Dustin Johnson is currently ranked world number 1 on the PGA tour, and world number 5 in fedex points this season. Dustin Johnson is also the 2016 U.S Open Champion. With multiple major championships under his belt, Dustin Johnson is one of my favourite picks to win the U.S open this year. Although he did not do as well in the Masters this year, not making the cut due to rough playing conditions, his game has been on point lately.
John Rahm is currently ranked 3rd place on the PGA tour right now. Although Rahm does not have any major victories, he has still been playing great golf lately. As of recently, Rahm has made the sponsorship switch from Taylormade to Callaway. Most people thought that with this switch he was going to be playing worse, but actaully he has been playing better after the club switch. At the recent 2021 Masters event, Rahm placed within the top 6, whilst also having his first son being born only a few days before the Masters! I feel like Rahm wants to play even harder than before now since he has a family to provide for.
There are many more players to be picked that would have a good chance of winning, so here are my honorable mentions. Rory Mcilroy is one of my favourite golfers out there. Rory won the U.S Open back in 2011. Although he hasn't been playing his best golf lately, he is bound to win another major soon. Tommy Fleetwood has been in the top 5 of the U.S Open numerous times and has yet to win on the PGA tour. His time to win is coming soon. Justin Thomas is another great candidate to win the U.S Open. At only the age of 27, he has a whopping 14 wins on the PGA tour, and soon he could make that 15 by winning the U.S Open.