Golf: 124th U.S Open - Pinehurst No.2

[Filthy Dangles]

2024 U.S. Open odds, field​

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Scottie Scheffler 4-1
Rory McIlroy 9-1
Xander Schauffele 10-1
Brooks Koepka 12-1
Jon Rahm 12-1
Ludvig Aberg 14-1
Viktor Hovland 18-1
Collin Morikawa 18-1
Bryson DeChambeau 20-1
Patrick Cantlay 22-1
Wyndham Clark 22-1
Joaquin Niemann 25-1
Cameron Smith 25-1
Max Homa 30-1
Justin Thomas 33-1
Cameron Young 35-1
Dustin Johnson 35-1
Jordan Spieth 35-1
Hideki Matsuyama 35-1
Shane Lowry 40-1
Sahith Theegala 40-1
Tom Kim 40-1
Tony Finau 40-1
Sungjae Im 40-1
Matt Fitzpatrick 40-1
Jason Day 45-1
Tommy Fleetwood 50-1
Min Woo Lee 50-1
Tyrrell Hatton 50-1
Brian Harman 55-1
Corey Conners 60-1
Sam Burns 60-1
Patrick Reed 60-1
Si Woo Kim 65-1
Justin Rose 65-1
Sepp Straka 70-1
Louis Oosthuizen 75-1
Abraham Ancer 75-1
Rickie Fowler 75-1
Adam Scott 75-1
Talor Gooch 75-1
Russell Henley 90-1
Daniel Berger 100-1
Keegan Bradley 100-1
Keith Mitchell 125-1
Ryan Fox 125-1
J.T. Poston 125-1
Billy Horschel 125-1
Tiger Woods 125-1
Sergio Garcia 125-1
Thomas Pieters 150-1
Kurt Kitayama 150-1
Phil Mickelson 150-1
Mito Pereira 150-1
Denny McCarthy 150-1
Harris English 150-1
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 150-1
Adam Schenk 175-1
Emiliano Grillo 175-1
Austin Eckroat 175-1
Robert MacIntyre 175-1
Marc Leishman 175-1
Adam Hadwin 175-1
Lucas Glover 200-1
Nick Taylor 200-1
Davis Riley 200-1
Mackenzie Hughes 200-1
Jason Kokrak 200-1
Harold Varner III 225-1
Seamus Power 225-1
Taylor Moore 250-1
Ben Kohles 250-1
Gary Woodland 250-1
Aaron Wise 250-1
Francisco Molinari 350-1
Joel Dahmen 350-1
Martin Kaymer 500-1
Bernhard Langer 750-1

Course Refresh:


Good video on course:



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2014 Final round from a decade ago, final pair (what tf happened to Martin Kaymer?)


2005 Final Round for comparison final pair, Pinehurst so different after restoration and removal of heavy rough.

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[Pavel Buchnevich]

Hoping it plays difficult. With it being Pinehurst my hopes are high. We rarely get US Open's like this anymore.

 

[Dr John Carlson]

I fear that this course is tailor-made for Scottie.

 

[MVP of West Hollywd]

Scheffler wins, has to be at least 2 majors this year so it might as well be this one. If not him will be another big name.

 

[John Price]

Tiger says he's strong enough to win U.S. Open

Tiger Woods said he likes the weather conditions at this year's U.S. Open and thinks his body is good enough to compete and win.

www.espn.com

 

[Filthy Dangles]

This seems a bit much…

 

[GKJ]

Jon Rahm has withdrawn because he has sores on his toes and they got infected

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Tiger says he's strong enough to win U.S. Open

Tiger Woods said he likes the weather conditions at this year's U.S. Open and thinks his body is good enough to compete and win.

www.espn.com

Can’t play four times a year and win.

 

[DaveG]

This seems a bit much…

reminiscent of the speeds I saw there when I went in 99. Good sign for what I like to see at this tournament. Let's be honest I don't mind seeing the players put up monster numbers at most tournaments, but when it comes to the Open Championship and the US Open I want to see the course win. May try to go out on Friday if there are still gallery tickets available.

FWIW forecast is looking great this week. 80s into the low 90s, no rain projected, and the humidity at a reasonable level for this time of year.

 

[GKJ]

That’s Shinnecock-esque right there. They had to start to come out between groups and water the greens.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

I think USA is literally airing more commercial time than golf.

Almost unwatchable honestly

 

[PanthersPens62]

That’s Shinnecock-esque right there. They had to start to come out between groups and water the greens.

Oh so THATS why there are so many under par scores. I'm not tuning in to watch Valhalla Part 2. What happened to the major I loved the most?

 

[Romang67]

Oh so THATS why there are so many under par scores. I'm not tuning in to watch Valhalla Part 2. What happened to the major I loved the most?

No wind, weather is pretty much perfect. Greens and distance are the only thing protecting the course.

Then again, 14 players under par at this point. 65 players shot under par the first day at Valhalla.

 

[PanthersPens62]

3 players at -4 = totally unacceptable for a US Open at Pinehurst.......stop watering the greens !!!!!!

 

[Dr John Carlson]

I can't tell if this ^ is a troll or not. 12 out of 78 guys so far are under par.

Heading towards a 5th MC in Justin Thomas's last 7 majors. He could've taken LIV money and his absence would not have been felt.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Cantlay in the clubhouse 5 under

Could it be his time for a major

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Heading towards a 5th MC in Justin Thomas's last 7 majors. He could've taken LIV money and his absence would not have been felt.

He’s only 30 and won a major last year. I think his absence would be felt over time, even if currently you’re right about his play.

Cantlay in the clubhouse 5 under

Could it be his time for a major

Has been bad all year. Might just be a good round.

Would be funny if Xander and Cantlay went back to back.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I think we’ll see the course gradually get harder. They aren’t going to start it out where -1 or something like that is leading after a day.

The winner will be in the low single digits. The scores aren’t even that low. There are only four guys beyond -1.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Fairways are definitely baking out and firming up, you can see on TV more good drives are finding the native areas now, afternoon wave are not going to go as low as morning wave.


Scottie Rory and Xander all had issues laying up out of the native/waste areas. What you want to see

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Filthy chip in bird by Rory.

 

[triggrman]

DeChambeau is just going to try to drive all the greens.

6 is nasty......

 

[GKJ]

Not looking like Tiger is gonna win

 

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

This is as bad as I've seen Scottie play in 2 years.

 

[Dr John Carlson]

I've bet money on Scottie only once before, at last year's Open. He finished T23. It's one of just two finishes outside the top-20 since November 2022.

I bet on him again this week, and there's a good chance he finishes outside the top-20 again. I'm thinking of launching an investigation because there's just no way that he isn't purposely tanking when he knows I'm invested in him.

 

[Dr John Carlson]

I fear that this course is tailor-made for Scottie.