From Oakmont- Coverage all week
By Roy J. Akers- www.skyviewsports.net
Oakmont — The Top 15 players in competition all week.
Power Rankings for the U.S. Open
| Rank | Players | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 15 |  Ryan Fox New Zealand | He’s played his fair share of stressful golf of late, but he’s unbothered. Both wins in the last month were in a playoff; the first was his PGA TOUR breakthrough. Zero top 15s in 23 starts in majors, so that’s the next hurdle. |
| 14 |  Cameron Young United States of America | Didn’t close the RBC Canadian Open (T4) how he’d have preferred, but it’s still the latest in a string of performances reminiscent of his Rookie of the Year campaign of 2021-22 when he finished second five times, twice in majors. |
| 13 |  Ludvig Åberg Sweden | With having connected top 20s for the first time this season upon arrival (T16, Memorial; T13, Canadian), it’s time to erase residual doubt concerning his health. Possesses the comportment to allow Oakmont to come to him. |
| 12 |  Ben GriffinUnited States of America | Evoking Andy Dufresne, Griffin is a proven winner who can provide sound mortgage loan advice. Indeed, he’s been fearless with resolve and comfortable throughout his breakout season. T8-Win-2nd since the PGA Championship. |
| 11 |  Xander SchauffeleUnited States of America | Not everyone deserves the level of faith equity amid adversity, but he’s not just anyone. The two-time major champ has been muted in 2025, but there have been many flashes of form in his return from injury. Big-stage performer. |
| 10 |  Joaquin Niemann Chile | After 23 starts in the majors without a top 15, he checked the box with a T8 at the PGA Championship. It was going to happen at some point for the 26-year-old for whom hitting fairways will be his primary challenge this week. |
| 9 |  Harris EnglishUnited States of America | Winner this season on similarly difficult Torrey Pines, the 35-year-old also recorded career-best finishes in the Masters (T12) and PGA Championship (T2). Four top 15s in last six starts. Consistently strong throughout his bag. |
| 8 |  Keegan BradleyUnited States of America | His propensity to rise above the rest on tracks where length and accuracy play way up defines his season. His last three top 10s were at Bay Hill (T5), Quail Hollow (T8) and Muirfield Village (T7). Eight top 20s in 2025. |
| 7 |  Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland | Touring professionals always evolve with their equipment. News regarding a driver is more likely to catch fire for the Masters champ, but it still must be digested as a problem that he’s going to solve for the U.S. Open. |
| 6 |  Shane Lowry Ireland | As noted below, he’s already podiumed at Oakmont. That’s more fact than friction today, but rubber has been meeting the road persistently going back as far as you can see. Elite short game supports even better ball-striking. |
| 5 |  Sepp Straka Austria | Twice a winner and third in his last start at the Memorial, he’s delivering off accuracy on approach (1st in greens hit; 5th in proximity) with underrated putting (17th in Strokes Gained) in 2025. Also T6 in bogey avoidance. |
| 4 |  Jon Rahm Spain | Showcased numerous times how well he performs on long, tight tracks, most notably at Torrey Pines en route to winning the 2021 U.S. Open, but as long as he’s healthy, he’s a threat everywhere. T7-T8-T14 in last three majors. |
| 3 |  Sam BurnsUnited States of America | Although he lost in a playoff on Sunday, the upshot is that he was in it thanks to a final-round 62 and that it’s the latest of impressive results after a quiet open to the year. Two top fives among five top 20s in six starts. |
| 2 |  Bryson DeChambeauUnited States of America | The defending champion and winner of two of the last five U.S. Opens finished T5 at the Masters and T2 at the PGA Championship, results that were about as bad as they were going to be given the contributing factors. |
| 1 |  Scottie SchefflerUnited States of America | Easily the man to beat at Oakmont. Ranks first in this, that and the other, but it also could be successfully argued that his approach to golf and how he masterfully balances it as a vehicle in his life also is second to none. |
