The US Open 2024 is here! The Golfing Gazette brings you how to watch, predictions, prize money, dates, and more.
After a fabulous Memorial Tournament, one of the greatest spectacles in the calendar is upon us, the US Open is set to bring some golfing excellence to our TV screens once again.
The US Open has it has been a home for some of the greatest talents to grace the sport and has had winners including legendary names. 2024 is no different.
Here is absolutely everything you need to know about it, brought to you by The Golfing Gazette.
Everything you need to know about the US Open 2024
When will the US Open take place?
The US Open 2024 will run from the 13th of June until the 16th of June.
Where will the US Open take place?
The US Open will be taking place at nine other than Pinehurst Resort, home of Pinehurst No.2 – which is the course the players will be taking too.
- Location: Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA
- Designer: Donald Ross
- Year Built: 1907
- Course Type: Championship, Resort
- Par: 72
- Yardage: 7,588 yards (from the back tees)
- Historic Tournaments: U.S. Open, PGA Championship, Ryder Cup, and U.S. Women’s Open.
Who won last year’s US Open?
The winner of last year’s competition was Wyndham Clark, who clinched off Rory McIlroy by one stroke to win at the Los Angeles Country Club.
Are LIV Golf players taking part?
Yes. It will feature 13 golfers from the PGA’s rival league, including the likes of Bryson DeChambeau has been LIV’s best performer at the year’s two majors so far.
What is the prize money?
The winner receives a whopping $3.9 million. Alongside this, they also receive automatic entry to the tournament for the next 10 years, along with being invited to play at the other three majors and the Players Championship for the next five years. Not bad going.
How to Watch (US)
The 124th US Open will be broadcast on NBC and the USA Network. It will also be available to live stream on the USGA App, usopen.com, and Peacock.
Broadcast schedule
- Thursday: 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (USA Network), 5 p.m.-8 p.m. (Peacock)
- Friday: 6:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (Peacock), 1 p.m.-7 p.m. (NBC/Peacock), 7 p.m.-8 p.m. (Peacock)
- Saturday: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (USA Network), 12 p.m.-8 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
- Sunday: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (USA Network), 12 p.m.-7 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
Predictions
The Golfing Gazette writers predict who they think will walk away with the US Open title and grand cash prize:
Lee Connor: “Outside of Scottie Scheffler, is going to come down to who can keep the ball away from the rough and who can get up and down around the treacherous greens. I’m going to go with Hideki Matsuyama. He’s won a major before and is brilliant at plotting his way around a course and staying in contention. He’s my pick…if Scheffler decides not to turn up!!”
“Scottie Scheffler will be tough to beat, but if there’s one man who can challenge the world number one, it’s Bryson DeChambeau. The LIV Golf star came within a whisker of winning the PGA Championship last month and can go one better at Pinehurst No.2. His length will allow him more control coming into the putting surfaces. Furthermore, his towering iron shots should see his ball stop quicker than the rest of the field, something which could be vital on notoriously fast greens.
“After winning the U.S. Open at the daunting Winged Foot in 2020, the 30-year-old has the mental capacity to win golf’s toughest test, and he stands every chance of landing his second major title this week.”
Peter Lynch: “Time and again Rory McIlroy has come agonizingly close to finally clinching that elusive fifth major, having last lifted one of the four iconic trophies back in 2014. He is, however, a US Open expert, having been the only player to finish in the top 10 in each of the last five years. McIlroy has slowly but surely climbed the leaderboard over that period, with his all-round game now in great shape to go one better than his second-place finish last time out.”
Jordan Harris: “Of course, everything says that Scottie Scheffler will win this week while appearing to play a completely different golf course to everyone in the field, so putting him aside, Hideki Matsuyama is getting the nod for this US Open, with the Japanese number one on the PGA Tour for strokes gained around the greens this season. If he has a bit of form with the putter, this could be a second major title for the 32-year-old.”
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