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SportsLine Picks Scheffler Favorite for 2026 U.S. Open

6/16/2026

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SportsLine Predicts

SportsLine simulated the 2026 U.S. Open and named Scottie Scheffler favorite at +550.
Rory McIlroy was given odds of +1200 and Jon Rahm +1300 as the next likely winners.
Rahm is projected to finish outside the top five, making him a golfer to fade.
Cameron Young appears as a top-5 contender at +2200 despite never winning a major.
The simulation also notes a 45-1 long-shot that could capture the title.

Summary

Thomas Complains

Players arrived early to avoid crowded practice rounds, prompting Justin Thomas to call the wait terrible.
Rory McIlroy complained that a small army of staff and media inside the ropes hampers practice.
In 1896, John Shippen Jr. and Oscar Bunn played despite boycott threats, with Shippen finishing fifth and earning $10.
The 2004 U.S. Open hand-watered the seventh green after the 189-yard par-three became unplayable.

History

Historical Context

In 1896 the U.S. Open moved to Shinnecock Hills, where African-American John Shippen and Shinnecock Indian Oscar Bunn entered after club members paid their fees. Shippen tied for fifth and earned $10, while Scottish-born James Foulis claimed the $150 first prize. Their participation sparked a boycott threat that USGA president Theodore Havemeyer quelled, marking the tournament’s first racial controversy.

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SportsLine Predicts

SportsLine simulated the 2026 U.S. Open and named Scottie Scheffler favorite at +550.
Rory McIlroy was given odds of +1200 and Jon Rahm +1300 as the next likely winners.
Rahm is projected to finish outside the top five, making him a golfer to fade.
Cameron Young appears as a top-5 contender at +2200 despite never winning a major.
The simulation also notes a 45-1 long-shot that could capture the title.

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