 | |
Before finalising your US Open golf picks, don't forget to take a look at who the best performing OLBG golf tipsters are predicting to win over on the Best Golf Tipsters page.
2026 US Open Golf Venue
The US Open tournament tends to be staged on golf courses renowned for posing even the best golfers the sternest of tests so let's take a look at where the 126th US Open will take place in 2026.
Where is the 2026 US Open Golf Tournament ?
Along with the USPGA Championship and The Open Championship, the US Open is held annually at different venues and the 2026 event returns to Shinnecock Hills which staged the 2018 US Open won by Brooks Koepka.
This par 70 links style venue has hosted the US Open on numerous occasions, Retief Goosen won here in 2004 prior to Brooks Koepka in 2018.
Take a look at a hole-by-hole visual tour of Shinnecock Hills on the US Open Official website.
US Open Golf Last Ten Winners
Who won the 2025 US Open Golf Tournament ?
The USA's J J Spaun won the 2025 US Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club, this was J J Spaun's first major success.
Previous US Open Winners
Unlike the Masters held annually at Augusta in April, the US Open travels across North America stopping at different hosting venues annually. Despite the various venues it is still worth noting the recent US Open winners as US Open courses in general tend to pose a similar test and the profiles from a rankings perspective and recent form in general of the past winners it worth consideration before placing your US Open bets.
Here is a table showing the last ten US Open winners, their nationality, world ranking at the time of winning and the venue:
| Year | Champion | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | J J Spaun (USA) (26) | Oakmont CC, Pennsylvania |
| 2024 | Bryson DeChambeau (USA) (38) | Pinehurst, North Carolina |
| 2023 | Wyndham Clark (USA) (32) | Los Angeles CC, California |
| 2022 | Matt Fitzpatrick (ENG) (18) | Brookline CC, Massachusetts |
| 2021 | Jon Rahm (SPA) (3) | Torrey Pines, California |
| 2020 | Bryson DeChambeau (USA) (9) | Winged Foot, New York |
| 2019 | Gary Woodland (USA) (24) | Pebble Beach, California |
| 2018 | Brooks Koepka (USA) (9) | Shinnecock Hills, New York |
| 2017 | Brooks Koepka (USA) (22) | Erin Hills, Wisconsin |
| 2016 | Dustin Johnson (USA) (6) | Oakmont CC, Pennsylvania |
For more information on the individual winners and results over recent years head over to our "What type of player wins the US Open" article.
US Open Golf Ten Year Trends
Nationality
USA
- 8/10 winners were from the U.S.A.
Europe
- 2/10 were from Europe.
World Ranking
- The last ten US Open winners were ranked inside the world's top 40 prior to winning.
- Only four of the ten were ranked inside the current top ten
- The lowest ranked was Bryson DeChambeau (38) in 2024.
Current Form
- All ten winners had a top 8 finish within their last five tour events
- Five of the last seven winners finished in the top 8 at the previous major, the US PGA Championship.
2026 US PGA Championship Result
Here are the top 9 finishers and scores including ties at the 2026 PGA Championship which took place in May. The number in brackets after the player is their world ranking prior to the PGA Championship:
| Rank | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aaron Rai (44) | 271 (-9) |
| T2 | Alex Smalley (78) | 274 (-6) |
| T2 | Jon Rahm (20) | 274 (-6) |
| T4 | Justin Thomas (16) | 275 (-5) |
| T4 | Matti Schmid (97) | 275 (-5) |
| T4 | Ludvig Aberg (15) | 275 (-5) |
| T7 | Cameron Smith (239) | 276 (-4) |
| T7 | Rory McIlroy (2) | 276 (-4) |
| T7 | Xander Schauffele (11) | 276 (-4) |
Major Record
- Only two of the last ten winners had previously won a major tournament (DeChambeau & Koepka)
- Brooks Koepka is the only successful defending champion in the last ten years (2017 & 2018), the previous one was Curtis Strange (1988 & 1989)
Take a look at the official US Open golf website for more historical results and records.
US Open - Key Scoring Statistics
Greens In Regulation
We touched on this area in our US Masters Betting Guide and although we are talking about different courses for the US Open as opposed to solely Augusta for the Masters, what is evident when looking at some of the past US Open winners (between 2015 & 2019 for example) scoring stats is they were all ranked in the top 5 for 'Greens in Regulation' (GIR) when winning their US Open.
Other key scoring areas like putting, birdies, eagles, driving distance etc saw some winners rank well however the persistent statistic for winners ranking highly was 'Greens In Regulation'.
Here is a table showing the US Open winners between 2015 and 2019 plus their GIR ranking:
| Year | Winner | GIR Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gary Woodland | 2nd |
| 2018 | Brooks Koepka | 4th |
| 2017 | Brooks Koepka | 1st |
| 2016 | Dustin Johnson | 1st |
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth | T5 |
- 2018 saw the 1st (Brooks Koepka), 2nd (Tommy Fleetwood) & 3rd (Dustin Johnson) finish in the top 4 for Greens In Regulation.
- In 2019 the 1st (Gary Woodland) and 2nd (Brooks Koepka) finished 2nd and 1st for GIR.
- 2021 winner Jon Rahm was ranked 5th in the G.I.R PGA Tour stats prior to the US Open.
2026 PGA Tour Statistics - Greens In Regulation
Here is a table showing the PGA Tour's highest ten performers for Greens in Regulation this season (correct at 22nd May 2026):
| Rank | Player | GIR % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | 71.81% |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | 71.15% |
| T3 | Johnny Keefer | 70.63% |
| T3 | Kurt Kitayama | 70.63% |
| 5 | Brooks Koepka | 70.49% |
| T6 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 70.33% |
| T6 | John Parry | 70.33% |
| 8 | Aaron Rai | 70.31% |
| 9 | Jordan Smith | 70.21% |
| 10 | Adam Scott | 70.24% |
For more in depth PGA Tour key scoring stats head over to the official PGA Tour website.
2026 PGA Tour Statistics - First Round Scoring Average
For those of you who like a flutter on the First Round Leader market, here are the highest ten performing players for First Round Scoring Average on the PGA Tour this season (correct at 22nd May 2026):
| Rank | Player | Average Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Roy | 68.80 |
| 2 | Alex Smalley | 68.85 |
| 3 | Nick Taylor | 68.86 |
| 4 | Beau Hossler | 68.89 |
| 5 | Chris Gotterup | 68.92 |
| T6 | Taylor Moore | 69.00 |
| T6 | John Parry | 69.00 |
| 8 | Rickie Fowler | 69.17 |
| 9 | Mark Hubbard | 69.18 |
| 10 | Karl Vilips | 69.20 |
Official World Golf Rankings
Looking over the last ten years, from 2015 to 2022, the US Open winners were all ranked inside the world's top 25 on the official world golf rankings.
The last three were ranked between 26 and 38, only 4 were ranked inside the top ten so it will be interesting to see if that trend continues.
We have listed the top 25 golfers in the world (correct at 22nd May 2026), including their previous US Open best, their best finish in their last five tournaments is shown along with their last tournament win.
1. Scottie Scheffler
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| T2 (2022) | 2nd Cadillac Champ (May 26) | American Express (Jan 26) |
2. Rory McIlroy
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| Won (2011) | Won Masters (Apr 26) | Masters (Apr 26) |
3. Cameron Young
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| T4 (2025) | Won Cadillac Champ (May 26) | Cadillac Champ (May 26) |
4. Matt Fitzpatrick
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| Won (2022) | Won RBC Heritage (Apr 26) | RBC Heritage (Apr 26) |
5. Justin Rose
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| Won (2013) | T3 Masters (Apr 26) | Farmers (Feb 26) |
6. Collin Morikawa
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| T4 (2021) | T4 RBC Heritage (Apr 26) | Pebble Beach (Feb 26) |
7. Tommy Fleetwood
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| 2nd (2018) | T5 Truist Champ (May 26) | India Champ (Oct 25) |
8. Xander Schauffele
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| T3 (2019) | T4 Valspar Champ (Mar 26) | Baycurrent (Oct 25) |
9. J J Spaun
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| Won (2025) | T5 Truist Champ (May 26) | Texas Open (Apr 26) |
10. Chris Gotterup
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| T23 (2025) | T10 PGA Champ (May 26) | Phoenix Open (Feb 26) |
40% came from the Top 10 in the OWGR
11. Russell Henley
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| T7 (2024) | T3 Masters (Apr 26) | Arnold Palmer Inv (Mar 25) |
12. Jon Rahm
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| Won (2021) | Won LIV Mexico (Apr 26) | LIV Mexico (Apr 26) |
13. Ludvig Aberg
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| T12 (2024) | T4 PGA Champ (May 26) | Genesis (Feb 25) |
14. Robert MacIntyre
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| 2nd (2025) | T2 Texas Open (Apr 26) | Alfred Dunhill (Oct 25) |
15. Aaron Rai
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| T19 (2024) | Won PGA Champ (May 26) | PGA Champ (May 26) |
16. Justin Thomas
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| T8 (2020) | T4 PGA Champ (May 26) | RBC Heritage (Apr 25) |
17. Ben Griffin
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| T10 (2025) | 3rd Cadillac Champ (May 26) | WWT Champ (Nov 25) |
18. Sepp Straka
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| T28 (2019) | T4 Cadillac Champ (May 26) | Truist Champ (May 25) |
19. Hideki Matsuyama
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| T2 (2017) | T12 Masters (Apr 26) | Hero Challenge (Dec 25) |
20. Alex Noren
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| T17 (2020) | T7 Cadillac Champ (May 26) | BMW PGA Champ (Sep 25) |
US PGA Championship Form
21. Patrick Reed
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| 4th (2018) | Won Qatar Masters (Feb 26) | Qatar Masters (Feb 26) |
22. Harris English
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| 3rd (2021) | T4 RBC Heritage (Apr 26) | Farmers (Jan 25) |
23. Jacob Bridgeman
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| MC (2025) | T33 RBC Heritage (Apr 26) | Genesis (Feb 26) |
24. Si Woo Kim
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| T13 (2017) | 3rd RBC Heritage (Apr 26) | Sony Open (2023) |
25. Kristoffer Reitan
| US Open Best | Last 5 Events | Last Win |
| MC (2018) | Won Truist Champ (May 26) | Truist Champ (May 26) |
Best of luck with your 2026 US Open picks, enjoy the golf and don't forget to check out the 2026 US Open Betting Tips from OLBG's knowledgeable golf tipsters before finalising your US Open selections.
