{"id":15041,"date":"2025-06-10T22:02:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T22:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/?post_type=article&p=15041"},"modified":"2025-06-10T22:05:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T22:05:43","slug":"2025-u-s-open-noonans-outright-picks-and-preview","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/article\/2025-u-s-open-noonans-outright-picks-and-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 U.S. Open- Noonan\u2019s Outright Picks and Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

The season’s third major and the 125th edition of our national championship, the U.S. Open, returns to Oakmont Country Club for the tenth time in the club’s history.<\/span><\/p>\n

There’s no course in the U.S. Open rotation that better exemplifies what the USGA set out to do annually at our national open than Oakmont. The course architect, Henry Fownes, once famously said, “A shot poorly played should be a shot irrevocably lost.” <\/span>This mantra is <\/span>branded<\/span> on every square inch of the 7,372-yard Par-70 layout in western Pennsylvania, which is hosting its record tenth U.S. Open <\/span>championship<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The answer to this week’s “Distance or Accuracy?” debate is both. The rough is gnarly and will only get worse as the weekend approaches. The wet conditions over the past few days, and possibly over the weekend, will magnify the need for length <\/span>and<\/span><\/em> accuracy. <\/span><\/p>\n

The undulation on the fairways and greens is as extreme as you’ll find anywhere in professional golf. And they’ll have the greens running as fast as possible, especially to offset any advantage the field may experience from the course playing softer due to the rain.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the most telling indicators of the quality that Oakmont demands is that eight of its nine U.S. Open champions have won multiple majors. This isn’t a venue for a one-off major championship story like LACC or Royal Liverpool. The mental and physical demands of four days and 72 holes should leave us with a worthwhile champion, likely one of this era’s greats. Par is a great outcome, and that goes for every hole and every round.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more course details, check out\u00a0<\/span>Ron’s<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>course preview<\/span><\/a>. It’s the best in the business, bar none. Also, don’t forget to check out our new research tools, the Oakmont <\/span>stats page<\/span><\/a>, along with the\u00a0<\/span>Tournament Cheat Sheet.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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