The re imagined PGA Tour schedule has six major championships being played. The U.S. Open is one of the tournaments being played twice. The first major of the new season took place back in September with Bryson DeChambeau taking home the hardware at Winged Foot in New York. The field travels across the country for the originally scheduled U.S. Open, which takes place this week at Torrey Pines Golf Club just outside San Diego. There is no shortage of golfing elite in the field with Jon Rahm opening as the betting favorite. Rahm likely would have entered off a victory had he not been withdrawn from the Memorial due to a positive COVID test. He had a six-shot lead after three rounds. After an unlikely win at the PGA Championship, Phil Mickelson will get plenty of attention. Lefty has a record six runner-up finishes in the U.S. Open and it’s the only event standing between him and the career Grand Slam. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete updated list of betting odds when you’re ready to make a wager.
Odds to Win U.S. Open
Jon Rahm +1050
Dustin Johnson +1450
Brooks Koepka +1550
Bryson Dechambeau +1650
Jordan Spieth +1850
Xander Schauffele +1850
Rory McIlroy +2050
Collin Morikawa +2350
Justin Thomas +2500
Patrick Cantlay +2500
Tony Finau +2650
Viktor Hovland +2800
Patrick Reed +3000
Hideki Matsuyama +3500
Will Zalatoris +5000
Scottie Scheffler +5050
Daniel Berger +5250
Tyrrell Hatton +5250
Paul Casey +5250
Cameron Smith +5500
Justin Rose +5650
Louis Oosthuizen +5650
Matthew Fitzpatrick +5650
Webb Simpson +5850
Shane Lowry +6000
Abraham Ancer +6350
Joaquin Niemann +6550
Phil Mickelson +6650
Corey Conners +6650
Tommy Fleetwood +6850
Jason Kokrak +7050
Marc Leishman +7250
Garrick Higgo +7250
Sung-Jae Im +7550
Harris English +8050
Gary Woodland +9000
Odds Analysis
Tyrrell Hatton +5250
A couple of things drew me to Hatton. First, he’s been playing solid golf, and though it’s his first go at Torrey Pines he shouldn’t be in awe of the surroundings. He’s good in relevant stat categories suggesting his game is a fit for the layout. Hatton averages over 300 yards per drive and he’s among the top-10 in the Euro Tour in GIR percentage. He’s coming off a runner-up finish in the Palmetto Championship, his second top-10 in three starts. And I find his price inviting, which is why I’ll drop a few bills on him for the outright.
Jon Rahm +1050
Rahm has been cleared to play and you know he’s anxious after having a win snatched from him by COVID a few weeks ago. Recent form isn’t an issue for the Spaniard, but you have to wonder how he’s going to respond after being sequestered for the last several days. Prior to pulling out of the Memorial, Rahm had six top-10s in eight starts. He grabbed a T7 at the Farmers, which was played at Torrey Pines in January, and he’s finished among the top-13 in five of his last six major championship starts. I typically don’t back the favorite, but it’s hard not to give Rahm a look.
Patrick Reed +3000
It’s not exactly the same, but it does mean something. Reed emerged victorious at Torrey Pines in January winning the Farmers Open by shooting 14-under. He did a lot of his damage that week on the South Course, though, and the conditions will be a little different, but not much. Reed always seems to hang around in majors with six top-20s in his last nine starts. He’s finished inside the top-17 in each of his last four major starts and there’s no reason to think he’ll deviate from the current trend.
Xander Schauffele +1850
Outside of Rahm, Schauffele might be the best player never to win a major. He’s come close on a number of occasions and I’ve been saying this for a few years now that he’ll get one sooner rather than later. Well, it’s getting later and the X-man is still searching. He had a rare MC at the PGA Championship and that should only inspire him. He’s a native San Diegan and he had his best showing at Torrey Pines in January when he finished as co-runner-up. Those happy feelings make him a good pick this week.
Will Zalatoris +5000
He’s another longshot, but the way Zalatoris has played this season he should be in the running. The youngster has risen to the occasion in big tournaments finishing second in The Masters, T6 in the U.S. Open and T8 in the PGA Championship. He also grabbed a top-10 at the Farmers earlier in the year and he’s been solid throughout. I have no problem dropping a few bills on Zalatoris for the outright at his current price.
Courses: Torrey Pines Golf Club (South Course) – 7,802 yards, par 71
Torrey Pines is a regular stop on the PGA Tour with the North and South Courses hosting the Farmers Insurance Open. It’s all on the south side this week, though, and it’s the more difficult of the two. First used in 1968, the South Course played just over 7,000 yards. In 2001 a renovation stretched the layout to over 7,700 yards and more length was recently added stretching the distance to 7,802 yards from the black tees. It’s the longest track on Tour and one of the toughest tests for the field each season. Big hitters typically do well with the length. The fairways are forgiving and you should definitely target strong drivers and approach players.
TV Coverage: Golf Channel, NBC
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