U.S. Open 2026 Power Rankings: The entire field ranked at Shinnecock Hills

There have been five U.S. Opens contested at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club (1896, 1986, 1995, 2004, 2018). If we look past the second national championship and focus on the four from the past 40 years, only THREE players have finished under par in those tournaments.

That’s what we are in for this week at one of the five original clubs of the USGA holds the 2026 U.S. Open.

Continually ranked among Golf Digest’s top five on our America’s 100 Greatest Courses list, William Flynn’s collection of 18 holes is the perfect marriage of Mother Nature and land movement. In recent editions, USGA officials have stolen the top storyline with their preparation of the championship. As frequent Power Ranking readers know, strokes gained/luck is not one of the statistics we use in order to construct our standings. That being said, I would keep an eye on the forecast and tee time pairings prior to making your final pool selections.

Ther are always adjustments to the Power Rankings format. Little details added to increase your understanding of the field, and how they compare to their competitors. Take a moment to review the key before you dive in.

Key

Age: Three players in this field competed in the 2004 U.S. Open: Padraig Harrinton, Justin Rose and Adam Scott.
Odds to win: These are the “futures odds” listed for each player at DraftKings before Monday of tournament week.
Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) value: The posted price for each competitor on DraftKings.
Data Golf (OWGR): How do the “official” rankings compare to the Power Rankings? (Data and OWGR are as of the week of June 8)
Major Events this Year: Each player’s finish in the biggest events of the season YTD.
U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: Harris English (10 starts) and Xander Schauffele (nine starts) lead the made cut brigade at the U.S. Open. They are the only two players in the top 50 of our rankings who have played every weekend with more than three starts.
U.S. Open 2025: How did we fare last year at Oakmont?
Best U.S. Open finish: From J.J. Spaun to Graeme McDowell, we have 12 former U.S. Open winners in the field. Will one of them add a second U.S. Open trophy to their mantle like our defending venue champion Brooks Koepka or Bryson DeChambeau?
U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: Who has experience at SHGC, and how did they fare at the 2018 U.S. Open, and who has the experience on tour to have competed in the 2004 national championship!
Notes: A quick summary for each player to pique or deter your interest in their chances to win or contend in the 126th United States Open Championship.

Nos. 126-156

Since qualifying for the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club last year, Mason Howell won the U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club, was undefeated (3-0) on the victorious U.S. Walker Cup team at Cypress Point, competed at the Masters, and picked up four PGA Tour starts along the way. Did I mention he was 18 years old? What a year of championship golf for the Georgia native and future Bulldog (below).

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Hector Vivas

Filippo Celli, Hamilton Coleman (a), Ugo Coussaud, Hennie du Plessis, Marek Fleming (a), Vaughn Harber (a), Jackson Herrington (a), Harry Higgs, Robbie Higgins, Brandon Holtz (a), Mason Howell (a), T.K. Kim, Chase Kyes (a), Greyson Leach, Bryan Lee (a), Ryuichi Oiwa, Kaito Onishi, Jackson Ormond (a), Jake Peacock, Giuseppe Puebla (a), Mateo Pulcini (a), Logan Reilly (a), Rocco Repetto Taylor, Matthew Robles (a), Marcelo Rozo, Jack Schoenberger (a), Manav Shah, Jimmy Stanger, Spencer Tibbits, Jackson Van Paris, Brandon Wu

Nos. 101-125

The 2010 U.S. Open Champion, Graeme McDowell, qualified for Shinnecock Hills along with five-time PGA Tour winner J.B. Holmes. Another great story is Jake Sollon (below). The Pittsburgh native and Q-School warrior qualified in Maryland (68-69—137). This electric lefty played his college golf at Rider University (N.J.) and earned his spot with a walk-off birdie on the first playoff hole! Jake almost aced the 162-yard par 3, knocking his approach to one foot!

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101. Matt McCarty, 102. Cooper Dossey, 103. Nathan Kimsey, 104. Eric Lee (a), 105. Adrien Saddier, 106. Graeme McDowell, 107. Matthew Jordan, 108. Neal Shipley, 109. Caleb Surratt, 110. Dylan Wu, 111. Cole Hammer, 112. Arni Sveinsson (a), 113. Peter Uihlein, 114. Nick Hardy, 115. Jake Knapp, 116. Taylor Montgomery, 117. Andrew Putnam 118. Chandler Phillips, 119. Jake Sollon, 120. Carl Yuan, 121. Taihei Sato, 122. Angel Hidalgo, 123. Niklas Norgaard, 124. Alejandro Tosti, 125. J.B. Holmes

Nos. 76-100

James Nicholas qualified for Oakmont last year and played all four rounds, finishing T-61. Qualifying two years in a row, and being a New York resident, Nicholas will have fans following him to see if he can make the weekend again. Ben Kohles (below) wins the travel award for the week leading up to Shinnecock Hills. Kohles won the Korn Ferry Tour’s BMW Charity Pro-Am by four strokes on June 7. Kohles then drove from South Carolina to Maryland for U.S. Open Final Qualifying on June 8. Kohles shot 65-70—135 to earn a spot into the U.S. Open field. He then traveled to Toronto for the RBC Canadian Open, where he finished T-29. That’s one wild week of car/jet-setting before the toughest test in golf.

Colin Hubbard

76. Tom Kim, 77. Chris Kirk, 78. Harry Hall, 79. James Nicholas, 80. Andrew Novak, 81. Johnny Keefer, 82. Patrick Rodgers, 83. Kevin Roy, 84. Jayden Schaper, 85. Sudarshan Yellamaraju, 86. Ben Silverman, 87. Davis Thompson, 88. Preston Stout (a), 89. Pierceson Coody, 90. Zac Blair, 91. Ben James, 92. John Parry, 93. Max McGreevy, 94. William Mouw, 95. Padraig Harrington, 96. Nico Echavarria, 97. Ben Kohles, 98. Laurie Canter, 99. Ryder Cowan (a), 100. Miles Russell (a)

Nos. 61-75

The U.S. Open is the toughest 36-hole cut in major championships. The low 60s and ties will play the weekend; that’s 38 percent of the field at Shinnecock Hills! The Open Championship and PGA Championship take the low 70s and ties (45 percent). The Masters is the kindest major on a Friday taking the top 50. With a field average of approximately 90 players annually, Augusta National allows 56 percent of the field four rounds.

Vaughn Ridley

61. Jackson Suber, 62. Keith Mitchell, 63. Emiliano Grillo, 64. Matti Schmid, 65. Alex Smalley, 66. Carlos Ortiz, 67. Jason Day, 68. Adrien Dumont de Chassart, 69. Ethan Fang (a), 70. Michael Kim, 71. Michael Brennan, 72. Ryo Hisatsune, 73. Billy Horschel (above), 74. Sungjae Im, 75. Rickie Fowler

Ranking the top 60 (low 60 and ties make the cut) 60: Bud Cauley

Age: 36 Odds to win: N/A DFS Value: N/A Data Golf (OWGR): 38 (68) 2026: • Players: T-32 • Masters: DNP • PGA: T-36 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 3/1 U.S. Open 2025: MC Best U.S. Open finish: T-63 (2011)

59: Sam Stevens

Age: 29 Odds to win: +27000 DFS Value: $6,200 Data Golf (OWGR): 95 (53) 2026: • Players: 58 • Masters: T-24• PGA: T-65U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 3/3 U.S. Open 2025: T-23 Best U.S. Open finish: T-23 (2025)

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58: Ryan Fox

Age: 39 Odds to win: +25000 DFS Value: $6,300 Data Golf (OWGR): 60 (60) 2026: • Players: DNP • Masters: MC • PGA: T-35 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 7/4 U.S. Open 2025: T-19 Best U.S. Open finish: T-19 (2025)U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: T-41 (2018)

57: J.T. Poston

Age: 33 Odds to win: DFS Value: Data Golf (OWGR): 46 (39) 2026:• Players: T-50 • Masters: DNP • PGA: MCU.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 6/3U.S. Open 2025: T-33Best U.S. Open finish: T-32 (2024)

56: Akshay Bhatia

Augusta National

Age: 24 Odds to win: +13500 DFS Value: $6,600 Data Golf (OWGR): 43 (28) 2026: • Players: T-13 • Masters: MC • PGA: MC U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 3/2 U.S. Open 2025: MC Best U.S. Open finish: T16 (2024)

55: Jackson Koivun (a)

Age: 21 Odds to win: +15000 DFS Value: $6,300 Data Golf (OWGR): N/A 2026: • Players: DNP • Masters: DNP • PGA: DNP U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 1/0 U.S. Open 2025: MC Best U.S. Open finish: MC (2025)

54: Sahith Theegala

Age: 28 Odds to win: +15500 DFS Value: $6,400 Data Golf (OWGR): 70 (83) 2026: • Players: T-32 • Masters: DNP • PGA: T-60 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 4/2 U.S. Open 2025: DNP Best U.S. Open finish: T-27 (2023)

53: Dustin Johnson

Jared C. Tilton

Age: 41 Odds to win: +16000 DFS Value: $6,300 Data Golf (OWGR): 76 (242) 2026: • Players: DNP • Masters: T-33 • PGA: T-44 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 18/14 U.S. Open 2025: MC Best U.S. Open finish: Won (2016) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: 3 (2018)

52: Nicolai Hojgaard

Age: 25Odds to win: +9600DFS Value: $6,700Data Golf (OWGR): 31 (32)2026:• Players: T-27 • Masters: MC • PGA: T-44 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 1/1U.S. Open 2025: DNPBest U.S. Open finish: T-50 (2024)

51: David Puig

Age: 24 Odds to win: +9400 DFS Value: $6,500 Data Golf (OWGR): 44 (56) 2026: • Players: DNP • Masters: DNP • PGA: T-18 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 2/2 U.S. Open 2025: DNP Best U.S. Open finish: T-39 (2023)

50: Nick Taylor

Age: 38 Odds to win: +16500 DFS Value: $6,300 Data Golf (OWGR): 45 (62) 2026: • Players: T-42 • Masters: T-41 • PGA: T-26 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 7/3 U.S. Open 2025: T-23 Best U.S. Open finish: T-23 (2025)

49: Lucas Herbert

Age: 30 Odds to win: +25000 DFS Value: $6,300 Data Golf (OWGR): 101 (89) 2026: • Players: DNP • Masters: DNP • PGA: DNP U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 4/1 U.S. Open 2025: DNP Best U.S. Open finish: T-31 (2020)

48: Sepp Straka

Age: 33 Odds to win: +10500 DFS Value: $7,000 Data Golf (OWGR): 51 (19) 2026: • Players: T-8 • Masters: T-41 • PGA: MC U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 5/2 U.S. Open 2025: MC Best U.S. Open finish: T-28 (2019)

47: Kurt Kitayama

Age: 33 Odds to win: +7800 DFS Value: $6,500 Data Golf (OWGR): 26 (31) 2026: • Players: MC • Masters: 51 • PGA: T10 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 4/0 U.S. Open 2025: DNPBest U.S. Open finish: N/A

46: Daniel Berger

Age: 33 Odds to win: +20000 DFS Value: $6,500 Data Golf (OWGR): 69 (46) 2026: • Players: T-66 • Masters: MC • PGA: T-35 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 10/8 U.S. Open 2025: T46 Best U.S. Open finish: T-6 (2018) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: T-6 (2018)

45: Keegan Bradley

Andrew Redington

Age: 40 Odds to win: +14000 DFS Value: $6,400 Data Golf (OWGR): 40 (38) 2026: • Players: T-50 • Masters: T-21• PGA: MC U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 13/7 U.S. Open 2025: T-33 Best U.S. Open finish: T4 (2014) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: MC (2018)

44: Jacob Bridgeman

Age: 26 Odds to win: +15500 DFS Value: $6,500 Data Golf (OWGR): 49 (27) 2026: • Players: T-5 • Masters: T-41 • PGA: MC U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 1/0 U.S. Open 2025: MCBest U.S. Open finish: N/A

43: Corey Conners

Age: 34 Odds to win: +18000 DFS Value: $6,500 Data Golf (OWGR): 81 (54) 2026: • Players: T-13 • Masters: T-49• PGA: T-55U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 7/1 U.S. Open 2025: WD Best U.S. Open finish: T-9 (2024)

42: Kristoffer Reitan

Age: 28 Odds to win: +8600 DFS Value: $6,900 Data Golf (OWGR): 28 (24) 2026: • Players: T-66 • Masters: T-41 • PGA: T-44 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 1/0 U.S. Open 2025: DNPBest U.S. Open finish: MC (2018)U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: MC (2018)

41: Alex Fitzpatrick

Age: 27Odds to win: +11500DFS Value: $6,600Data Golf (OWGR): 42 (73)2026:• Players: DNP • Masters: DNP • PGA: T-75 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: Debut

40: Max Greyserman

Age: 31 Odds to win: +25000 DFS Value: $6,100 Data Golf (OWGR): 92 (67) 2026: Players: MC Masters: MC PGA: T-14 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 3/2 U.S. Open 2025: T-23Best U.S. Open finish: T-21 (2024)

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39: Harris English

Age: 36 Odds to win: +8600 DFS Value: $6,700 Data Golf (OWGR): 18 (22) 2026: • Players: MC • Masters: T-30 • PGA: T-18 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 10/10 U.S. Open 2025: T-59Best U.S. Open finish: 3 (2021)

38: Gary Woodland

Age: 42 Odds to win: +11500 DFS Value: $6,600 Data Golf (OWGR): 48 (44) 2026: • Players: MC • Masters: T-33 • PGA: MC U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 15/9 U.S. Open 2025: MCBest U.S. Open finish: Won (2019)U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: T-36 (2018)

37: Robert MacIntyre

Mike Ehrmann

Age: 29 Odds to win: +7800 DFS Value: $7,000 Data Golf (OWGR): 34 (17) 2026: • Players: 4 • Masters: MC • PGA: MC U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 4/3 U.S. Open 2025: 2 Best U.S. Open finish: 2 (2025)

36: Adam Scott

Age: 45 Odds to win: +7400 DFS Value: $6,600 Data Golf (OWGR): 21 (50) 2026: • Players: T-56 • Masters: T-24 • PGA: MC U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 24/15 U.S. Open 2025: T-12Best U.S. Open finish: T-4 (2015) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: MC (2018), MC (2004)

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35: Joaquin Niemann

Age: 27 Odds to win: +6800 DFS Value: $7,400 Data Golf (OWGR): 53 (79) 2026: • Players: DNP • Masters: DNP • PGA: T-18 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 6/4 U.S. Open 2025: MCBest U.S. Open finish: T23 (2020)

34: Min Woo Lee

Age: 27 Odds to win: +7000 DFS Value: $6,900 Data Golf (OWGR): 30 (36) 2026: • Players: T-32 • Masters: MC • PGA: T-18 U.S. Open 2025: MC U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 4/3 Best U.S. Open finish: T-5 (2023)U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: N/A

33: Brian Harman

Age: 39 Odds to win: +23000 DFS Value: $6,200 Data Golf (OWGR): 64 (59) 2026: • Players: T-11 • Masters: T-33 • PGA: T-60 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 10/8 U.S. Open 2025: T59 Best U.S. Open finish: T-2 (2017) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: T-36 (2018)

32: Si Woo Kim

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Age: 30 Odds to win: +3800 DFS Value: $7,200 Data Golf (OWGR): 10 (18) 2026: • Players: T-50 • Masters: 47 • PGA: T-35 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 9/5 U.S. Open 2025: T-42Best U.S. Open finish: T-13 (2017) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: MC (2018)

31: Ryan Gerard

Age: 26 Odds to win: +11000 DFS Value: $6,600 Data Golf (OWGR): 29 (23) 2026: • Players: T-27 • Masters: T-38 • PGA: T-70 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 3/2 U.S. Open 2025: T-50Best U.S. Open finish: T-50 (2025)

30: Alex Noren

Age: 43 Odds to win: +10000 DFS Value: $6,400 Data Golf (OWGR): 16 (20) 2026: • Players: T-32 • Masters: T-30 • PGA: T-26 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 11/3 U.S. Open 2025: DNPBest U.S. Open finish: T-17 (2020) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: T-25 (2018)

29: Shane Lowry

Raj Mehta

Age: 39 Odds to win: +7400 DFS Value: $7,100 Data Golf (OWGR): 27 (43) 2026: • Players: MC • Masters: T-30 • PGA: T-44 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 13/8 U.S. Open 2025: MCBest U.S. Open finish: T-2 (2016) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: MC (2018)

28: Ben Griffin

Age: 30 Odds to win: +7200 DFS Value: $7,000 Data Golf (OWGR): 25 (15) 2026: • Players: MC • Masters: T-33 • PGA: T-14 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 1/1 U.S. Open 2025: T-10Best U.S. Open finish: T-10 (2025)

27: Chris Gotterup

Age: 26 Odds to win: +4400 DFS Value: $8,200 Data Golf (OWGR): 17 (11) 2026: • Players: T-56 • Masters: T-24 • PGA: T-10 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 2/2 U.S. Open 2025: T-23Best U.S. Open finish: T-23 (2025)

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26: Viktor Hovland

Age: 28Odds to win: +7600 DFS Value: $8,100 Data Golf (OWGR): 32 (33) 2026: • Players: T-13 • Masters: T-18 • PGA: MC U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 7/4 U.S. Open 2025: 3 Best U.S. Open finish: 3 (2025)

25: Patrick Cantlay

Mike Mulholland

Age: 34 Odds to win: +4500 DFS Value: $7,300 Data Golf (OWGR): 12 (34) 2026: • Players: T-32 • Masters: T-12 • PGA: T-35 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 10/9 U.S. Open 2025: MCBest U.S. Open finish: T-3 (2024) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: T-45 (2018)

Cantlay was top 12 at the Masters and has seven top-17 results in 12 starts this season. If there’s been one inconsistent part of his game, it is the putter. At Shinnecock Hills, that’s going to give us some doubt. One missed cut in 10 national championship starts means you can count on Cantlay to help build your lineup, just not captain it.

24: Cameron Smith

Age: 32 Odds to win: +16000 DFS Value: $6,900 Data Golf (OWGR): 90 (132) 2026: • Players: DNP • Masters: MC • PGA: T-7 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 10/6 U.S. Open 2025: MCBest U.S. Open finish: T-4 (2015, 2023) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: MC (2018)

After a T-7 finish at Aronimink in May, Smith probably cannot wait to get to the east end of Long Island. If the Aussie can design a game plan to keep the tee ball in the short grass, his chances of winning with his wedge and putter are completely in play. Smith gained nearly two strokes per round at the PGA with his short game and flatstick. Ranked 24th, that’s kind of a big “if.”

23: Aaron Rai

Age: 31 Odds to win: +10000 DFS Value: $6,800 Data Golf (OWGR): 38 (13) 2026: • Players: MC • Masters: 48 • PGA: Won U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 3/2 U.S. Open 2025: T-33 Best U.S. Open finish: T-19 (2024)

The PGA Championship winner’s game is well-suited to Shinnecock from T2G. Rai’s accuracy off the tee is top five in this field, and that will give him a huge edge. Coupled with an excellent iron game, and don’t be surprised if the Englishman makes another run up the leaderboard. Find the right placement value wager with this accuracy maven.

22: Maverick McNealy

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Age: 30 Odds to win: +7400 DFS Value: $6,800 Data Golf (OWGR): 14 (35) 2026: • Players: T-32 • Masters: T-18 • PGA: T-18 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 3/1 U.S. Open 2025: 37Best U.S. Open finish: 37 (2025)

McNealy possesses incredible value in any tiered-pool contest, fantasy lineup or prop market. Look at McNealy’s results in 2026 for the three biggest events. Off a successful trip to Oakmont in 2025, Maverick is a sleeper pick you can use to outmaneuver your opponents.

21: Collin Morikawa

Age: 29 Odds to win: +3300 DFS Value: $8,500 Data Golf (OWGR): 15 (10) 2026: • Players: WD • Masters: T-7 • PGA: T-55 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 7/6 U.S. Open 2025: T-23Best U.S. Open finish: T-4 (2021)

Questions about a player’s health can always cause a dip in the rankings. Morikawa’s accuracy off the tee and approach acumen make him a great risk-reward pick in the second tier of the odds board. The risk? An back injury concern since Players. The reward? Few will take him in group contests. If the two-time major champion’s body holds up, he could contend.

20: Hideki Matsuyama

Age: 34 Odds to win: +6400 DFS Value: $7,600 Data Golf (OWGR): 33 (25) 2026: • Players: T-27 • Masters: T-12 • PGA: T-26 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 13/12 U.S. Open 2025: T-42Best U.S. Open finish: T-2 (2017) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: T-16 (2018)

Matsuyama has an incredible U.S. Open record. In 13 starts, the Japan native has missed one cut (2016) and has seven top-20s! The short game is going to be a separating skill at Shinnecock Hills, and few have the ability Hideki holds around the green.

19: Tyrell Hatton

Age: 34 Odds to win: +4500 DFS Value: $8,700 Data Golf (OWGR): 39 (21) 2026: • Players: DNP • Masters: T-3 • PGA: MC U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 9/6 U.S. Open 2025: T-4Best U.S. Open finish: T-4 (2025) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: T-6 (2018)

Combine Hatton’s incredible run at Oakmont a year ago and a T-6 finish the last time the U.S. Open came to Shinnecock, and you have my attention. Toss in a T-3 at this year’s Masters, and now you are inside the top 20. Can Hatton stay patient enough to pull it off? He did in his last LIV Golf start, winning at Valderrama.

18: J.J. Spaun

Andrew Redington

Age: 35 Odds to win: +6000 DFS Value: $7,500 Data Golf (OWGR): 13 (9) 2026: • Players: T-24 • Masters: MC • PGA: MC U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 2/1 U.S. Open 2025: Won Best U.S. Open finish: Won (2025)

The defending champion has had an exemplary ball-striking season on the PGA Tour, yet the proximity prowess has not paid off for Spaun in major championships. A win under his belt in San Antonio, Spaun better bring that same skill with the flatstick to the east end of Long Island.

17: Bryson DeChambeau

Age: 32 Odds to win: +2700 DFS Value: $11,000 Data Golf (OWGR): 20 (30) 2026: • Players: DNP • Masters: MC • PGA: MC U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 11/8 U.S. Open 2025: MCBest U.S. Open finish: Won (2020, 2024) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: T-25 (2018)

What an odd year for DeChambeau. The two-time U.S. Open champion grabbed two LIV wins before the Masters. Since those trophies, the LIV Golf results are still great, but Bryson has not played a weekend round in a major. One thing to keep in mind is that when DeChambeau won each of his U.S. Opens, his opening odds were over +2000 (20-1).

16: Wyndham Clark

Age: 32 Odds to win: +4700 DFS Value: $7,800Data Golf (OWGR): 24 (37) 2026: • Players: T-42 • Masters: T-21 • PGA: MC U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 5/2 U.S. Open 2025: MCBest U.S. Open finish: Won (2023)

The 2023 U.S. Open champ is seriously trending. Clark’s win at Los Angeles CC was fueled by his ability to hit those wide fairways and ride a hot putter. Clark’s back to checking both of those boxes, and the fairway width of Shinnecock Hills reminds us of LACC’s North Course. Four starts before Wyndham won the U.S. Open, he took home a PGA Tour title. Do you know when Wyndham’s last win was… four starts ago.

15: Jordan Spieth

Cliff Hawkins

Age: 32 Odds to win: +6800 DFS Value: $7,100 Data Golf (OWGR): 41 (51) 2026: • Players: T-32 • Masters: T-12 • PGA: T-18 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 14/10 U.S. Open 2025: T-23Best U.S. Open finish: Won (2015) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: MC (2018)

Past Shinnecock leaderboards have been littered with short-game stylists. Consider the four modern winners: Floyd, Pavin, Goosen and Koepka are all incredible around the green. If magic beans are featured on the menu in Southampton, then Spieth is a name to consider. Spieth’s ball-striking has been super this spring and look at those major results in 2026. Still a big part of the championship conversation, Shinnecock Hills is a great fit for Jordan.

14: Patrick Reed

Age: 35 Odds to win: +4800 DFS Value: $7,900 Data Golf (OWGR): 35 (26) 2026: • Players: DNP • Masters: T-12 • PGA: T-10U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 11/10 U.S. Open 2025: T-23 Best U.S. Open finish: 4 (2018) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club: 4 (2018)

Reed could have won the 2018 Open at Shinnecock. If he did, Reed would have captured the first two majors in 2018. His ability to continually contend comes down to scoring. No player in the field is better at getting the ball in the hole from close range. Two wins on the year, and two top-12 finishes in majors, Reed possesses the best value in the field.

13: Brooks Koepka

Age: 36 Odds to win: +2400 DFS Value: $9,400 Data Golf (OWGR): 63 (109) 2026: • Players: T-13 • Masters: T-12 • PGA: T-55 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 12/11U.S. Open 2025: T-12 Best U.S. Open finish: Won (2017, 2018) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: Won (2018)

On a brutal venue where he already captured a trophy—one of his five career majors, Koepka would be one of the favorites to win this week if he produced with his putter. But now the spector of injury clouds just what he’s really capable of in his return as defending Shinnecock Hills U.S. Open champ.

12: Russell Henley

Orlando Ramirez

Age: 37 Odds to win: +3700 DFS Value: $8,000 Data Golf (OWGR): 8 (5) 2026: • Players: T-13 • Masters: T-3 • PGA: MC U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 12/9 U.S. Open 2025: T-10Best U.S. Open finish: T-7 (2024) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: T-25 (2018)

Henley is a great candidate for a first-time major winner at Shinnecock Hills. At 7,400+ yards, the course actually will not play that long. Henley has the ability to hit targets for four rounds. With five top-10s in his last eight major starts, he’s ready for the challenge. There was a time when Henley’s ability to handle the pressure was questioned, but with two wins in 14 months on tour, taking Henley to win is not a big reach.

11: Justin Rose

Age: 45 Odds to win: +4200 DFS Value: $8,400 Data Golf (OWGR): 22 (6) 2026: • Players: T-13 • Masters: T-3 • PGA: T-10 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 20/9 U.S. Open 2025: MCBest U.S. Open finish: Won (2013) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: T-10 (2018), MC (2004)

Rose’s top-10 finish at Shinnecock Hills in 2018 should not be the only thing that catches your attention about the 20-time U.S. Open competitor. A 2026 PGA Tour winner by seven shots, Rose has results in recent major championships that are similarly impressive. He has three top-threes in his last seven major starts. Third at the Masters, 10th at the PGA, the Englishman is really well-suited for this venue. Patience, putting and perseverance are words writers use to describe the 2013 U.S. Open champion at this stage of his career. All good traits to possess preparing for golf’s toughest test.

10: Justin Thomas

Age: 33 Odds to win: +4400 DFS Value: $8,300 Data Golf (OWGR): 19 (16) 2026: • Players: T-8 • Masters: T-41 • PGA: T-4 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 11/6 U.S. Open 2025: MCBest U.S. Open finish: T-8 (2020) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: T-25 (2018)

I’ll be direct: I love this venue for Thomas. JT’s ball-striking has been great since returning from back surgery. Now with newfound success with the flatstick, Thomas’ track record on par-70 courses is sensational. Southern Hills is a great major championship comp, and JT won there in 2022. Thomas was terrific at Aromimink last month around those green complexes, on approach, and finding fairways. A proven positional golf course killer, this is a very good fit for one of America’s most popular players.

9: Ludvig Åberg

Augusta National

Age: 26 Odds to win: +2600 DFS Value: $9,200 Data Golf (OWGR): 7 (14) 2026: • Players: T-5 • Masters: T-21 • PGA: T-4 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 2/1 U.S. Open 2025: MCBest U.S. Open finish: T-12 (2024)

I’m extremely curious to watch how the bombers prepare for Shinnecock Hills. Flynn offers plenty of opportunities to use angles if you have length. The rewards are great, but so are the risks. Long hitters like Ludvig Åberg have plenty of decisions to make during those practice rounds. Worried about the putter and short game? The Swede lost strokes with the flatstick at Aronimink and still finished fourth. Åberg is a legit Sunday candidate if his team can design a successful game plan.

8: Matt Fitzpatrick

Kevin C. Cox

Age: 31 Odds to win: +2500 DFS Value: $8,900 Data Golf (OWGR): 9 (4) 2026: • Players: 2 • Masters: T-18 • PGA: T-14 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 11/10 U.S. Open 2025: T-38Best U.S. Open finish: Won (2022) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: T-12 (2018)

The 2022 U.S. Open champhas three PGA Tour wins in 2026. Excellent in the wind with his low-ball flight, Fitzpatrick has the short game and mettle needed to outlast everyone at Shinnecock Hills. The key to Fitzpatrick’s 2026 campaign has been his approach play. Fitzpatrick will find fairways and save shots around the green, but if that iron success continues to show up, this could be his second national championship win.

7: Sam Burns

Age: 29 Odds to win: +3900 DFS Value: $7,700 Data Golf (OWGR): 11 (29) 2026: • Players: T-13 • Masters: T-7 • PGA: T-26 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 7/5 U.S. Open 2025: T-7Best U.S. Open finish: T-7 (2025) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: T-41 (2018)

Burns sitting at No. 7 has to surprise some readers. If you know ball, then you’re aware of his recent success at the U.S. Open. One of two guys in the field with back-to-back top-10s in our national championship, Burns had a slow weekend in Canada, but I wouldn’t take that as an alamr. Instead, I would be looking at the T-7 at Augusta, a T-13 at TPC Sawgrass and a solid showing at the PGA.

6: Tommy Fleetwood

Age: 35 Odds to win: +2500 DFS Value: $9,700 Data Golf (OWGR): 5 (7) 2026: • Players: T-8 • Masters: T-33 • PGA: MC U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 10/7 U.S. Open 2025: MCBest U.S. Open finish: 2 (2018) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: 2 (2018)

Pundits won’t stop talking about Fleetwood’s Sunday 63 at Shinnecock in 2018. He’s a straight flusher who fits the recipe for success here, but the major championships have been kind of mid for the current FedEx Cup champ. There are two top-fives in his last two PGA Tour starts to point to, or a missed cut at the PGA. Fleetwood is far too good not to be well inside the top 10 of these rankings, but the real question is will Tommy be in the top 10 on the leaderboard all week, or just another backdoor entry on Sunday.

5: Cameron Young

Ben Jared

Age: 29 Odds to win: +2000 DFS Value: $10,500 Data Golf (OWGR): 4 (3)2026:• Players: Won• Masters: T-3• PGA: T-26U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 6/3 U.S. Open 2025: T-4 Best U.S. Open finish: T-4 (2025)

Young had to qualify to play at Oakmont a year ago. Since then, he won the Wyndham Championship, played on the U.S. Ryder Cup team, won Players, finished third at the Masters, and won the Cadillac Championship. Young falls into the Åberg-McIlroy category; can these long and accurate players off the tee be aggressive at Shinnecock Hills? If he designs a game plan to differentiate himself with the driver, then I really like Cam’s chances to revisit the same success he had on Long Island last fall in the Ryder Cup!

4: Jon Rahm

Emilee Chinn

Age: 31 Odds to win: +1100 DFS Value: $11,500 Data Golf (OWGR): 3 (8) 2026: • Players: DNP • Masters: T-38 • PGA: T-2 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 9/7 U.S. Open 2025: T-7Best U.S. Open finish: Won (2021) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: MC (2018)

Rahm is an excellent U.S. Open player. He drives it straight, is an impeccable iron player and has a Seve-like short game. Worried about the wind out on the island? The Spaniard has proven time and again he can handle the elements with his heavy ball flight. Runner-up at the PGA in May and in his last LIV Golf start, will Rahm be able to juggle all of the LIV doubt conversations alongside his second U.S. Open title campaign? The good news for Rahm backers is his question marks are all coming from off the golf course.

3: Rory McIlroy

Hector Vivas

Age: 37 Odds to win: +900 DFS Value: $12,200 Data Golf (OWGR): 2 (2) 2026: • Players: T-46 • Masters: Won • PGA: T-7 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 17/12 U.S. Open 2025: T-19 Best U.S. Open finish: Won (2011) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: MC (2018)

McIlroy hasn’t just won back-to-back green jackets. In McIlroy’s last seven U.S. Open starts, he has six top-10s. Runner-up in the national championship in 2023 and 2024, the Northern Irishman knows how to prepare for golf’s ultimate grind. The thing is, McIlroy managed to win the Masters with an errant driver. That won’t happen at Shinnecock Hills. And in four straight starts in year, the accuracy has just not been there. We know Rory will play aggressively off the tee and that will define this championship run. Put it in play like Pinehurst and watch out. Send it like Augusta National and the gallery better look out!

2: Xander Schauffele

David Cannon

Age: 32 Odds to win: +1800 DFS Value: $10,100 Data Golf (OWGR): 6 (12) 2026: • Players: 3 • Masters: T-9 • PGA: T-7 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 9/9 Best U.S. Open finish: T-3 (2019) U.S. Opens at Shinnecock: T-6 (2018)

Most forget Schauffele qualified to get into the 2017 U.S. Open, finishing fifth that year at Erin Hills to hold his spot at Shinnecock for 2018. In nine national championship starts, Schauffele has never finished worse than 14th. X marks the spot for Xander when it comes to this championship and the major events for 2026. Ninth at the Masters and seventh at the PGA Championship, he makes a ton of sense this week at SHGC.

1: Scottie Scheffler

Ben Jared

Age: 29 (turns 30 on Sunday, June 21) Odds to win: +500 DFS Value: $14,900 Data Golf (OWGR): 1 (1) 2026: • Players: T-22 • Masters: 2 • PGA: T-14 U.S. Open appearances/cuts made: 8/6 U.S. Open 2025: T-7 Best U.S. Open finish: T-2 (2022)

For those who believe Scheffler is in a slump, may I remind you the No. 1 player in the world (by a wide margin) has four top-three finishes in his last six starts. T-14 at the PGA and runner-up at the Masters, when conditions get challenging, Scheffler surfaces. Ranked first in strokes-gained total and scoring average on the PGA Tour in 2026, much like Xander, the skill set is so perfect for this property. Does Scottie need to improve his mid-iron play? Yes, but so does 95 percent of the tour! Let’s put it this way, I would be more surprised if Scottie didn’t win. What a 30th birthday present that would be; a career Grand Slam.

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