US Open Field 2016: Predictions and Vegas Betting Odds for Notable Sleepers

The U.S. Open is usually the spot on the golf tour where the best golfers in the world show they are human. That’s because the United States Golf Association has no interest in making things easy and seeing the tour’s top players reel off birdie after birdie and bring its selected course to its knees. The USGA is not about to give the game’s best a pass. Instead, it wants the conditions to be challenging and make the world’s best golfers fight through adversity. This year, the best golfers in the world will compete for the U.S. Open title at the Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont,... 

US Open Betting Preview: Day Favorite Ahead of McIlroy and Spieth on Odds Board

Rory McIlroy finished with the lowest four-round score of all time at the U.S. Open five years ago when he shot a 16-under 268 at Congressional Country Club. Jason Day finished second that year, eight strokes behind McIlroy. Day and McIlroy opened as 7-1 co-favorites to win the U.S. Open this week at Oakmont Country Club at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark, though oddsmakers have since given Day a 13-2 edge and bumped McIlroy‘s odds of winning back to 15-2. Defending U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth shot a five-under 275 a year ago at Chambers Bay to edge Dustin Johnson... 

US Open Odds 2016: Latest Vegas Lines for Underrated Sleepers in the Field

Whoever comes out on top in the 2016 U.S. Open will have earned their trophy the hard way.  The major will go back to Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania, where even the most recent U.S. Open champion failed to score under par. Angel Cabrera won the tournament in 2007 at the course shooting five over par.  According to Vegas, names such as Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson are among the players with the best odds to win the tournament, per Odds Shark.  However, there are a few under-the-radar sleepers who don’t fall on this list but could be sneaky contenders... 

US Open Golf 2016: Start Time, Live Stream, TV Schedule, Odds and Predictions

Jordan Spieth will battle with Jason Day, Rory McIlroy and the rest of the field when he attempts his defense of his title at the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. Spieth was able to win his first U.S. Open championship at Chambers Bay in 2015, but his play has been inconsistent as of late. He will need to find his game, as Day has been excellent this season. The television schedule and the latest odds as of June 13, according to Odds Shark, can be found below.   Phil Mickelson Will Become a Factor Phil Mickelson’s best days seem to be behind him. The 45-year-old has not won a... 

Oakmont Relishes a Rich History of Watching World’s Best Golfers Struggle

It’s become a rite of summertime passage for golf fans, as predictable as both the broiling temperature readings and simmering tempers at the world’s toughest major championship, the U.S. Open. Each June, usually by Tuesday of tournament week, a prominent player will utter a daunting proclamation about the venue, describing it as the most punitive Open site he’s ever seen, before forecasting a dire outcome. This time around, five-time major winner Phil Mickelson got a head start on sounding the calamity klaxons. Mickelson spent a few days in early June playing suburban Pittsburgh’s... 

US Open 2016: Complete Guide to This Year’s Tournament at Oakmont

Oakmont’s green-and-white Tudor-style clubhouse watches over club founder and architect Henry Fownes’ Pennsylvania masterpiece, having seen eight U.S. Open contests, each with their component agonies and brilliance—most recently Angel Cabrera’s inspired and totally unforeseen 2007 victory over Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk.  The course—where the USGA, with its official fondness for firm fairways and fast greens, actually had to slow the putting surfaces down from where the masochistic members putt—is poised to punish 156 of the best golfers in the world this... 

Jordan Spieth Comments on Possibly Playing in 2016 Rio Olympics

Jordan Spieth is honored at the thought of representing his country in the 2016 Olympic Games, but he has yet to commit to playing in Rio de Janeiro this summer.    As he prepares to defend his U.S. Open championship starting Thursday, Spieth told Yahoo Sports’ Jay Hart on Monday that he’s uncertain which tournament he’ll be playing in after concluding his stint at Oakmont Country Club. “You’re putting words into my mouth, sir,” Spieth told Hart, “but right now I am very—I said pending scheduling changes earlier. I’m not sure... 

US Open 2016 Odds: Early Lines and Predictions for Top Sleepers in the Field

We know the three favorites for the 2016 U.S. Open. They’re the three favorites for, typically, any golf tournament on the PGA Tour. Jason Day, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth are the world’s three best golfers. On any given day, any of the three can look like the most transformational figure since Tiger Woods. Spieth is the event’s defending champion, boasting a streak of five straight top-five major championship finishes. Day’s been the best golfer in the world for the better part of a year, putting himself well clear of Spieth in the rankings. McIlroy is the uber-talented... 

US Open Odds 2016: Latest Lines for Top Favorites at Oakmont

After his win at Chambers Bay last year, Jordan Spieth looks like a strong contender to repeat as the champion at the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. There is plenty of competition, as Jason Day, Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson have played well recently. Dustin Johnson is a threat, too, after coming so close and finishing one stroke behind Spieth after three-putting the 18th hole in 2015. Here’s a look at the odds for the tournament’s top contenders, courtesy of Odds Shark: Day enters as the favorite thanks to his play last year and his string of strong performances... 

US Open Golf 2016: Odds, Favorites and Tournament Preview

At this year’s U.S. Open, expect the course to get just as much attention as the golfers themselves.  Golf‘s second major of the year will take place at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, near the city of Pittsburgh. This will be the eighth time Oakmont has played host to the U.S. Open, and it has routinely turned a simple par into a luxury score. Jordan Spieth, who won last year’s U.S. Open at Chambers Bay in Washington, has deep and abiding respect for the challenges Oakmont presents. “This is arguably the hardest course in America. It’s normally... 

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