Golf: US Open (June 16-19)

[Crouch Potato]

Second Major of the year tees off on Thursday at the Congressional Country Club. (7574 yards, Par 71). For those E/W punters out there, Paddy are going 6 places. I'm sure a few will be following suit. 156 Player Field here. This course is reported to play very long, a fact that defending champion Graeme McDowell emphasized after he first inspected the course. This is going to give the really long hitters an advantage and I've used this as my 'angle' for the event. Bubba Watson @ 50 Betfair Also: Lowest Round Score of Event @ 56 Sportingbet Few hit it longer than Bubba Watson. In addition to ranking in the top 3 for Driving Distance, Bubba also leads GIR for the year. He has already won twice this year and enters the tournament with good momentum. Also going for him to shoot the lowest round score of the event. If Bubba hits the fairways he could easily go on a streak that a lot of other players in this field just wont be capable of due to the length. This potentially narrows the shortlist of possible winners for this market. Padraig Harrington @ 85 Betfair Harrington has the experience of winning a Major Championship which will surely hold him in good stead here. Coming off an injury so there are some question marks but these odds were too good for me to pass up. Only rank 46th in Driving Distance but ranks Top 10 in Carry Distance, which could prove more important as I've read some reports that the fairways might not offer a lot of kick. Alvaro Quiros @ 100 Betfair Also: Lowest Round Score of Event @ 101 Sportingbet Quiros is just about the biggest hitter in the game and if can bring his A game, then few Tournaments will reward him as well as this one. There are some fairly big doubts as to whether he can put together 4 rounds on a very tough course, but at these odds and with his abilities, it's not enough of a concern to put me off backing him. Also taking him for the Lowest Round Score of the Event, which I really like. But for Jason Day's 3rd Round 64 he would have won co-won this market after his opening round at the Masters. Given the length of this course, Quiros' having a good 18 holes is likely to give him a better score than almost every other player who plays equally well to their ability. Max stake on the Lowest Round Event bet. Now, over to Hornet for the Hornet Criteria!

[Tedthewolf]

Re: Golf: US Open (June 16-19) Its the usual two suspects for me RORY McILROY i have backed him e/w at 25's 22's & 20's in this. As i said before i''m convinced he will win at least one major this year. Although he has added pressure to himself by blowing a big lead in the masters he had a nice place two weeks ago in prep for this and will be thereabouts in this imo. RETIEF GOOSEN i've backed e/w at 66's more likely a place than win but is capable of winning another major imo. Finished joint 3rd at the weekend should have really finished third on his own but for a bit of a lack luster last round imo. Always capable of a very low round when he's on it. GOOD LUCK ALL.