The third major championship of the PGA Tour season tees off Thursday, June 16 at Brookline, Mass., where the world's top golfers will try to write a new chapter in the storied course's history. This will be the fourth U.S. Open played at The Country Club, which was a founding member of the USGA in 1894. Masters champion and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler leads a 2022 U.S. Open field that also features reigning champion Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth, among many others. 

Rahm, Scheffler and Justin Thomas are all at 12-1 in the latest 2022 U.S. Open odds from Caesars Sportsbook, trailing favorite Rory McIlroy (10-1). Cameron Smith is going off at 14-1, followed by Jordan Spieth at 20-1.

Which players can you trust for your 2022 U.S. Open fantasy golf picks? Before you bet this major championship or lock in your Fantasy golf lineups, you NEED to see the 2022 U.S. Open Fantasy golf rankings from Fantasy expert Riley Gates.

Gates is a writer for 247Sports and has covered a range of sports for nearly six years. He has followed golf closely for much longer and has a profound knowledge of the sport. He also knows what it takes to win, on the course and in fantasy sports.

Gates has been crushing his golf picks all season. At the Memorial Tournament, five of Gates' nine picks finished in the top 15, including Will Zalatoris, who tied for fifth. His biggest sleeper pick of  the week, Brendan Steele -- priced at just $6,600 at DraftKings -- posted a top-10 finish!  

And at the Charles Schwab Challenge, three of Gates' top six picks finished in the top four on the final leaderboard, including winner Burns and runner-up  Scheffler. Before the PGA, Gates had both winner Justin Thomas and 30-1 shot Zalatoris, who lost to Thomas in a playoff, among his top five picks.

Before the Wells Fargo Championship, four of his top six players finished in the top five. That included winner Max Homa, a 40-1 long shot, and runners-up Keegan Bradley (35-1) and Matt Fitzpatrick (22-1). Anyone who has followed Gates is WAY UP!

Now, Gates has ranked his top players for the 2022 U.S. Open. We can tell you the expert is backing Scottie Scheffler. On the other hand, Gates is fading four-time major champion Brooks Koepka! The 32-year-old has been off his game, but still comes in among the favorites at 20-1 despite his struggles in this year's majors. "I'd rather get burned fading him than lose backing him," Gates told SportsLine.

For the season's third major championship, Gates is backing a long shot who has been racking up strong finishes all season and is brimming with confidence! You ABSOLUTELY need to see who Gates is backing and check out his top picks before you bet the 2022 U.S. Open or enter any U.S. Open 2022 fantasy golf picks.

Who wins the 2022 U.S. Open? And which massive long shot is a must-back? ... Join SportsLine now to get Riley Gates' Fantasy golf power rankings for the 2022 U.S. Open, all from the Fantasy expert who has been rolling on his Fantasy golf picks!