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  • Golf Legend Phil Mickelson Chases Elusive Grand Slam

    Golf Legend Phil Mickelson Chases Elusive Grand Slam

    Phil Mickelson is a legend of the golf world, a five-time major winner and Hall of Famer. His record is the envy of many players on the tour, with an Open Championship, two PGA Championships and three Masters to his name in a career going back almost 30 years. It was 1992 when the San Diego native first turned professional after graduating from ASU, but it took 12 years for him to lift his first major, despite some strong finishes. The 50-year-old is still pounding the fairways, desperate to add that one elusive title that would give him a Grand Slam: The US Open.

    Mickelson and the Open have something of a love/hate relationship. As his career begins to wind down it is the only tournament still to evade his clutches, but he has finished as runner up on six occasions, firstly in 1999 and latterly in 2013. This year, at Torrey Pines, he will once again be looking to make history and become a Grand Slam champion.

    Mickelson almost missed out on the tournament altogether. ESPN reports there was talk of him having to qualify in the 36-hole sectional qualifier on June 7 in Columbus, Ohio but instead he recently accepted a special exemption from the United States Golf Association on Friday to play in the 121st tournament bearing the US Open name. Torrey Pines is close to his hometown of San Diego and that certainly has had a bearing on his decision, as he revealed in a statement.

    “Winning the U.S. Open has been a lifelong and elusive dream, and I’ve come close so many times,” Mickelson said in a statement. “You can’t win if you don’t play. I’m honored and appreciative of the USGA for the opportunity and look forward to playing in my hometown on a golf course I grew up on.”

    Despite the obvious romance surrounding the story, it is not going to be easy for Mickelson to take home the prestigious trophy, and write himself into the history books. He is ranked as an outsider with Bwin, behind 20 other golfers. Dustin Johnson is the favorite, with Brooks Koepka and last year’s winner, Bryson DeChambeau. Odds mean little though, as Mickelson has already proven this year.

    Mickelson is ranked 116th in the world heading into the tournament and has uniquely never been World Number One, having played second fiddle to Tiger Woods for much of his career. However, he did surprise the world in May when he lifted the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island, becoming the oldest player in the history of the game to take a major title. Could that be the start of the US Open fairytale? After his win, he refused to rule it out.

    “I just love this game of golf and I love what I do and I love the challenge of competing against such great players,” USA Today reports Mickelson as saying after defeating Koepka in an emotional final round. “This might be my last win, but I also might go on a bit of a run.

    Whilst he made history at Kiawah Island, another win at Torrey Pines really would be a fairytale conclusion to a stellar career which is an inspiration to many golfers today, old and young.

    Phil Mickelson. David J Phillip/AP/Shutterstock
  • Tee Times for 119th US Open Championship at Pebble Beach

    Tee Times for 119th US Open Championship at Pebble Beach

    The United States Golf Association announced the tee times for the first two rounds of the 2019 U.S. Open Championship, starting on Thursday, June 13th and Friday, June 14th, 2019 at the 7,075-yard, par-71 Pebble Beach Golf Links. The field of 156 players will play 36 holes of stroke play, after which the field will be reduced to the low 60 scores and ties.

    If there is a tie after 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate playoff will immediately follow. This is a new playoff format that became effective in 2018. If this playoff results in a tie, the tied players will immediately continue to play off hole-by-hole until the winner is determined. The USGA stated this change was because of a desire for a Sunday finish.

    All Times Pacific Daylight Time

    Thursday (June 13, 2019), Hole #1 / Friday (June 14, 2019), Hole #10

    6:45 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. – Sam Saunders, Atlantic Beach, Fla.; Carlos Ortiz, Mexico; Marcus Fraser, Australia

    6:56 a.m. / 12:41 p.m. – TBD; Erik Van Rooyen, South Africa; (a) Chun An Yu, Chinese Taipei

    7:07 a.m. / 12:52 p.m. – Ryan Fox, New Zealand; Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark; TBD

    7:18 a.m. / 1:03 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Dallas, Texas; (a) Matt Parziale, Brockton, Mass.; Nick Taylor, Canada

    7:29 a.m. / 1:14 p.m. – Patton Kizzire, Sea Island, Ga.; (a) Jovan Rebula, South Africa; Jason Dufner, Auburn, Ala.

    7:40 a.m. / 1:25 p.m. – Haotong Li, People’s Republic of China; Bubba Watson, Bagdad, Fla.; J.B. Holmes, Lexington, Ky.

    7:51 a.m. / 1:36 p.m. – Zach Johnson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Martin Kaymer, Germany; Ernie Els, South Africa

    8:02 a.m. / 1:47 p.m. – Si Woo Kim, Republic of Korea; Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif.; Jason Day, Australia

    8:13 a.m. / 1:58 p.m. – Shane Lowry, Republic of Ireland; Tyrrell Hatton, England; Gary Woodland, Topeka, Kan.

    8:24 a.m. / 2:09 p.m. – Cameron Smith, Australia; Matthew Wallace, England; Xander Schauffele, San Diego, Calif.

    8:35 a.m. / 2:20 p.m. – C.T. Pan, Chinese Taipei; Abraham Ancer, Mexico; (a) Brandon Wu, Scarsdale, N.Y.

    8:46 a.m. / 2:31 p.m. – Chan Kim, Gilbert, Ariz.; Justin Walters, South Africa; TBD

    8:57 a.m. / 2:42 p.m. – Nick Hardy, Northbrook, Ill.; (a) Noah Norton, Chico, Calif.; Andreas Halvorsen, Norway

    Thursday (June 13, 2019), Hole #10 / Friday (June 14, 2019), Hole #1

    6:45 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. – (a) Luis Gagne, Orlando, Fla.; Sepp Straka, Valdosta, Ga.; Julian Etulain, Argentina

    6:56 a.m. / 12:41 p.m. – Dean Burmester, South Africa; TBD; Kyounghoon Lee, Republic of Korea

    7:07 a.m. / 12:52 p.m. – Clement Sordet, France; Tom Hoge, Fargo, N.D.; Adri Arnaus, Spain

    7:18 a.m. / 1:03 p.m. – Brian Davis, Windermere, Fla.; (a) Kevin O’Connell, Jacksonville, Fla.; Billy Hurley III, Annapolis, Md.

    7:29 a.m. / 1:14 p.m. – Brendon Todd, Watkinsville, Ga.; Luke Donald, England; Mike Weir, Canada

    7:40 a.m. / 1:25 p.m. – Kyle Stanley, Gig Harbor, Wash.; Billy Horschel, Ponte Vedra, Fla.; Danny Willett, England

    7:51 a.m. / 1:36 p.m. – Jon Rahm, Spain; Marc Leishman, Australia; Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland

    8:02 a.m. / 1:47 p.m. – Justin Thomas, Louisville, Ky.; Kevin Kisner, Aiken, S.C.; Bryson DeChambeau, Clovis, Calif.

    8:13 a.m. / 1:58 p.m. – Dustin Johnson, Jupiter, Fla.; Phil Mickelson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland

    8:24 a.m. / 2:09 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Sergio Garcia, Spain; Tommy Fleetwood, England

    8:35 a.m. / 2:20 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Venezuela; Patrick Reed, Houston, Texas; Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa

    8:46 a.m. / 2:31 p.m. – Rob Oppenheim, Andover, Mass.; Rhys Enoch, Wales; Richard Lee, Bellevue, Wash.

    8:57 a.m. / 2:42 p.m. – Andy Pope, Glen Ellyn, Ill.; Ryan Sullivan, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Matthew Naumec, Wilbraham, Mass.

    Thursday (June 13), Hole #1 / Friday (June 14), Hole #10

    12:30 p.m. / 6:45 a.m. – Rory Sabbatini, Slovakia; Sam Horsfield, England; Roberto Castro, Atlanta, Ga.

    12:41 p.m. / 6:56 a.m. – (a) Cameron Young, Scarborough, N.Y.; Marcus Kinhult, Sweden; Brian Stuard, Jackson, Mich.

    12:52 p.m. / 7:07 a.m. – Luke Guthrie, Jacksonville Beach, Fla.; Joseph Bramlett, San Jose, Calif.; Charlie Danielson, Osceola, Wis.

    1:03 p.m. / 7:18 a.m. – (a) Austin Eckroat, Edmond, Okla.; Alexander Noren, Sweden; Charles Howell III, Orlando, Fla.

    1:14 p.m. / 7:29 a.m. – Thomas Pieters, Belgium; Chesson Hadley, Raleigh, N.C.; (a) Stewart Hagestad, Newport Beach, Calif.

    1:25 p.m. / 7:40 a.m. – Paul Casey, England; Patrick Cantlay, North Palm Beach, Fla.; Lucas Glover, Jupiter, Fla.

    1:36 p.m. / 7:51 a.m. – Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thailand; Keith Mitchell, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Shugo Imahira, Japan

    1:47 p.m. / 8:02 a.m. – Francesco Molinari, Italy; (a) Viktor Hovland, Norway; Brooks Koepka, West Palm Beach, Fla.

    1:58 p.m. / 8:13 a.m. – Tony Finau, Lehi, Utah; Jimmy Walker, Boerne, Texas; Ian Poulter, England

    2:09 p.m. / 8:24 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Dallas, Texas; Justin Rose, England; Tiger Woods, Hobe Sound, Fla.

    2:20 p.m. / 8:35 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Jupiter, Fla.; Matthew Jones, Australia; Kodai Ichihara, Japan

    2:31 p.m. / 8:46 a.m. – Matthieu Pavon, France; (a) Chandler Eaton, Alpharetta, Ga.; Callum Tarren, England

    2:42 p.m. / 8:57 a.m. – Eric Dietrich, Cheshire, Conn.; Guillermo Pereira, Chile; Brett Drewitt, Australia

    Thursday (June 13), Hole #10 / Friday (June 14), Hole #1

    12:30 p.m. / 6:45 a.m. – Nathan Lashley, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Renato Paratore, Italy; Lee Slattery, England

    12:41 p.m. / 6:56 a.m. – TBD; Collin Morikawa, La Canada Flintridge, Calif.; Aaron Wise, Las Vegas, Nev.

    12:52 p.m. / 7:07 a.m. – Merrick Bremner, South Africa; Chip McDaniel, Manchester, Ky.; Cody Gribble, Dallas, Texas

    1:03 p.m. / 7:18 a.m. – (a) Michael Thorbjornsen, Wellesley, Mass.; Chez Reavie, Scottsdale, Ariz.; David Toms, Shreveport, La.

    1:14 p.m. / 7:29 a.m. – Rafa Cabrera Bello, Spain; Kevin Na, Las Vegas, Nev.; Keegan Bradley, Woodstock, Vt.

    1:25 p.m. / 7:40 a.m. – Jim Furyk, Jacksonville, Fla.; Henrik Stenson, Sweden; Brandt Snedeker, Nashville, Tenn.

    1:36 p.m. / 7:51 a.m. – Luke List, Augusta, Ga.; Lucas Bjerregaard, Denmark; Branden Grace, South Africa

    1:47 p.m. / 8:02 a.m. – Webb Simpson, Charlotte, N.C.; Adam Scott, Australia; Matt Kuchar, Sea Island, Ga.

    1:58 p.m. / 8:13 a.m. – Byeong Hun An, Republic of Korea; (a) Devon Bling, Ridgecrest, Calif.; Matthew Fitzpatrick, England

    2:09 p.m. / 8:24 a.m. – Justin Harding, South Africa; Aaron Baddeley, Australia; TBD

    2:20 p.m. / 8:35 a.m. – Ollie Schniederjans, Alpharetta, Ga.; Mikumu Horikawa, Japan; Anirban Lahiri, India

    2:31 p.m. / 8:46 a.m. – (a) Daniel Hillier, New Zealand; Alex Prugh, Spokane, Wash.; Zac Blair, Orem, Utah

    2:42 p.m. / 8:57 a.m. – Hayden Shieh, Fremont, Calif.; (a) Spencer Tibbits, Vancouver, Wash.; Connor Arendell, Cape Coral, Fla.

  • 2019 PGA Championship Viewing Guide

    2019 PGA Championship Viewing Guide

    The 2019 PGA Championship starts tomorrow and it looks like the course will be playing very long and wet for the first few rounds until the weather warms up and the course dries out a bit. To keep up with all the action, here’s a quick viewing guide.

    FANTASY GOLF ALERT: Kelly Kraft takes Justin Thomas’ place playing with Sergio Garcia and Adam Scott in the 7:40am tee time for the first round. Thomas withdrew because of a wrist injury.

    Tee Times for Rounds 1 & 2 at Bethpage State Park – Black Course

    Round One

    ( * indicates group will start on #10)

    6:45 AM — Rob Labritz, Beau Hossler, J.J. Spaun
    6:45 AM* — Ben Cook, Scott Piercy, Brian Gay
    6:56 AM — Sam Burns, Jeffrey Schmid, Keith Mitchell
    6:56 AM* — Thomas Pieters, Patton Kizzire, Adam Hadwin
    7:07 AM — Byeong Hun An, Jason Caron, Andrew Putnam
    7:07 AM* — Brandt Snedeker, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Max Homa
    7:18 AM — John O’Leary, Harold Varner III, Kyle Stanley
    7:18 AM* — Henrik Stenson, David Lipsky, Richard Sterne
    7:29 AM — Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Justin Harding, Richy Werenski
    7:29 AM* — Shane Lowry, Erik Van Rooyen, Tommy Fleetwood
    7:40 AM — J.T. Poston, Jason Dufner, Jimmy Walker
    7:40 AM* — Sergio Garcia, Kelly Kraft, Adam Scott
    7:51 AM — Graeme McDowell, Chez Reavie, Brendan Jones
    7:51 AM* — Charley Hoffman, Louis Oosthuizen, Patrick Reed
    8:02 AM — Tyrrell Hatton, Russell Knox, Haotong Li
    8:02 AM* — Rickie Fowler, Bubba Watson, Justin Rose
    8:13 AM — Lee Westwood, Shaun Norris, Charles Howell III
    8:13 AM* — Xander Schauffele, Hideki Matsuyama, Alex Noren
    8:24 AM — J.B. Holmes, Lucas Bjerregaard, Troy Merritt
    8:24 AM* — Brooks Koepka, Francesco Molinari, Tiger Woods
    8:35 AM — Joost Luiten, Brian Mackey, Matt Wallace
    8:35 AM* — Aaron Wise, Ryan Fox, Shugo Imahira
    8:46 AM — Casey Russell, Luke List, Abraham Ancer
    8:46 AM* — Julian Suri, Marty Jertson, Martin Trainer
    8:57 AM — Craig Bowden, Adam Long, Joaquin Niemann
    8:57 AM* —  Lucas Herbert, Cory Schneider, Sungjae Im
    12:10 PM — Michael Thompson, Danny Lee, Justin Bertsch
    12:10 PM* — Ryan Vermeer, Adrian Otaegui, Jason Kokrak
    12:21 PM — Cameron Champ, Rich Berberian, Jr., Lucas Glover
    12:21 PM* — Alex Björk, Rod Perry, Ross Fisher
    12:32 PM — Emiliano Grillo, Daniel Berger, Paul Casey
    12:32 PM* — Eddie Pepperell, Branden Grace, Ryan Palmer
    12:43 PM — Tony Finau, Billy Horschel, Ian Poulter
    12:43 PM* — Ryan Moore, Joel Dahmen, Thorbjørn Olesen
    12:54 PM — Matt Fitzpatrick, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Gary Woodland
    12:54 PM* — Y.E. Yang, Rich Beem, John Daly
    1:05 PM — Padraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer, Keegan Bradley
    1:05 PM* — Steve Stricker, Brian Harman, Patrick Cantlay
    1:16 PM — Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth
    1:16 PM* — Sung Kang, Shaun Micheel, Alex Beach
    1:27 PM — Pat Perez, Kevin Kisner, Bryson DeChambeau
    1:27 PM* — C.T. Pan, Kevin Na, Ryan Armour
    1:38 PM — Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Jason Day
    1:38 PM* — Danny Willett, Webb Simpson, Zach Johnson
    1:49 PM — Satoshi Kodaira, Matt Kuchar, Cameron Smith
    1:49 PM* — Kevin Tway, Brandon Stone, Bronson Burgoon
    2:00 PM — Corey Conners, Jim Furyk, Marc Leishman
    2:00 PM* — Si Woo Kim, Danny Balin, Tom Lewis
    2:11 PM — Jorge Campillo, Stuart Deane, Chesson Hadley
    2:11 PM* — Jazz Janewattananond, Tyler Hall, Michael Kim
    2:22 PM — Dylan Frittelli, Andrew Filbert, Kurt Kitayama
    2:22 PM* —  Mikko Korhonen, Craig Hocknull, Jhonattan Vegas

    Round Two

    6:45 AM — Ryan Vermeer, Adrian Otaegui, Jason Kokrak
    6:45 AM* — Michael Thompson, Danny Lee, Justin Bertsch
    6:56 AM — Alex Björk, Rod Perry, Ross Fisher
    6:56 AM* — Cameron Champ, Rich Berberian, Jr., Lucas Glover
    7:07 AM — Eddie Pepperell, Branden Grace, Ryan Palmer
    7:07 AM* — Emiliano Grillo, Daniel Berger, Paul Casey
    7:18 AM — Ryan Moore, Joel Dahmen, Thorbjørn Olesen
    7:18 AM* — Tony Finau, Billy Horschel, Ian Poulter
    7:29 AM — Y.E. Yang, Rich Beem, John Daly
    7:29 AM* — Matt Fitzpatrick, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Gary Woodland
    7:40 AM — Steve Stricker, Brian Harman, Patrick Cantlay
    7:40 AM* — Padraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer, Keegan Bradley
    7:51 AM — Sung Kang, Shaun Micheel, Alex Beach
    7:51 AM* — Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth
    8:02 AM — C.T. Pan, Kevin Na, Ryan Armour
    8:02 AM* — Pat Perez, Kevin Kisner, Bryson DeChambeau
    8:13 AM — Danny Willett, Webb Simpson, Zach Johnson
    8:13 AM* — Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Jason Day
    8:24 AM — Kevin Tway, Brandon Stone, Bronson Burgoon
    8:24 AM* — Satoshi Kodaira, Matt Kuchar, Cameron Smith
    8:35 AM — Si Woo Kim, Danny Balin, Tom Lewis
    8:35 AM* — Corey Conners, Jim Furyk, Marc Leishman
    8:46 AM — Jazz Janewattananond, Tyler Hall, Michael Kim
    8:46 AM* — Jorge Campillo, Stuart Deane, Chesson Hadley
    8:57 AM — Mikko Korhonen, Craig Hocknull, Jhonattan Vegas
    8:57 AM* — Dylan Frittelli, Andrew Filbert, Kurt Kitayama
    12:10 PM — Ben Cook, Scott Piercy, Brian Gay
    12:10 PM* — Rob Labritz, Beau Hossler, J.J. Spaun
    12:21 PM — Thomas Pieters, Patton Kizzire, Adam Hadwin
    12:21 PM* — Sam Burns, Jeffrey Schmid, Keith Mitchell
    12:32 PM — Brandt Snedeker, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Max Homa
    12:32 PM* — Byeong Hun An, Jason Caron, Andrew Putnam
    12:43 PM — Henrik Stenson, David Lipsky, Richard Sterne
    12:43 PM* — John O’Leary, Harold Varner III, Kyle Stanley
    12:54 PM — Shane Lowry, Erik van Rooyen, Tommy Fleetwood
    12:54 PM* — Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Justin Harding, Richy Werenski
    1:05 PM — Sergio Garcia, Kelly Kraft, Adam Scott
    1:05 PM* — Vijay Singh, Jason Dufner, Jimmy Walker
    1:16 PM — Charley Hoffman, Louis Oosthuizen, Patrick Reed
    1:16 PM* — Graeme McDowell, Chez Reavie, Brendan Jones
    1:27 PM — Rickie Fowler, Bubba Watson, Justin Rose
    1:27 PM* — Tyrrell Hatton, Russell Knox, Haotong Li
    1:38 PM — Xander Schauffele, Hideki Matsuyama, Alex Noren
    1:38 PM* — Lee Westwood, Shaun Norris, Charles Howell III
    1:49 PM — Brooks Koepka, Francesco Molinari, Tiger Woods
    1:49 PM* — J.B. Holmes, Lucas Bjerregaard, Troy Merritt
    2:00 PM — Aaron Wise, Ryan Fox, Shugo Imahira
    2:00 PM* — Joost Luiten, Brian Mackey, Matt Wallace
    2:11 PM — Julian Suri, Marty Jertson, Martin Trainer
    2:11 PM* — Casey Russell, Luke List, Abraham Ancer
    2:22 PM — Lucas Herbert, Cory Schneider, Sungjae Im
    2:22 PM* — Craig Bowden, Adam Long, Joaquin Niemann

    TV Schedule & Coverage

    The networks of TNT and CBS will have live coverage of the PGA Championship all four days. TV times for TNT & CBS are as follows:

    First Round, Thursday, May 16
    TNT: 1:00 – 7:00 PM

    Second Round, Friday, May 17
    TNT 1:00 – 7:30 PM

    Third Round, Saturday, May 18
    TNT: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    CBS: 2:00 – 7:00 PM

    Fourth Round, Sunday, May 19
    TNT: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    CBS: 2:00 – 7:00 PM

    Online Streaming

    PGA.com will live stream featured groups all week. You can watch them on the PGA Championship live player and on the PGA Championship mobile app – available here.

    Along with coverage of the featured groups, PGA Championship LIVE will provide coverage of the closing Nos. 16, 17 and 18 holes at Bethpage Black.

    TNT Simulcast

    • First Round – Thursday, May 16, 1:00 – 7:00 PM
    • Second Round – Friday, May 17, 1:00 – 7:30 PM
    • Third Round – Saturday, May 18, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    • Fourth Round – Sunday, May 19, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

    CBS Simulcast

    • Third Round – Saturday, May 18, 2:00 – 7:00 PM
    • Fourth Round – Sunday, May 19, 2:00 – 7:00 PM

  • 2018 US Open at Shinnecock Hills – Predictions

    2018 US Open at Shinnecock Hills – Predictions

    2018 US Open at Shinnecock Hills
    Photo Credit: Fox Sports

    It’s just a couple of days away. Shinnecock Hills in New York will take center stage and once again play host the U.S. Open, shining in the spotlight for golf fans around the world.

    There have been quite a few recent restorations at Shinnecock Hills GC. Golfers playing in the 2018 U.S. Open will experience new levels of difficulty. The course has changed significantly since 2004. Seven acres of fairway space has been converted to rough, and the Par 70 course has been lengthened to just under seven-and-a-half thousand yards (7,500). The layout now plays around 500 yards longer.

    For the sake of the Tournament, the association tried to strike a balance to create the ultimate test for the best golfers in the world, yet still stay true to the course’s design. So they tightened it up even more and added extra rough but stated that it would be the widest U.S. Open played at Shinnecock Hills.

    Who’s Favored to Win?

    It Shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Dustin Johnson is the favorite to win at Shinnecock Hills. But what is a little surprising is that he has moved up from a 10 to 1 favorite to an 8 to 1 favorite. After checking this 5dimes review to make sure that we were going to get the most up-to-date golf odds, we found Johnson currently sitting at +800 despite media sources still telling us that he was the +1000 favorite.

    Next in line is Rory McIlroy at +1300 to win. McIlroy had an opinion about all of the fussings with the course … He feels like the PGA shouldn’t be so focused on making this such an exact science, “Add some rough. Put the pins in some difficult locations and let us play.” — McIlroy paraphrased. So, it will be interesting to see if his contempt for the handling of the US Open will result in a spiteful win or a crash and burn.

    Justin Thomas is tied with Justin Rose for 3rd on the boards at +1380 or just under 14 to 1. Followed by Day, Spieth, Fowler, Rahm, Woods, and Koepka to round out the top ten.

    If I Were a Betting Man…

    Although Jason Day is one of the men on top of the odds boards, I don’t think he’ll have a great showing in Shinnecock Hills. He has been a bit too hit and miss with his driving and the way they have reshaped this course, accuracy will prove critical.

    Dustin Johnson is playing with confidence. He has also stated that he has a lot of confidence right now. He also says he has high control of his golf ball at the moment. And although this is something that a pro golfer wants any weekend, it is absolutely necessary going into the reinvention of this U.S. Open course.

    If I were a betting man, I would take Dustin Johnson or Rory McIlroy to win at +490 ( just under 5 to 1) with a small sidecar of Tiger Woods at +2300 (23 to 1) and Bubba Watson at 50 to 1. The At right around 5-1 for either Johnson or McIlroy to win … it’s hard to pass up. Then you can add qualified longshot odds on Woods and Watson, whom the predictive models seem to like for this tournament.

    I have an odd feeling that Tiger is going to show up to play this weekend. Woods finished 17th back in the 2004 edition of the Shinnecock U.S. Open. But he has the experience, even if it has been a while since his last Open win in 2008 at Torrey Pines. We have to remember that Woods has 14 Majors under his belt.

  • 2018 Masters Tournament – By The Numbers

    2018 Masters Tournament – By The Numbers

  • McIlroy Brings Out Different Scotty Cameron Putter To Win US Open

    Rory's Scotty CameronBy Jennifer Gardner – TheTourVan.com

    U.S. Open winner Rory McIlroy put a little-used Scotty Cameron putter in his bag for the week at Congressional Country Club. The putter, a Newport GSS model, is a prototype that McIlroy first received at the 2010 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. He’s carried it to tournaments before and even used it in European events, but the U.S. Open was the first occasion for him to use it in the States.

    McIlroy put the putter in play after working with putting coach Dave Stockton and determining that he needed a putter with a slightly different toe to better accommodate his putting stroke. While McIlroy, a Titleist staff player, has used Scotty Cameron putters in the past, this one is a different style and features a chromatic bronze finish.

    In addition to the flat stick itself, McIlroy said he worked with Stockton on putting technique.

    “If I have any sort of technical thing in my thought, in my stroke, it would just be to keep the back of my left hand going towards the target, and that’s all we really worked on,” McIlroy said.

    The 22-year-old averaged 29.75 putts per round to win his first major.

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