Golf's third major of 2024 is upon us, with the first two won by the top two players in the current world rankings, Scottie Scheffler (Masters) and Xander Schauffele (PGA Championship). The 2024 U.S. Open will be played at Pinehurst No. 2, which has hosted this event previously in 1999, 2005, and 2014. Scottie Scheffler is the 11-4 favorite, followed by Rory McIlroy (10-1), Xander Schauffele (10-1), and Bryson DeChambeau (10-1). Last year's winner, Wyndham Clark, is 33-1.

With an elite field set to take on this major tournament at Pinehurst No. 2, who can you trust for your U.S. Open golf picks? Before you set your U.S. Open golf lineups or make any PGA Tour bets, you NEED to see the Fantasy golf rankings from Fantasy expert Eric Cohen.

Cohen is an avid golf bettor who correctly predicted the pre-tournament outright winner of the 2024 Players Championship (Scottie Scheffler +550), 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic (Rickie Fowler +1400), 2023 PGA Championship (Brooks Koepka +2000), 2023 Honda Classic (Chris Kirk +3500), 2022 Open Championship (Cameron Smith +2200), 2022 U.S. Open (Matt Fitzpatrick +2500), and 2022 Phoenix Open (Scheffler's first career victory at +2800). 

Eric is a contributor to SportsLine's YouTube shows including "Early Edge" and is the host of "The Early Wedge" golf show (live on Monday, June 10th at 7 p.m. ET). Anyone who has followed Cohen's predictions is up big! Now, Cohen has studied the field set to play in North Carolina and revealed his U.S. Open Fantasy golf rankings. 

We can tell you he is backing an 70-1 shot in Keegan Bradley among his top-10 rankings. "This is a disrespectful number on a player who finished 2nd here in 2014 (albeit a long ways behind Martin Kaymer) and has played well again of late. A T2 at the Charles Schwab Challenge was encouraging as were the top-25 finishes he posted at both majors this season," Cohen told SportsLine.

On the other hand, Cohen is fading one of the oddsmakers top choices behind Scheffler, Viktor Hovland at 16-1. "I'm somewhat afraid of the U.S. Open history which features no top-10s in five appearances. He contended for the first two rounds and absolutely fell apart in Ohio on the weekend. I would tread carefully at Pinehurst, especially at these low odds."

Cohen is also backing several underdogs in his 2024 U.S. Open fantasy golf picks, including a 130-1 longshot who could be a difference-maker for your Fantasy golf lineups! If this player can pull off a stunning result, it would bring a HUGE payoff and be a valuable piece for U.S. Open golf lineups. You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in any fantasy golf picks.

Who wins the U.S. Open, and which 130-1 longshot could bring a HUGE payout and be the difference for your Fantasy golf picks? Join SportsLine now to get Eric Cohen's Fantasy golf rankings and picks for the U.S. Open, all from the Fantasy expert who has called seven outright winners!