2025 U.S. Open picks, odds: Expert predictions, favorites to win from betting field at Oakmont

Who will win the 125th U.S. Open? Our experts dive into all the twists and turns of the year's third major

OAKMONT, Pa. -- The 125th edition of the U.S. Open returns to the USGA's favorite stomping grounds for the first time in nine years as Oakmont Country Club hosts the national championship for the 10th time in tournament history. The key question everyone is asking remains the same across the golf world: Who are you picking to win the 2025 U.S. Open? With an extraordinary 156-man field featuring the best golfers in the game contending at the nation's most difficult course, the third major championship of the season should be an epic ride from Thursday's first round through Sunday evening.

While the U.S. Open field is stacked, what was once a three-headed monster at the top of the sport -- Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau -- has quickly lost one of its noggins. McIlroy's fall from grace since claiming his first Masters and completing the career grand slam has been remarkable and disappointing given many observers believed he might go on a major-winning barrage after getting the monkey off his back.

Instead, Rory has been silent both on and off the course since that victory with Scheffler completely turning around his season with three wins in four starts and the first PGA Championship of his career. And then there's DeChambeau, the reigning U.S. Open champion looking for his third victory at this major. Though Oakmont presents the toughest test he's faced yet in this tournament, the pedigree for success is clearly on the big-swinging right hander's resume.