At this past weekend’s RBC Canadian Open, Nick Taylor became the first Canadian to win his country’s national open in 69 years, and he did it in incredible fashion, sinking a 72-foot putt for eagle on the fourth playoff hole to beat Tommy Fleetwood. It was the longest putt he had made in his PGA Tour career. Before Taylor’s win, the last Canadian to win the tournament was Pat Fletcher, who pulled off the victory in 1954 at Vancouver’s Point Grey. Fletcher was English-born, though. The only native-born Canadian ever to win the Canadian Open was Karl Keffer, who won it in 1909 and 1914. Mike Weir had come close in 2004 but lost to Vijay Singh in a playoff. Let’s look ahead to this week’s U.S. Open, set for Los Angeles Country Club, and we’ll talk about some factors that may influence your golf betting choices.
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Brooks Koepka
is an intriguing play. Now that all of professional golf has agreed to merge into a global entity with its primary funding coming from the Public Investment Fund of the Saudi Arabian government, the spat between the PGA and LIV is suddenly moot. This means that the subtext of drama featuring Koepka and his LIV cohorts and the PGA loyalists has lost its relevance. Will the rivalry between Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau return? Given DeChambeau’s recent struggles in terms of form, that drama may not have enough energy this weekend either. Kopeka recently won the PGA Championship and is now looking for his sixth major – and the chance to turn the page on conversations about Tiger Woods at majors.Rory McIlroy
has struggled so far in 2023, but that may have turned around a bit at the RBC Canadian Open, where he finished T9. McIlroy’s vocal distaste toward the LIV has re-emerged in the wake of the merger among the PGA, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour, but if that frustration has been channeled into effective golf, then it might just be time for McIlroy to dominate this weekend.Xander Schauffele
started his first U.S. Open in 2017. Starting with that tournament, his results in each Open have been: T5, T6, T2, 5, T7, T14. He’s always hanging around right at the end of these Opens, and eventually it’s going to pay off for him. His metrics are sound, so if he offers enough value, he seems like a smart pick.Bet on the U.S. Open!
Tony Finau
is an interesting dark horse here. He didn’t play all that well at the Masters or the PGA Championship, but he has a steady game that can prosper in situations when others are wilting under the pressure. L.A. Country Club is a long course that penalizes golfers for inaccuracy off the tee, and a steady player like Finau can leverage that.Scottie Scheffler
is striking the ball as well as anyone else on the planet right now, which is why he keeps showing up high on leaderboards. His putting has not helped him much at all in recent weeks, but at the U.S. Open, if he can work on that putting a bit, he could find himself walking away with first place.Patrick Cantlay
has an excellent game in his own right, and he also has the chill personality to manage the ups and downs of competing in a major. He hits long and accurately enough off the tee to compete at the L.A. Country Club, and he can stay on the sort of even keel that will serve him well.Max Homa
is another dark horse, but he knows L.A. Country Club well, and as a popular golfer, he could draw a lot of action and make those odds a bit shorter. If you’re going to add him to your wager card, it might make more sense to do it with the odds where they are now.Viktor Hovland
has significantly elevated his game in 2023. He’s had some close calls lately but also broke through with a significant win at The Memorial. That’s a pattern that many other golfers have followed before taking their first major trophy.Live U.S. Open Betting Odds For Today
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