$12M worth American actor and other famous entities choose their favorites for the U.S. Open ft. Scottie Scheffler

The 125th edition of the U.S. Open begins today, June 12, at Oakmont Country Club. With a stacked field of 156 players, fans and celebrities have shared their picks for the winner of the 2025 U.S. Open.

The PGA Tour’s official Instagram account shared a carousel of eight screenshots, showing replies from various celebrities who were asked to pick their U.S. Open 2025 favorite. The post was captioned:

"slid into some DMs…

The first response came from American actor Glen Powell, who replied:

"My boy Scottie Scheffler."

Powell, known for his roles in Anyone But You and Hitman, has a reported net worth of $12 million according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Scottie Scheffler received the most celebrity support for the 2025 U.S. Open. Actor and comedian Will Arnett responded by writing:

"I mean...it has to be Scottie no?"

Tennis pro Taylor Fritz also picked the World No.1, saying:

"It's gotta be Scottie."

Scottie Scheffler enters the U.S. Open in top form. He has won three of his last four starts and 16 total PGA Tour events. He claimed the PGA Championship in May, his third major title, but is still chasing his first U.S. Open win.

Other stars picked different favorites. Country singer Luke Combs went with Justin Thomas, saying:

"Gotta go with my guy JT."

Twilight actor Taylor Lautner also backed Thomas, writing:

"JT all the way baby."

Thomas, ranked 5th in the OWGR, has two major wins (both PGA Championships) and 16 career victories. He recently won the RBC Heritage and has six top-10s in 13 starts this year.

Former NBA player Blake Griffin named Swedish golfer Ludvig Åberg as his pick to win the U.S. Open, writing,

"Give me Ludvig to moon!"

Meanwhile, actor Charlie Day went with veteran Rocco Mediate, who has 11 career wins, including six on the PGA Tour and five on the PGA TOUR Champions. Mediate is currently ranked 91st in the Schwab Cup standings.

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When will players tee off for the Thursday round of the 2025 U.S. Open?

The players are set to tee off from two starting holes, No. 1 and No. 10, starting at 6:45 a.m. (ET).

Here is the complete Round 1 tee times for the 2025 U.S. Open:

Tee No. 1

• 6:45 a.m. – Matt Vogt (a), Kevin Velo, Trent Phillips
• 6:56 a.m. – Chandler Blanchet, Alvaro Ortiz, Doug Ghim
• 7:07 a.m. – Evan Beck (a), Maxwell Moldovan, Justin Hicks
• 7:18 a.m. – Harris English, Tommy Fleetwood, Keegan Bradley
• 7:29 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Jose Luis Ballester Barrio, Bryson DeChambeau
• 7:40 a.m. – Matt Fitzpatrick, Wyndham Clark, Gary Woodland
• 7:51 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Matt McCarty, Robert MacIntyre
• 8:02 a.m. – Cam Davis, Davis Thompson, Thomas Detry
• 8:13 a.m. – Richard Bland, Trevor Gutschewski (a), Lanto Griffin
• 8:24 a.m. – Edoardo Molinari, Sam Stevens, Ryan Gerard
• 8:35 a.m. – Thriston Lawrence, Noah Kent (a), Thorbjørn Olesen
• 8:46 a.m. – Jinichiro Kozuma, Cameron Tankersley (a), Chase Johnson
• 8:57 a.m. – Philip Barbaree, Riley Lewis, Brady Calkins
• 12:30 p.m. – Frederic LaCroix, Emiliano Grillo, Sam Bairstow
• 12:41 p.m. – Byeong Hun An, Joe Highsmith, Ryan Fox
• 12:52 p.m. – Victor Perez, Jacob Bridgeman, Adam Schenk
• 1:03 p.m. – Min Woo Lee, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka
• 1:14 p.m. – Sam Burns, Nico Echavarria, Denny McCarthy
• 1:25 p.m. – Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler
• 1:36 p.m. – Corey Conners, Jason Day, Patrick Reed
• 1:47 p.m. – Joaquin Niemann, Bud Cauley, Daniel Berger
• 1:58 p.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Tony Finau, Chris Kirk
• 2:09 p.m. – Ben James (a), Rasmus Højgaard, Stephan Jaeger
• 2:20 p.m. – Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Justin Hastings (a), Laurie Canter
• 2:31 p.m. – Frankie Harris (a), Emilio Gonzalez R., Roberto Díaz
• 2:42 p.m. – Grant Haefner, Joey Herrera, George Kneiser

Tee No. 10

• 6:45 a.m. – Zac Blair, Scott Vincent, Alistair Docherty
• 6:56 a.m. – Jacques Kruyswijk, Jordan Smith, Eric Cole
• 7:07 a.m. – Tom Kim, J.J. Spaun, Taylor Pendrith
• 7:18 a.m. – Ludvig Åberg, Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama
• 7:29 a.m. – Ben Griffin, Andrew Novak, Maverick McNealy
• 7:40 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy
• 7:51 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Si Woo Kim, Lucas Glover
• 8:02 a.m. – Cameron Smith, Brian Harman, Phil Mickelson
• 8:13 a.m. – Niklas Norgaard, Brian Campbell, Justin Lower
• 8:24 a.m. – Davis Riley, Jackson Koivun (a), Johnny Keefer
• 8:35 a.m. – James Hahn, Mark Hubbard, Michael La Sasso (a)
• 8:46 a.m. – Joakim Lagergren, Mason Howell (a), Chris Gotterup
• 8:57 a.m. – Zach Bauchou, Jackson Buchanan, Lance Simpson (a)
• 12:30 p.m. – Will Chandler, Andrea Pavan, Takumi Kanaya
• 12:41 p.m. – Bryan Lee (a), Guido Migliozzi, Preston Summerhays
• 12:52 p.m. – Erik van Rooyen, Max Greyserman, Matt Wallace
• 1:03 p.m. – Russell Henley, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Nick Taylor
• 1:14 p.m. – Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson
• 1:25 p.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, Sungjae Im, Sepp Straka
• 1:36 p.m. – Cameron Young, Tom Hoge, J.T. Poston
• 1:47 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Michael Kim, Matthieu Pavon
• 1:58 p.m. – Marc Leishman, Aaron Rai, Nick Dunlap
• 2:09 p.m. – Matthew Jordan, Yuta Sugiura, Carlos Ortiz
• 2:20 p.m. – Ryan McCormick, Trevor Cone, Zachery Pollo (a)
• 2:31 p.m. – James Nicholas, Tyler Weaver (a), Riki Kawamoto
• 2:42 p.m. – Austen Truslow, Harrison Ott, George Duangmanee