US Open Golf Predictions 2013: Projections for Top Stars Based on Vegas Odds

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Published: June 11, 2013

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The 113th U.S. Open is bound to be exciting, with nearly every contender in the world competing for the second major of the year. As expected, the game’s best are favored to win it all in 2013.



Tiger Woods, who has won the U.S. Open three times in his career, is the favorite to finish No. 1 with 9-2 odds, according to Bovada. After the 14-time major champion, Phil Mickelson has the second-best odds at 16-1. Graeme McDowell, Matt Kuchar and Rory McIlroy are in a three-way tie with 20-1 odds, and Adam Scott's odds are 22-1.

Here, we’re going to take a look at how some of the favorites will end up doing once they tee off at Merion Golf Club. Will one of these big names win the U.S. Open? Will they even make the cut after Friday’s round? Based on their odds, making the cut is expected, but where exactly will they finish?

So, let’s take a look at how three of the six favorites will end up doing at Merion this weekend. I’ll be focusing on the three golfers who will be playing in the feature group at the U.S. Open for the first two rounds.

 

Adam Scott, 22-1 Odds



The U.S. Open hasn’t been kind to Adam Scott throughout his career. Despite wining his first major title at the Masters earlier in the year, winning a second a few weeks later is going to be quite the battle. Scott has struggled at the U.S. Open more than at any other major tournament.

Scott has finished in the top 10 at least three times in each of the major tournaments with the exception of the U.S. Open, where he hasn’t done it once. The upcoming weekend will be the 12th time Scott tries to conquer the tournament, having been cut in six of 11 attempts.



After back-to-back cuts in 2011 and 2012, Scott finally got to play the weekend at Olympic Club last year. He finished the tournament at six over, which was good enough for a tie for 15th pla...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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