The PGA Tour’s third major of the season gets underway Thursday with the 119th playing of the U.S. Open at the iconic Pebble Beach Golf Links along the California Coast. The top players in the world will assemble to try and dethrone two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka, who looks to become just the second player to three-peat at the U.S. Open while searching for his fifth title in the last 10 major championship tournaments. Dustin Johnson came off as the betting favorite and there are a number of tantalizing matchups available to wager on at BookMaker.eu. Below is a list of some of the matchups.
U.S. Open Matchup Odds at BookMaker.eu
Dustin Johnson -152 vs. Patrick Cantlay +122
Dustin Johnson -226 vs. Jordan Spieth +176
Brooks Koepka -159 vs. Tiger Woods +127
Brooks Koepka -182 vs. Jordan Spieth +144
Brooks Koepka -122 vs. Patrick Cantlay -108
Tiger Woods -130 vs. Jordan Spieth +100
Rory McIlroy -145 vs. Brooks Koepka +115
Rory McIlroy -158 vs. Patrick Cantlay +126
Dustin Johnson -139 vs. Brooks Koepka +109
Rory McIlroy -115 vs. Dustin Johnson -115
Dustin Johnson -193 vs. Tiger Woods +152
Rory McIlroy -235 vs. Jordan Spieth +183
Rory McIlroy -204 vs. Tiger Woods +160
Chesson Hadley -106 vs. Harris English -124
Danny Willett -106 vs. Erik Van Rooyen -124
Chez Reavie -130 vs. Andrew Putnam +100
Ian Poulter -115 vs. Bubba Watson -113
Lucas Bjerregaard -101 vs. Abraham Ancer -129
Martin Kaymer +124 vs. Louis Oosthuizen -155
Rob Oppenheim -127 vs. Billy Hurley III -103
Graeme McDowell -101 vs. Matt Wallace -129
Brandt Snedeker -111 vs. Shane Lowry -119
Aaron Wise -125 vs. Jason Dufner -105
Sergio Garcia -156 vs. Martin Kaymer +124
Scott Piercy -121 vs. Keegan Bradley -109
Tyrrell Hatton -141 vs. Jimmy Walker +111
Henrik Stenson -125 vs. Gary Woodland -105
Matthew Fitzpatrick +104 vs. Keegan Bradley -134
Patton Kizzire +113 vs. Ernie Els -142
Branden Grace -128 vs. Cameron Smith +101
Jim Furyk -150 vs. Jimmy Walker +120
Jim Furyk -123 vs. Tyrrell Hatton -107
Justin Rose -136 vs. Justin Thomas +106
Webb Simpson -161 vs. Phil Mickelson +128
Zach Johnson -119 vs. Jhonattan Vegas -111
Tony Finau +138 vs. Webb Simpson -174
Xander Schauffele +116 vs. Adam Scott -146
Bubba Watson -119 vs. Kevin Na -111
Si Woo Kim +110 vs. Charles Howell III -140
Tommy Fleetwood +100 vs. Matt Kuchar -130
Kevin Kisner +123 vs. Lucas Glover -154
Graeme McDowell +118 vs. Patrick Reed -148
Jason Day -164 vs. Francesco Molinari +131
Hideki Matsuyama -149 vs. Francesco Molinari +119
Ian Poulter -104 vs. Kevin Na -126
Marc Leishman -117 vs. Gary Woodland -113
Henrik Stenson -123 vs. Marc Leishman -107
Tommy Fleetwood -143 vs. Bryson DeChambeau +113
Patrick Reed -148 vs. Matt Wallace +118
Hideki Matsuyama -103 vs. Jason Day -127
Xander Schauffele +109 vs. Justin Thomas -139
Jon Rahm -105 vs. Adam Scott -125
Paul Casey -151 vs. Brandt Snedeker +120
Justin Rose -131 vs. Adam Scott +101
Sergio Garcia -114 vs. Louis Oosthuizen -116
Justin Thomas -110 vs. Adam Scott -120
Jon Rahm -132 vs. Xander Schauffele +102
Justin Rose -165 vs. Xander Schauffele +131
Tony Finau -108 vs. Phil Mickelson -122
Jon Rahm -109 vs. Justin Thomas -121
Thomas Pieters -111 vs. Haotong Li -119
Scott Piercy -137 vs. Matthew Fitzpatrick +107
Bryson DeChambeau +130 vs. Matt Kuchar -163
Rory Sabbatini +103 vs. Billy Horschel -133
Emiliano Grillo -122 vs. Rafael Cabrera Bello -108
Rickie Fowler -136 vs. Justin Thomas +106
Rickie Fowler -150 vs. Xander Schauffele +120
Aaron Baddeley -221 vs. Luke Guthrie +173
Rickie Fowler -144 vs. Jon Rahm +114
Rickie Fowler -116 vs. Justin Rose -114
Jordan Spieth +147 vs. Patrick Cantlay -186
Tiger Woods +119 vs. Patrick Cantlay -149
Rickie Fowler -134 vs. Adam Scott +104
Need to Know
Pebble Beach will have a different look than we saw at the Pro-Am back in February. The fairways are narrower, the rough is thicker and the greens, as always, are some of the tiniest landing spots on Tour. The layout will be stretched to 7,000 yards, still short by Tour standards, and that has a way of leveling the playing field. PB is hosting the U.S. Open for just the sixth time and the first since 2010, but the course is familiar with many players who compete in the Pro-Am. With thicker rough surrounding the fairway, accuracy off the tee is more important than distance. And a strong approach game is vital to set up enough scoring opportunities. Only 60 players and ties advance to the weekend.
U.S. Open Matchup Picks
Rory McIlroy -115 vs. Dustin Johnson
DJ opened as the betting favorite, but he’s got nothing on McIlroy, who looks to continue his strong play after thrashing the field north of the border last week. After missing the cut at the Memorial, McIlroy responded with a runaway victory at the Canadian Open, which just happened to be on a short track with poa annua greens. Sound familiar? McIlroy is 0 for 2 at Pebble Beach with a MC at the 2010 U.S. Open and 2018 Pro-Am, but he’s worth the wager the way he’s playing.
Tiger Woods +119 vs. Patrick Cantlay
The Big Cat at plus-odds in a major is another bet waiting to be taken. All the analytics point to Cantlay being a contender this weekend, but those stats don’t take into account just how certain players rise to the occasion. Woods is one of them. Remember his performance here in 2000 when he won by 15 strokes? Okay, so it’s been nearly two decades, but Woods showed he’s got some left in the tank with his Masters win in April. He also had a top-10 at the Memorial as a tune up after a MC at the PGA Championship. There were extenuating circumstances that week and I believe Tiger is ready to roar.
Jon Rahm +114 vs. Rickie Fowler
If anybody could use a strong tournament showing it’s Rahm, and we’re counting on it. He missed the cut at the PGA Championship and again at the Charles Schwab, but before that he was money with a pair of Tour wins and seven other top-10s. And he enjoys teeing it up in the Golden State, saying it reminds him of back home in Spain. He’s had results playing in California with a pair of PGA Tour titles. He finished T9 at The Masters in April and grabbed a pair top-5s with two MCs in last year’s majors. It’s boom or bust in the big ones and he’s ready to break out.
Phil Mickelson +128 vs. Webb Simpson
The way Lefty has been firing the ball all over the course lately it would be easy to fade him. But, remember who won the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February? Yep, it was Mickelson. He said prior to that event that he loves PB and the poa annua greens, and he delivered. The course will be setup differently, but it’s a track Lefty enjoys playing and I’m taking him to win this matchup.
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