PGA US Open Odds: Look For A Steady European To Win In America
Thursday, May 19, 2011
By BetOnline.com
With Tiger Woods suffering a noticeable injury, the legend’s chances of being competitive, let alone victorious, are slim to none at the 2011 US Open golf championship.
U.S. Open Golf Betting Odds Update
- Phil Mickelson 12
- Lee Westwood 16
- Rory McIlroy 16
- Luke Donald 20
- Martin Kaymer 20
- Dustin Johnson 28
- Hunter Mahan 28
- Nick Watney 33
- Geoff Ogilvy 33
- Graeme McDowell 33
- Jim Furyk 33
- Anthony Kim 33
- Paul Casey 40
- Justin Rose 40
- Matt Kuchar 40
- Charl Schwartzel 40
- Adam Scott 50
Because Golf betting gurus are all too aware of the severity of the injury suffered by the 35-year-old Woods, they know they have to re-adjust the betting calculus in time for the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional Golf Club in Bethesda, Maryland, just outside the nation’s capital city. Sure, Phil Mickelson is always a threat to be at the top of the leaderboard on the final Sunday, but Mickelson is a creative player whose attacking and stylish game is tailor-made for Augusta National and the more wide-open PGA Championship, not the US Open with its proliferation of thick roughs and narrow fairways. When you look at the odds for this tournament, don’t gravitate to star power; look for the kinds of players who can rack up a lot of pars and play steady golf. This is why Mickelson, at the top of the odds list above, should not be your selection.
If you want to make a better Golf betting play in this U.S. Open, consider a steady type like Geoff Ogilvy, who once won this tournament and made a late charge at the 2011 Masters before Charl Schwartzel eventually won the year’s first major. If not Ogilvy, who is Australian, the majority of contenders are Europeans. Lee Westwood is likely to knock the door down at a major before too long, and should probably be the consensus favorite even if the raw odds might gravitate to Mickelson. Justin Rose and Paul Casey are two steady players who are flying under the radar and are poised to make a move at this tournament. Graeme McDowell is the defending US Open champion, and he’s rounding into form, so he could make some noise. Yet, with that being said, it’s hard to view McDowell as the favorite coming into Congressional.
A word about Schwartzel is in order: The Masters champion will be under pressure to validate his win. Past Masters champions who came from nowhere to win the tournament – think of Zach Johnson and Trevor Immelman – have not done anything in the golf world since their respective triumphs at Augusta.
If you’re wanting to make a pick that can rival anything that MLB baseball betting experts have done so far this season, don’t go for Rory McIlroy, who is also high on the big board. The odds might view the Northern Irishman as an elite contender, but the 21-year-old’s final-round collapse at The Masters will likely shatter his confidence and require a longer period of psychological readjustment. McIlroy is too talented to miss out on a major over the next five years, but he’s not likely to win this US Open in 2011.
Jim Furyk has won a US Open before and he’s contended at others because of his workmanlike style, which is made for this event. However, the American is getting on in years and has not shown staying power at the highest level. Other Americans such as Hunter Mahan, Nick Watney, and the erratic Anthony Kim need to prove themselves before being entrusted with the status of favorite.
Bet Online Sportsbook U.S. Open Golf Betting Pick: Paul Casey
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