Los Angeles Country Club will host the 2023 U.S. Open starting on Thursday, the first pro golf tournament at the course since 1940. That doesn’t mean that those in the 2023 U.S. Open field will be competing on this course for the first time when the first 2023 U.S. Open tee times begin at 9:45 a.m. ET. Many golfers competed as amateurs at LACC, including Scottie Scheffler and Collin Morikawa, at the 2017 Walker Cup. Meanwhile, Max Homa holds the course record of 61 from the 2013 Pac-12 championship. With course experience and a stellar season on tour, Scheffler is the 13-2 favorite in the latest 2023 U.S. Open odds from Caesars Sportsbook.
Masters winner Jon Rahm is 8-1 among the 2023 U.S. Open golfers, while PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka is 17-2. Before making any 2023 U.S. Open picks, see the PGA predictions and best bets from golf betting and fantasy expert Sia Nejad.
Nejad specializes in betting and DFS in golf, among other sports. He’s had incredible success in the outright and first-round leader markets and betting head-to-head matchups. At the Wells Fargo, he had Wyndham Clark among his longshot outrights, backing the 75-1 shot before he dominated at Quail Hollow for his first PGA Tour victory.
In 2022, Nejad hit six first-round leaders in a 12-week span while peppering in tournament outrights throughout the year. In 2023, Sportsline debuted “The Early Wedge,” and in the first three months of the show, he hit two FRLs and three outright winners. Nejad also had a winning head-to-head record in eight of 10 weeks, including full tournament sweeps on head-to-head plays. He was up more than 70 units over that three-month span.
Now, Nejad has focused his attention on the 2023 U.S. Open field and has locked in his best bets, top sleepers and favorites to avoid. See all his picks at SportsLine.
Top 2023 U.S. Open expert picks
One shocker from Nejad: The expert is fading Scottie Scheffler, even though he’s the No. 1 player in the world. Scheffler is having a historic season in terms of ball-striking, as he ranks first in strokes gained off-the-tee, tee-to-green and approaching the green. However, that success hasn’t translated onto the greens, where he ranks 148th in strokes gained putting and 135th in total putting.
Those putter woes could become even more apparent on a course like Los Angeles Country Club, which has firm and fast greens. LACC is a Bentgrass greens course and Scheffler finished 45th on the same grass type at the CJ Cup earlier this season. His putting struggles are too much of a cause for concern for the favorite, so Nejad is fading Scheffler at his current U.S. Open 2023 odds. See who to back here.
How to make 2023 U.S. Open golf picks
Nejad has locked in his best bets for the U.S. Open 2023 and is picking several longshots, including one player who’s priced higher than 50-1. This golfer’s results “have continued in a positive trajectory,” and the expert expects him to make a strong run. You can only see his 2023 U.S. Open picks at SportsLine.
So which players should you target or avoid for the 2023 U.S. Open, and which golfer in the U.S. Open 2023 field could bring a huge payday of more than 50-1? Check out the latest 2023 U.S. Open odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Sia Nejad’s outright picks and top props for the U.S. Open 2023, all from the expert who recently was up more than 70 units on his golf picks in a three-month span.
2023 U.S. Open odds, field, contenders
See Nejad’s picks, best bets and predictions here.
Scottie Scheffler +650
Jon Rahm +800
Brooks Koepka +850
Viktor Hovland +1000
Rory McIlroy +1100
Patrick Cantlay +1400
Max Homa +1600
Xander Schauffele +1800
Justin Thomas +2500
Jordan Spieth +2500
Collin Morikawa +2500
Cameron Smith +2500
Tony Finau +2500
Dustin Johnson +2800
Cameron Young +3500
Matt Fitzpatrick +3500
Tyrrell Hatton +4000
Hideki Matsuyama +4000
Bryson DeChambeau +4000
Sungjae Im +4000
Jason Day +4000
Tommy Fleetwood +4500
Joaquin Niemann +5000
Sam Burns +5000
Shane Lowry +5000
Rickie Fowler +5000
Sahith Theegala +5500
Justin Rose +5000
Wyndham Clark +7000
Corey Conners +7500
Joonhyung (Tom) Kim +8500
Patrick Reed +8500
Adam Scott +9000
Talor Gooch +10000
Denny McCarthy +10000
Louis Oosthuizen +12500
Keegan Bradley +12500
Si-Woo Kim +12500
Russell Henley +12500
Gary Woodland +12500
Mito Pereira +12500
Kurt Kitayama +12500
Keith Mitchell +15000
Tom Hoge +15000
Harris English +15000
Carlos Ortiz +15000
Justin Suh +15000
Phil Mickelson +15000
Abraham Ancer +15000
Min Woo Lee +15000
Lucas Herbert +17500
Victor Perez +17500
Seamus Power +17500
Adrian Meronk +17500
Taylor Moore +17500
Cam Davis +17500
Thomas Pieters +20000
Chris Kirk +20000
Eddie Pepperell +20000
Austin Eckroat +20000
K.H. Lee +20000
Taylor Montgomery +20000
Harold Varner +20000
Jason Kokrak +20000