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2025 US Open Picks & Predictions: Si Woo Kim

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The third major of the year, the 2025 U.S. Open, begins Thursday at Oakmont Country Club in Western Pennsylvania.

Oakmont is a classic U.S. Open venue with narrow fairways, overgrown rough, and lightning-fast greens. We'll once again get to see the famous "Church Pews" - the huge bunker bordering holes No. 3 and No. 4 that has rows of grass strips in the sand.

It will be a challenging test for the best players in the world. Will we get a head-to-head duel between No. 1 player in the world Scottie Scheffler, who won the PGA Championship last month, and No. 2 Rory McIlroy, who won the Masters in April? Or will LIV Tour star Bryson DeChambeau successfully defend his 2024 U.S. Open title?

The BettingPros Guide to the 2025 U.S. Open will drill down on all the wagering opportunities this tournament presents, taking a closer look at the top contenders for America's national championship of golf.

Read on for our 2025 US Open picks and predictions for Si Woo Kim.

2025 US Open Picks & Predictions: Si Woo Kim

Let’s dive into our top bets, picks, and predictions for the 2025 U.S. Open for Si Woo Kim.

Stats to Know

  • DraftKings Odds to Win: +11000
  • World Ranking: 61
  • Best U.S. Open finish: 13 (2017)
  • Last four U.S. Open finishes: 40, MC, 39, 32
  • Last four tournament finishes: 17, 8, 28, 31

Course History

Si Woo Kim has played in the U.S. Open Tournament since 2017. In those eight performances, his highest finish was tied for 13th place during the initial 2017 outing. Since then, the results have been anything but stellar, with seven consecutive above-stroke finishes and four missed cuts. Kim's best finish, aside from 2017, was T-32 in last year's tournament.

Recent Form

Kim has been all over the golf course this year, with 18 appearances since the start of 2025. Despite having only two top-ten finishes and five missed cuts over that span, the 29-year-old has eight top-20 finishes.

Kim has placed in at least 31st or better in five straight contests. Kim ranks 35th in scrambling, 29th in driving accuracy percentage, 25th in total strokes gained and and 15th in strokes gained around the green.

Betting Outlook: 2025 U.S. Open Picks & Predictions

The ambitious young golfer from South Korea is currently listed at +11000 to win the 2025 U.S. Open. We are going to take a hard pass on that option. However, we have to consider the 12-1 and 5.5-1 odds for finishing either in the top-10 or in the top-five. The +230 odds for Kim to finish in the top 20 is absolutely in play for a half-unit.

As for the fifth- and 10th-place finishes, the stats line up too well not to take a shot for a quarter-unit on whichever you feel most comfortable with. Especially when factoring in his recent streak of consistency.

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