OT: 2022 US Open (Golf)

[jleves]

I was hoping someone else would start the thread this time, but it's getting close so here it is. All the guys 100:1 or less:

• Scottie Scheffler +1200
• Justin Thomas +1400
• Jon Rahm +1400
• Rory McIlroy +1400
• Cameron Smith +1800
• Jordan Spieth +2200
• Will Zalatoris +2200
• Xander Schauffele +2200
• Collin Morikawa +2200
• Viktor Hovland +2700
• Shane Lowry +2900
• Sam Burns +2900
• Joaquin Niemann +3300
• Brooks Koepka +3300
• Dustin Johnson +3300
• Sung-Jae Im +4100
• Max Homa +4100
• Cameron Young +4100
• Tony Fianu +4100
• Hideki Matsuyama +4100
• Daniel Berger +5000
• Louis Oosthuizen +5000
• Billy Horschel +5000
• Tommy Fleetwood +5000
• Corey Conners +6500
• Tyrrell Hatton +6500
• Abraham Ancer +6500
• Justin Rose +6500
• Davis Riley +6500
• Mito Pereira +6500
• Aaron Wise +6500
• Bryson DeChambeau +6500
• Talor Gooch +6500
• Adam Scott +8000
• Jason Day +8000
• Webb Simpson +8000
• Sergio Garcia +8000
• Jason Kokrak +8000
• Patrick Reed +8000
• Seamus Power +10000
• Keegan Bradley +10000
• Harold Varner +10000

 

[jleves]

Scheffler while hot earlier has not been on his game as of late.

JT has been solid, Rahm seems to have his putting back and Rory just won on a similar course last week. I expect the winner to come from one of those three.

Not sure of Koepka's health, but if he's gotten over the injuries, he's always in the mix even though he hasn't really played a lot lately.

Spieth wins when he's draining 10 to 20 foot putts with regularity and he hasn't been doing that.

Sometimes I have a clear favorite like Scheffler at the Masters this year - but this week, not feeling anyone is a clear cut favorite.

Not going out on a limb here - taking Rory (partly sentimental).

 

[gwhuskyfan]

My picks this week: Xander, Lowry, Homa, Sungjae

Anyone going since its in Boston? Tickets were going for a ton on Stubhub

 

[BrysonDeMan]

Scheffler while hot earlier has not been on his game as of late.

JT has been solid, Rahm seems to have his putting back and Rory just won on a similar course last week. I expect the winner to come from one of those three.

Not sure of Koepka's health, but if he's gotten over the injuries, he's always in the mix even though he hasn't really played a lot lately.

Spieth wins when he's draining 10 to 20 foot putts with regularity and he hasn't been doing that.

Sometimes I have a clear favorite like Scheffler at the Masters this year - but this week, not feeling anyone is a clear cut favorite.

Not going out on a limb here - taking Rory (partly sentimental).

i agree - no idea who is going to win
if i had to pick, one of: Fitzpatrick, Xander or Varner

 

[storrsroars]

I'll go with one of Ancer, Zalatoris, Rory and JT.

 

[UofCT]

Luke List

 

[auror]

My picks this week: Xander, Lowry, Homa, Sungjae

Anyone going since its in Boston? Tickets were going for a ton on Stubhub

I know very little about golf, but I got a ticket from somebody for Sunday. Should be fun.

 

[LIuconn]

I hope weather is good and they dry the course out.
I’m all over the place on my 1 and done. Thinking Scheffler, Cameron Davis, Hovland or Cameron Smith of those I have left

 

[NJHusky]

I hope weather is good and they dry the course out.
I’m all over the place on my 1 and done. Thinking Scheffler, Cameron Davis, Hovland or Cameron Smith of those I have left

I’m terrible at this but lots of talk about how driving is key at this course because fairways are narrow….and Cam has been struggling off the tee

 

[Chin Diesel]

Absolutely no feel for this.

Very few players have played this course. It's not a very technical course. It's a US Open so fairways and greens are never bad.

Zalatoris finally win or does he become the next Fowler or Schauffele?? Bridesmaid for life.

Gimme JT, Zalatoris, Burns and Homa.

 

[auror]

Absolutely no feel for this.

Very few players have played this course. It's not a very technical course. It's a US Open so fairways and greens are never bad.

Zalatoris finally win or does he become the next Fowler or Schauffele?? Bridesmaid for life.

Gimme JT, Zalatoris, Burns and Homa.

It has Pebble-sized small greens, that much I do know.

 

[MJKI]

Not terribly excited about this course. Listened to Homa yesterday and it sounds like the greens are soft to start the week and the graduated rough should make it much easier to score than say a Chambers or Shinnecock. Think winner comes in around -14, if you hit fairways youre gonna hit greens here. Think we see JT coming through with his second of the year here, especially with his form.
Others I like are Willy Z, Rory (although don't love his wedge game on this course) and Conners as an iron player who should excel here

 

[Chin Diesel]

Not terribly excited about this course. Listened to Homa yesterday and it sounds like the greens are soft to start the week and the graduated rough should make it much easier to score than say a Chambers or Shinnecock. Think winner comes in around -14, if you hit fairways youre gonna hit greens here. Think we see JT coming through with his second of the year here, especially with his form.
Others I like are Willy Z, Rory (although don't love his wedge game on this course) and Conners as an iron player who should excel here

Put me firmly in the winning score will be -6 or worse.


I was high on Connors and Ancer going in to this year and both have been total duds. I wouldn't bet a wooden nickel on either one which means one of them will do well. You can add Hovland to this list.

Agree with @NJHusky that Cam Smith's driver has been a train wreck and that doesn't bode well on this course.

 

[jleves]

Rory (although don't love his wedge game on this course)

I'm curious what you don't like about his wedge game on this course. His wedge was the reason he won the tournament last week.

 

[MJKI]

I'm curious what you don't like about his wedge game on this course. His wedge was the reason he won the tournament last week.

When Rory misses, he tends to miss long with his wedges. With how most of these greens are sloped, long is dead. You have to be short and pitching back up into the grain to have easy up and downs. He's 150 at scrambling from the rough and 80 at proximity to the hole from 100 yards in, both which hell have a lot of this week

 

[storrsroars]

Put me firmly in the winning score will be -6 or worse.


I was high on Connors and Ancer going in to this year and both have been total duds. I wouldn't bet a wooden nickel on either one which means one of them will do well. You can add Hovland to this list.

Agree with @NJHusky that Cam Smith's driver has been a train wreck and that doesn't bode well on this course.

Ancer did get a top 10 @ PGA.

The thing about Brookline is that it can be played a myriad of ways - there aren't many holes with distinct specified landing areas. One can get creative in how they attack it. And I think that favors a solid iron player like Ancer.

 

[NJHusky]

Anyone here ever play the course? If so, any specifics to watch for?

 

[Palatine]

Varner at the bottom of the list. He's played pretty well in the open especially Bethpage.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I was hoping someone else would start the thread this time, but it's getting close so here it is. All the guys 100:1 or less:

• Scottie Scheffler +1200
• Justin Thomas +1400
• Jon Rahm +1400
• Rory McIlroy +1400
• Cameron Smith +1800
• Jordan Spieth +2200
• Will Zalatoris +2200
• Xander Schauffele +2200
• Collin Morikawa +2200
• Viktor Hovland +2700
• Shane Lowry +2900
• Sam Burns +2900
• Joaquin Niemann +3300
• Brooks Koepka +3300
• Dustin Johnson +3300
• Sung-Jae Im +4100
• Max Homa +4100
• Cameron Young +4100
• Tony Fianu +4100
• Hideki Matsuyama +4100
• Daniel Berger +5000
• Louis Oosthuizen +5000
• Billy Horschel +5000
• Tommy Fleetwood +5000
• Corey Conners +6500
• Tyrrell Hatton +6500
• Abraham Ancer +6500
• Justin Rose +6500
• Davis Riley +6500
• Mito Pereira +6500
• Aaron Wise +6500
• Bryson DeChambeau +6500
• Talor Gooch +6500
• Adam Scott +8000
• Jason Day +8000
• Webb Simpson +8000
• Sergio Garcia +8000
• Jason Kokrak +8000
• Patrick Reed +8000
• Seamus Power +10000
• Keegan Bradley +10000
• Harold Varner +10000

Matt Fitzpatrick won 2013 US Amateur at this course and is ranked #18 in the world. Don' see him listed but he's worth a look.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Just don't try to fly in or out of Logan. What a catastrophe. Can't believe they closed a tunnel while hosting the U.S. Open and NBA finals.

 

[LIuconn]

I'd bet HV3 to be a R1 or R3 leader, then hammer the over on an over/under Sunday 78 ha

 

[Chin Diesel]

 

[LIuconn]

Fitz and Lowry usually play well on tough tracks. No surprise if either top 10

 

[storrsroars]

Anyone here ever play the course? If so, any specifics to watch for?

Never played there, but walked it in '99 during a Ryder Cup practice round (which was also a job interview!). It's known for small, canted greens. It should be hard to go low, the course record is 64, There's an early blind par three (#2), some blind fairways, and #9 has a pond that cuts way into the fairway at about 320 from the tee, so bombers likely won't be bombing that one. Scoring will likely be on the back 9 as the front is only a par 34. A few of the holes on the back look like they should be pretty easy, but the small greens make it deceptively harder than it looks.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Never played there, but walked it in '99 during a Ryder Cup practice round (which was also a job interview!). It's known for small, canted greens. It should be hard to go low, the course record is 64, There's an early blind par three (#2), some blind fairways, and #9 has a pond that cuts way into the fairway at about 320 from the tee, so bombers likely won't be bombing that one. Scoring will likely be on the back 9 as the front is only a par 34. A few of the holes on the back look like they should be pretty easy, but the small greens make it deceptively harder than it looks.

They changed the layout some. #8 is now a par 5. 2022 U.S. Open: Inside the The Country Club's championship layout