Sportsbooks go all out when golf’s major championships are on the schedule. That means this week’s U.S. Open will have plenty of wagering opportunities when the field pegs it up at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina starting Thursday. With an expanded menu of prop bets, avid and novice golf fans have something to keep their interest over four days. Even though it’s the U.S. Open the tournament is an international event with the best players from around the world competing. Thus nationality props have become a huge market not only in this tournament but all major championships. The market puts players from different countries and regions together allowing you to wager on which player has the best finish within that group.
With 156 of the best golfers in the world ready to navigate an imposing course, the betting markets run deep. We don’t see much of Tiger Woods anymore, but the Big Cat does make an appearance at the marquee events. And as always the most polarizing figure in the sport draws a crowd, not only on the course but also at the betting window. It’s been painful to watch Woods lately with a MC at the PGA Championship last month and finishing last among players that made the cut at the Masters in April. Still, he’s Tiger freakin’ Woods.
U.S. Open Betting Props
There are, of course, the standard pick-the-winner and matchup bets. But the major championships unleash a host of additional wagering options. If you’re looking for a little side action, BookMaker is the right place. Let’s take a look at some of the prop bet options and find out where you can make additional coin wagering on the U.S. Open.
Tiger Woods Props
Sportsbooks love when Woods plays and they break out an entire menu of prop bets devoted just for the 15-time major champion. Though it’s been a struggle for Woods lately he will always get plenty of action. In a recent interview Woods said he feels strong enough to compete and win. However, doing it is entirely different. Considering his lack of reps backing Woods in any prop should be in the early rounds. He’s listed at -105 to have a first round score UNDER 73.5. In his last two starts in a major he went below that number. You can also get Woods at +240 to make the cut, which will be more difficult with a larger field than what we had at the Masters.
LIV Player Props
LIV Golf Player to win 2024 U.S. Open
No -700
Yes +400
LIV Golf Player to finish Top 3 at 2024 U.S. Open
No +125
Yes -155
As if oddsmakers needed an excuse to expand the prop menu for major championships one was handed to them a few years ago when LIV Golf crashed the party. With a number of standout players joining the Saudi-backed league it was a ready-made rivalry and LIV has more than held its own. Since 2022 three current LIV golfers won a major and at least one LIVer earned a top 5 finish in eight of the 10 majors. The LIV contingent took a hit when Jon Rahm withdrew early in the week still 12 LIV golfers are set to peg it up at Pinehurst with prop odds for a win and a top 3 finish. Martin Kaymer won the tournament by eight swings last time at Pinehurst in 2014, the third largest margin in the more than 120-year history of the tournament.
Hole-in-One at 2024 U.S. Open
Yes -105
No -125
This is always a popular prop bet with the best players on the planet competing. The thought is that certainly one of the 156 players can knock down an ace and the odds show that’s the case. Pinehurst No. 2 has four par 3 holes with two of them, according to the scorecard, playing less than 200 yards making them the likeliest targets. History also suggests that a hole in one is a possibility.
Pinehurst No. 2 has hosted the U.S. Open three times previously with each of the last two tournaments seeing an ace. And those came on the 184-yard ninth hole, the shortest on the course. If there is going to be an ace the ninth hole makes sense. At 197 yards the par 3 15th is another possibility. To move the odds in your favor you can bet more specific with an exact hole, round or player carding a hole in one. The market also has odds for more than one hole in one.
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