Wednesday, June 16, 2004
The U.S. Open
The U.S. Open starts tomorrow at Shinnecock Hills in New York. Shinnecock plays a lot like a British Open course, according to the golf gurus out there, and anything right around par should be in contention this weekend.
Tiger Woods' last major victory came in the 2002 U.S. Open, at New York's Bethpage Park. As always, he'll be among the favorites. Though he's gone seven majors without a win, he seems confident:
Ernie Els 8:1
Padraig Harrington 25:1
Darren Clarke 30:1
Chad Campbell 40:1
Lee Westwood 80:1
I had to throw in a few longshots, but I really like the way Els has played lately. Still, I'm cheering for Tiger.
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Tiger Woods' last major victory came in the 2002 U.S. Open, at New York's Bethpage Park. As always, he'll be among the favorites. Though he's gone seven majors without a win, he seems confident:
As far as seven majors without one, yeah, it's a long time concerning the fact that I was winning there, it seemed like just about every other one, but at least I've been in contention. If I was not in contention those seven major championships, I would not be happy at all. I had a chance to win two of them. I felt like I had a great chance to win two of them, and I've been in there with a chance going into the weekend at just about every one, so it's just a matter of putting all four rounds together.I feel compelled to pick Tiger, because he's going to win again at some point, and he's played well lately. But that's such an obvious pick. Instead, I offer my Top Five (lines according to MSNBC, which lists Tiger at 5:1):
Ernie Els 8:1
Padraig Harrington 25:1
Darren Clarke 30:1
Chad Campbell 40:1
Lee Westwood 80:1
I had to throw in a few longshots, but I really like the way Els has played lately. Still, I'm cheering for Tiger.
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