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Carrie Stroup here with your 2015 US Open prop bets and we have plenty of them here for you to savor.
Chambers Bay Golf Course – University Place, WA
Winning Nationality: European (+200)
The odds are nice in this case as four of the past five winners of this event are Europeans. The links style course will play into the hands of the golfers who are more accustomed to them and will certainly open the door for often overlooked players like Danny Willet, Bernd Weisberger, Shane Lowry, Branden Grace, Ross Fisher, Alexander Noren and Tommy Fleetwood who have made their way up the Official World Golf Rankings overseas while being in the 100/1 to 150/1 range in odds. The favorites also feature some of the best talent as world No. 1 Rory McIlroy can never be overlooked while Justin Rose is a former U.S. Open Champion. The Americans are heavy favorites on this bet, but it seems like there are plenty of more options who could breakout from across the pond and make it 5-of-6 six years taking down the U.S. Open.
Will Tiger Woods make the cut: Yes (-115)
One of the best players in the history of the sport is actually favored to miss the cut this week, and something about that just doesn’t sit right. There is a lot going against him between his injury concerns and a recent career-worst round of 85 on Saturday at the Memorial Tournament. But, he still has been able to make the cut in 3-of-4 events in which he has not withdrawn from and has seen his driving distance increase over his last three tourneys. The 14-time major championship winner has not taken one of these big events down since the 2008 U.S. Open, but he has not missed the cut at the Open since 2006 and has been navigating Chambers Bay plenty with the intent of being at the top of the leaderboard throughout the week. Woods wants to prove that he still has what it takes to compete, and his talent and drive is just too much to think he won’t be there at the end.
Top European: Danny Willett (+3000)
Willett sits behind just Rory McIlroy in the Race to Dubai and he made his first mark on the PGA Tour with a third-place showing at the WGC-Match Play Championship in early May. He already has a win on the European Tour this year, and is coming off yet another solid showing (6th) at his most recent event overseas. His biggest competition in this group is certainly Justin Rose who was great at the Masters this year and seems to often play well at this event. But, Rose has been inconsistent on the year with four missed cuts and Willett could be on the cusp of taking his great play to the States on this links style course.
- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
