$100M-worth LIV Golfer has a three-word response to communicate Oakmont’s difficulty ahead of the US Open

LIV golfer Dustin Johnson reflected on the difficulties of the Oakmont Country Club as he is preparing to tee off at the 2025 US Open. The third Major of the year is officially scheduled to begin on Thursday, June 12.

Ahead of that, Johnson attended a pre-tournament press conference held on June 9 in which he was asked which golf course he considered to be the hardest he had played so far. The American had a three-word reply to the question, and he called the Oakmont Country Club the hardest one.

"Probably this one," Johnson said (via ASAP Sports).

Dustin Johnson has previously won the US Open in Oakmont when the tournament was last held at the venue in 2016. He has good experience of playing at the venue and in the press conference, even talked about getting back to play in Oakmont.

"The course is just as hard as I remember, if not harder," Johnson said. "I like coming back here. I love the golf course. First time I played it, probably two weeks prior to the 2016 open, so obviously a lot of good memories from that year. Coming back, I was back here one other time when I got my honorary membership here, for that ceremony, which was really nice."

Back in 2016, Dustin Johnson, who has a net worth of $100 million (via Celebrity Net Worth), started the campaign with an opening round of 67 at the US Open and then played the next three rounds of 69, 71, and 69. He registered a three-stroke win over Jim Furyk, Shane Lowry, and Scott Piercy back then. Fans have their eyes on him to see if he can win again in 2025 at the venue.

What are Dustin Johnson's odds for the 2025 US Open?

This season in the Majors, Dustin Johnson has had a pretty hard time on the greens. He played two rounds of 74 and 72 and missed the cut at the Masters 2025, and then at the 2025 PGA Championship, he again missed the cut after carding two rounds of 78 and 76.

For the 2025 US Open, his odds to win the event are +17,000 (via CBS Sports). Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau are the top two favorites for this week's Major.

Here are the odds for the 2025 US Open (via CBS Sports):

Scottie Scheffler +280
Bryson DeChambeau +700
Rory McIlroy +1100
Jon Rahm +1200
Xander Schauffele +2200
Collin Morikawa +2500
Ludvig Åberg +3000
Joaquin Niemann +3300
Tommy Fleetwood +4000
Justin Thomas +4000
Shane Lowry +4000
Patrick Cantlay +4500
Tyrrell Hatton +5000
Brooks Koepka +5000
Sepp Straka +5000
Jordan Spieth+5500
Viktor Hovland +5500
Hideki Matsuyama +6500
Corey Conners +7000
Ben Griffin +7000
Russell Henley +7000
Sam Burns +8000
Justin Rose +10000
Patrick Reed +10000
Keegan Bradley +10000
Matt Fitzpatrick +10000
Harris English +10000
Maverick McNealy +11000
Daniel Berger +11000
Tony Finau +11000
Si Woo Kim +11000
Robert MacIntyre +11000
Taylor Pendrith +12000
Aaron Rai +12000
Sungjae Im +12000
Jason Day +12000
Ryan Fox +12000
Cameron Young +15000
Wyndham Clark +15000
Cameron Smith +15000
Akshay Bhatia +15000
Min Woo Lee +15000
J.J. Spaun +15000
Dustin Johnson +17000

The tournament will take place from June 12 to 15.

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