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5 dark horses who could upset and win the U.S. Open 2018

By Cody Williams

DUBLIN, OH - JUNE 03: Bryson DeChambeau reacts after winning the second round playoff of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio on June 03, 2018.(Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
DUBLIN, OH - JUNE 03: Bryson DeChambeau reacts after winning the second round playoff of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio on June 03, 2018.(Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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SOUTHAMPTON, NY – JUNE 11: Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa plays a shot during practice rounds prior to the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on June 11, 2018 in Southampton, New York. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, NY – JUNE 11: Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa plays a shot during practice rounds prior to the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on June 11, 2018 in Southampton, New York. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) /

3. Louis Oosthuizen (+5000)

Louis Oosthuizen is a player that most golf fans undoubtedly recognize the name of, but he’s also a player who probably doesn’t have as many overall wins as you might think. In fact, the South African has just one career victory on the PGA Tour to this point. The reason that may seem so off-base is because his one victory happened to come in a major, The Open Championship in 2010. What’s more, he’s also finished second in every major at least once, including the U.S. Open in 2015.

While the 35-year old has missed three cuts in the 11 PGA Tour tournaments that he’s played in this season, he has been successful despite the inconsistency. Seven of the eight times that he’s seen the weekend, he’s finished in the top 25 of the tournament. What’s more, Oosthuizen has also earned three top-10 finishes and finished third at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

In all honesty, Oosthuizen’s finishes aren’t necessarily backed up by the advanced metrics of his play this season. In terms of the strokes gained numbers, he ranks inside the top 50 in just two of the major six, and inside of the top 30 in just one.

However, he has shown the moxie to compete in major championships and still has the skill to make a run at the top of the leaderboard. What’s more, Oosthuizen’s strengths seem to cater to what he could well need to do at Shinnecock Hills. In the end, that’s enough to consider him a dark horse for this tournament.

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