PGA TOUR: One of these seven golfers will win the 2026 US Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

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Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, aka The Cock, on Long Island, New York, is one of the founding members of the United States Golf Association and hosted the second-ever U.S. Open in 1896. So, it’s only fitting that the U.S. Open returns to Shinnecockin 2026, America’s 250th birthday year.

Undoubtedly one of the toughest courses in the world, Shinnecock is a par-70 links-style course with uneven lies, deep rough along the fairway with random fescue, elevation changes and brutally difficult greens. Oh, and it’s a coastal track with few trees, making it highly susceptible to wind.

After a 90-year hiatus, there have been four U.S. Opens at The Cock from 1986 to 2018. Only four golfers have finished those U.S. Opens under par. Brooks Koepka, Shinnecock’s reigning U.S. Open champion in 2018, won with a score of +1. Basically, what I’m getting at is there will be carnage at The Cock this week.

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Shifting gears, my PGA TOUR betting record this season is a disgrace. And it’s killing me because golf is my favorite sport to gamble on, and it’s the only sport I can’t beat. I’m down damn near 38 units (u), and I’m not even getting unlucky. I just suck this year.

But that all changes this week. I successfully predicted the New York Knicks would meet the San Antonio Spurs in the 2026 NBA Finals, then picked New York to win the title. I hit Napoleon Solo at the 2026 Preakness Stakes in May and a 100-to-1 trifecta at the Belmont Stakes two weeks ago.

That said, I’m calling my shot and guaranteeing a win at the 2026 U.S. Open because I won’t let my