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2009 Golf US Open Betting Odds, Picks, & Preview

May 28th, 2009 by Travis Edwards (Bankroll Sports Contributor) | Posted in Golf / PGA Tour   1 Comment »

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At The Bottom of This Article is The Full List of Odds For The 2009 US Open

Bethpage BlackThe U.S Open will return to Bethpage Black Golf Course in New York this year as the top golfers in the world take center stage in the tour’s 2nd major of the season. The U.S Open has historically always been the toughest major for scoring amongst competitors. The PGA Tour made their stop at Bethpage Black back in 2002 and the course was extremely difficult for the world’s top golfers. Tiger Woods prevailed over Phil Mickelson by shooting a 72 hole 277 which equaled 3 under par. Woods was actually the only player to finish in red figures on the tough par 70 course. Phil Mickelson ended up at even par for the 4 round contest, but the rest of the field was well above par in scoring. The PGA Tour returns this year to a slightly different looking Bethpage Black. The course went through renovations and redesigns since the last time they hosted the U.S Open. The course is now even longer ranging at 7,496 yards making it one of the longest U.S Open’s in history. Bethpage Black will also host the longest Par 4 in history this year as number 7 will play an enormous 525 yards. The course has also undergone physical changes with restoration of nearly all greenside bunkers and reshaped greens. Despite all the changes in the course and difficulties these players will face; the true question is who will be able to conquer Bethpage Black?

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Tiger Woods would of course be the favorite considering he won the event back in 2002, but Woods has not exactly been Tiger like since his return from knee surgery earlier this year. Tiger has not exactly been playing poorly, but he has not been as dominate like the world has grown to expect either. Woods won the 2008 U.S Open off that heroic playoff with Rocco Mediate. The world’s number 1 golfer won the event with a badly injured knee which was possibly one of his best performances of his career. Woods will be a 5/1 favorite to win the event slightly ahead of Phil Mickelson who is receiving 8/1 odds to win the event. Mickelson is coming off a disappointing performance at the Players Championship, but did have a top 5 finish in Augusta at The Masters. Mickelson along with Woods both benefit from the long golf course consider they can carry the ball a good distance. Another player that could very well emerge from the crowd and take home a major title is Padraig Harrington. Harrington come on strong last year in Wood’s absence from the sport winning two major events in the British Open and the PGA Championship. Harrington is another player that is solid on the long courses and he proved back in 2002 that he can play well at Bethpage Black when he posted an 8th place finish. Harrington’s game is far more advanced at this point in his career and he would definitely be a bet to consider.

The U.S Open has historically has been subject to falling to the unknowns among the PGA ranks. The US Open has been the event to turn determined young players into household names. Michael Campbell is a prime example. Before the 2005 U.S Open at Pinehurst, Campbell failed to make the cut in his first 5 tournaments on the season. However, Campbell broke putting together the best 4 rounds of action conquering Pine Hurst at even par which earned Campbell his first major victory and turned him into a household name overnight. In 2007, Angel Cabrera was another lesser known name to finally capture the spotlight. Cabrera had been on the tour for numerous years, but had failed to win a major championship or truly contend. However, Cabrera posted a +5 over 4 round score that also earned him his first major championship in one of the toughest U.S Open’s in history at the Oakmont Country Club. Heading into the 2009 U.S Open we would like to pick out some names that could emerge into overnight success stories. Cabrera might be another pick worth consideration at very profitable 50/1 odds. Cabrera won the Masters back in April and are amongst one of the longest hitters on Tour which will be needed at Bethpage.

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One particular name that comes to mind when trying to locate a underdog would be Paul Casey. The 31 year old British player has had a great start to 2009 winning at the Shell Houston Open back in April and has also not finished outside the top 35 in event this season. Casey finished 20th at the Masters and was runner-up at the Accenture Match-Play Championship. Casey is a 33/1 long shot to win the event and this could just be the Tournament that he finally captures his first Major Championship. Another name that could finally breakthrough could be Camilo Villegas. Villegas earned some impressive finished with two top 10 in both the U.S Open and PGA Championship in 2008 which equaled his best finishes in a Major. Villegas has not exactly played poorly over the last few weeks finishing in the top 25 in 3 of his last 4 events. Villegas is another player standing at 33/1 odds for the event, and worth consideration for the U.S Open.

Also we found an interesting Prop Bet surrounding the PGA’s number 1 ranked golfer Tiger Woods. This prop bet is gaining a lot of popularity due to Tiger’s less than terrific start and we decided to make a play on this bet as well;

Will Tiger Woods win a major this year?
Current Prop. Odds: Yes -200, No +150

There maybe some people that will take their chances against Woods, but not us. Woods proved last year in the U.S Open that he finds a way to raise his level of play in the Major Championships even if the odds were against him with a bad knee. Woods may not have the wins at this point in the season to compare with previous seasons, but he is not playing bad golf. Woods may still need time to get back to the top of his game after not swinging a club for nearly 9 months, but no way he does not find a way to win a Major Championship in 2009. Tiger has geared himself for the Major events since his arrival to the PGA Tour and we will take the -200 that Woods brings home at least one Major Title this season.

Below are the current futures odds to win the 2009 US Open for the entire field.  Check back or save the page to your favorites for updates as the odds change for the 09′ USOpen. These are the current odds are from BetUS Sportsbook.  You can also check out BetUS and you will find a variety of other props and match-up lines for the 2009 US Open.  Bet the US Open at BetUS and get a 100% Signup Bonus (up to $500) courtesy of Bankroll Sports when clicking this link.

Current odds to win the US Open From BetUS:

Aaron Baddeley    

100/1

Adam Scott    

70/1

Andres Romero    

80/1

Angel Cabrera    

50/1

Anthony Kim    

30/1

Ben Curtis    

80/1

Boo Weekley    

100/1

Camilo Villegas    

35/1

Chad Campbell    

100/1

David Toms    

70/1

Davis Love III    

80/1

Dustin Johnson    

100/1

Ernie Els    

40/1

Geoff Ogilvy    

15/1

Graeme McDowell    

80/1

Henrik Stenson    

30/1

Hunter Mahan    

50/1

Ian Poulter    

50/1

Jeev Milkha Singh    

80/1

Jim Furyk    

20/1

Justin Leonard    

80/1

Justin Rose    

70/1

K.J. Choi    

70/1

Kenny Perry    

40/1

Lee Westwood    

50/1

Luke Donald    

40/1

Martin Kaymer    

100/1

Mathew Goggin    

100/1

Miguel Angel Jimenez    

80/1

Mike Weir    

60/1

Nick Watney    

50/1

Padraig Harrington    

20/1

Paul Casey    

25/1

Phil Mickelson    

8/1

Retief Goosen    

25/1

Robert Allenby    

75/1

Robert Karlsson    

60/1

Rory McIlroy    

30/1

Rory Sabbatini    

45/1

Ross Fisher    

60/1

Sean O’Hair    

35/1

Sergio Garcia    

28/1

Shingo Katayama    

150/1

Stephen Ames    

100/1

Steve Flesch    

100/1

Steve Stricker    

30/1

Stewart Cink    

60/1

Stuart Appleby    

100/1

Tiger Woods    

7/4

Tim Clark    

60/1

Trevor Immelman    

100/1

Vijay Singh    

40/1

Zach Johnson    

50/1

Field (Other Player)    

5/1

Current matchup odds for the US Open from BetUS Sportsbook (Get a 100% Bonus Above):

7:00a

 

 

 

 

104

The Big 4 (Woods, Mickelson, Ogilvy, Furyk)

+100

 

105

The Field (Any Other Player)

-140

 

Big 4 – All four players must start for action.

7:00a

 

 

 

 

107

European Players

325

 

108

The Field (Any Other Nationality)

-550

 

All Wagers have Action

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1004

Phil Mickelson

325

 

1005

Tiger Woods

-450

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1007

Jim Furyk

-120

 

1008

Geoff Ogilvy

-110

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1010

Steve Stricker

-170

 

1011

Henrik Stenson

140

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1013

Sergio Garcia

-130

 

1014

Padraig Harrington

+100

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1016

Rory McIlroy

-165

 

1017

Anthony Kim

135

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1019

Vijay Singh

110

 

1020

Ernie Els

-140

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1022

David Toms

-150

 

1023

Mike Weir

120

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1025

Lee Westwood

+100

 

1026

Ian Poulter

-130

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1028

Camilo Villegas

-135

 

1029

Zach Johnson

105

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1031

Tim Clark

-125

 

1032

Robert Allenby

-105

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1034

Adam Scott

145

 

1035

Dustin Johnson

-185

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1037

Luke Donald

-130

 

1038

Nick Watney

+100

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1040

Paul Casey

105

 

1041

Geoff Ogilvy

-135

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1043

Rory Sabbatini

-110

 

1044

Justin Leonard

-120

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1046

Miguel Angel Jimenez

-135

 

1047

Jeev Milkha Singh

105

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1049

Brandt Snedeker

135

 

1050

Kevin Sutherland

-165

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1052

Graeme McDowell

-125

 

1053

Ross Fisher

-105

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1055

Ben Crane

-110

 

1056

Lucas Glover

-120

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1058

Ernie Els

-140

 

1059

Henrik Stenson

110

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1061

Angel Cabrera

+100

 

1062

Tim Clark

-130

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1064

Padraig Harrington

120

 

1065

Retief Goosen

-150

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1067

Ryuji Imada

-180

 

1068

Adam Scott

150

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1070

Paul Casey

105

 

1071

Jim Furyk

-135

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1073

Robert Allenby

-180

 

1074

Chad Campbell

150

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1076

Stewart Cink

115

 

1077

David Toms

-145

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1079

Retief Goosen

-145

 

1080

Vijay Singh

115

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1082

Paul Casey

-185

 

1083

Padraig Harrington

145

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1085

Ian Poulter

+100

 

1086

Kenny Perry

-130

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1088

Jim Furyk

-125

 

1089

Phil Mickelson

-105

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1091

Geoff Ogilvy

300

 

1092

Tiger Woods

-400

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1094

Paul Casey

-145

 

1095

Rory McIlroy

115

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1097

St+100e Stricker

-150

 

1098

Camilo Villegas

120

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1100

Ernie Els

-130

 

1101

Retief Goosen

+100

 

 

 

 

7:00a

 

 

 

 

1103

Sean O Hair

-140

 

1104

Henrik Stenson

110