Update: Brandt Snedeker was withdrawn from the event with a rib injury. Original article here: 2012 US Open Free Golf Betting Preview and T...
Update: Brandt Snedeker was withdrawn from the event with a rib injury. Original article here: 2012 US Open Free Golf Betting Preview and Tips
2012 US Open, THE OLYMPIC CLUB,
San Francisco, California
June 11-17, 2012
Dustin Johnson 30/1
Back with a bang last week after a long spell out injured. Johnson blew up spectacularly against GMac at the US Open in 2010, mistakenly grounded his club in a “bunker” at that years PGA, and hit a ball out of bounds when reeling in Darren Clarke at last year’s Open. It doesn’t sound the best, but the real point is that Dustin Johnson has gotten himself into position regularly in Majors. He’s great in the wind and has the power on tap when needed. No player has won the previous week and went on to win the US Open, but I will be willing bet against that. Johnson is due his Major.
Luke Donald 13/1
If Luke Donald is to win a Major, this has to be the perfect location in which to do it. Donald lies eighth in driving accuracy, leads the Tour in scrambling and ranks highly in pretty much everything else. Except driving distance. Just as well so that this will be the shortest US Open track in a long while with the emphasis on a whole different skillset to the norm.
Jason Dufner 30/1
You just wonder was Jason Dufner wise to rest off tournament golf since the Colonial a few weeks back. Dufner was on a roll of two wins at the Zurich Classic and Byron Nelson and was just overtaken by Zach Johnson at Colonial. However if he can hit the ground running at the Olympic Club with the same temperament and regulation golf that we saw last month, he has to have a great chance. Performed well at last seasons USPGA in coming second to Keegan Bradley and is the form dog coming into the week.
Matt Kuchar 28/1
Matt Kuchar has a simple repeating swing and the patient demeanour to win what promises to be an ultra tough US Open. Kuchar had a shot at winning the Masters this year tying third in the end, then showed he has the guts to win in exalted company at Sawgrass. Kuch turned 20 on final round Sunday when the US Open was last held at the Olympic Club in 1998. He competed as an amateur and tied for 14th. "I can remember walking off the course at Olympic Club and just being dead tired after my rounds at the U.S. Open," he said of the occasion. Top 15 in the last two stagings.
Louis Oosthuizen 55/1
Louis Oosthuizen is one of my favourite players so I need a bit of leeway on this one. Oosthuizen has won a Major already and did so with all the class and poise of a man who has plenty more in the locker. Stood tall in the face defeat at Augusta and even won the following week in Malaysia.
Though he has been quiet since, and missed the cut badly at Jack's place is one for the biggest of occasions. Tied for ninth last year at Congressional.
Best Of The Rest
Peter Hanson played well last week in Sweden and has proven over the last few years he has the game to contend at a US Open. The Swede has top-20 in the last three stagings with a best of tied 7th last year. Also paid out big time at the Masters tying third. The question is whether or not Hanson can adapt from the comparably slow greens in Bro Hof Slot to this weeks test.
Long odds glory hunters might take a look at qualifier Mikko Ilonen at 500/1. Mikko contended last week on the European Tour and is great odds in a number of the betting subcategories. A top 10 is not beyond him.
American Colt Knost is also to be had at 300/1, probably because he has missed the cut in his last five events. Knost however also has two third place finishes, one of which at the RBC Heritage should have been better were it not for a final round 74. And one other thing the bookies might have missed- He won the 2007 US Amateur champion, at Olympic Club!
Past Top 10's
2011
1 - Rory McIlroy -16 F -2 65 66 68 69 268
2 1 Jason Day -8 F -3 71 72 65 68 276
T3 12 Kevin Chappell -6 F -5 76 67 69 66 278
T3 - Robert Garrigus -6 F -1 70 70 68 70 278
T3 - Lee Westwood -6 F -1 75 68 65 70 278
T3 1 Y.E. Yang -6 F E 68 69 70 71 278
T7 8 Peter Hanson -5 F -4 72 71 69 67 279
T7 1 Sergio Garcia -5 F -1 69 71 69 70 279
T9 18 Charl Schwartzel -4 F -5 68 74 72 66 280
T9 12 Louis Oosthuizen -4 F -4 69 73 71 67 280
2010
1 1 Graeme McDowell E F +3 71 68 71 74 284
2 2 Gregory Havret +1 F +1 73 71 69 72 285
3 1 Ernie Els +2 F +2 73 68 72 73 286
T4 2 Phil Mickelson +3 F +2 75 66 73 73 287
T4 1 Tiger Woods +3 F +4 74 72 66 75 287
T6 17 Matt Kuchar +4 F -3 74 72 74 68 288
T6 4 Davis Love III +4 F E 75 74 68 71 288
T8 5 Brandt Snedeker +5 F E 75 74 69 71 289
T8 2 Martin Kaymer +5 F +1 74 71 72 72 289
T8 1 Alex Cejka +5 F +2 70 72 74 73 289
T8 7 Dustin Johnson +5 F +11 71 70 66 82 289
2009
1 1 Lucas Glover -4 F +3 69 64 70 73 276
T2 3 Phil Mickelson -2 F E 69 70 69 70 278
T2 1 David Duval -2 F +1 67 70 70 71 278
T2 1 Ricky Barnes -2 F +6 67 65 70 76 278
5 2 Ross Fisher -1 F +2 70 68 69 72 279
T6 9 Tiger Woods E F -1 74 69 68 69 280
T6 9 Soren Hansen E F -1 70 71 70 69 280
T6 1 Hunter Mahan E F +2 72 68 68 72 280
9 16 Henrik Stenson +1 F -2 73 70 70 68 281
T10 22 Rory McIlroy +2 F -2 72 70 72 68 282
T10 15 Matt Bettencourt +2 F -1 75 67 71 69 282
T10 10 Sergio Garcia +2 F E 70 70 72 70 282
T10 5 Ryan Moore +2 F +1 70 69 72 71 282
T10 2 Stephen Ames +2 F +2 74 66 70 72 282
T10 5 Mike Weir +2 F +4 64 70 74 74 282
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